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Doc Edwards
Howard Rodney Edwards

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.
School Mira Costa

MLB Debut April 21, 1962
Final Game August 29, 1970
Born December 10, 1936 in Red Jacket, WV
Died August 20, 2018 (age 81)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1962 25 LAN NL   28   61    5   14   0   0   0    9   0   0    5    5  .230  .279  .230  .509    73    14   0   2   0   0   3  
 1963 26 BOA AL   87  281   28   71  15   0   7   36   0   0   15   44  .253  .292  .381  .673    90   107   0   3   3   2   7  
 1964 27 BOA AL   69  206   18   57  10   0   5   24   0   0   14   19  .277  .326  .398  .724   100    82   0   2   1   2   8  
 1965 28 NYA AL   11   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182  .250  .182  .432    61     2   0   0   0   0   0  
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 33 SLN NL   26   70    3   23   0   0   0    7   0   0    0    5  .329  .324  .329  .653    87    23   1   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  5 Seasons      221  629   54  167  25   0  12   76   0   0   35   74  .266  .305  .362  .667         228   1   8   4   4  18
 Per 600 PA           557   48  148  22   0  11   67   0   0   31   66                                 202   1   7   4   4  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      156  487   46  128  25   0  12   60   0   0   29   63  .263  .307  .388  .695         189   0   5   4   4  15
   With LAN       28   61    5   14   0   0   0    9   0   0    5    5  .230  .279  .230  .509          14   0   2   0   0   3
   With SLN       26   70    3   23   0   0   0    7   0   0    0    5  .329  .324  .329  .653          23   1   1   0   0   0
   With NYA       11   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182  .250  .182  .432           2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      317  906   69  216  33   0  15   87   1   4   53  109  .238  .287  .325  .611         294   4   1  17   9  31
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1962 25 LAN NL   5    3   2.0  12   3   0  .250   0    5    4  .800    3    2  .600  C    3(0)e5   -193   
 1963 26 BOA AL  54   30   3.7   4   2   0  .500   6   52   36  .692   39   22  .639  C    3(+2)e7    15   
 1964 27 BOA AL  72   25   4.3   3   0   0  .000   4   37   27  .730   21    8  .724  C    3(+1)e8   150   
 1965 28 NYA AL  75    0   1.7   6   2   0  .333   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  C    3(0)e6    -76   
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 33 SLN NL  80    7   4.2   8   2   0  .250   2    6    5  .833    5    6  .455  C    3(0)e16    70   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  5 Seasons           67   3.7  33   9   0  .273  12  102   74  .725   68   38  .642                  43   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1962 25 LAN NL  C     16    87     4    0    2  1.000    11   113.0   7.25
 1963 26 BOA AL  C     83   489    37    6    3   .989    73   658.1   7.19
 1964 27 BOA AL  C     59   379    25    4    1   .990    54   487.0   7.47
                 1B     5    31     1    0    0  1.000     3    29.2   9.71
 1965 28 NYA AL  C      5    21     0    0    0  1.000     1    16.1  11.57
 1966           [Did not play]
 1967           [Did not play]
 1968           [Did not play]
 1969           [Did not play]
 1970 33 SLN NL  C     17   109     7    2    1   .983    16   138.2   7.53
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    180  1085    73   12    7   .990   155  1413.1   7.37
                 1B     5    31     1    0    0  1.000     3    29.2   9.71
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1962  LAN   91-71   Robert Rescigno
 1963  BOA   76-86   Mike Tomeo
 1964  BOA   91-71   Steve Bivens
 1965  NYA   75-87   Billy Vanson
 1970  SLN   63-99   Jeff Juenger, Rick Ramacier, Stan Berger

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