#96 Bruce Edwards, Third Base, 36 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bruce Edwards
7/15/1923 36 USA,IL,QUINCY 5"7 204
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Very inconsistent Suffers Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,333,333 1961 14 Year(s), 31 Days (2439 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 31 Days (2439 total Days) 14 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 4 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 6 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) 1B : 4 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 2 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 3 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/6 | @SF | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/7 | @SF | L 2-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/10 | PHI | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/12 | LA | W 7-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | #4 | PoG | |
9/15 | @PHI | W 7-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/18 | @CIN | W 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | @CIN | L 7-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/22 | CHN | W 9-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | CHN | L 0-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | CHN | W 12-3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 114 | 221 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 24 | 40 | .290 | .355 | .489 | .844 | .831 | .199 |
Projected | 120 | 232 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 42 | .290 | .355 | .489 | .844 | .831 | .199 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 46 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 40.2 | 6.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 71 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .313 | .380 | .694 |
vs. RHP | 150 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .373 | .540 | .913 |
Close/Late | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 | .444 | .458 | .903 |
Scoring Position | 66 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .311 | .500 | .811 |
Pinch Hitting | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .327 | .409 | .736 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 55 | 105 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 17 | .333 | .385 | .667 | 1.051 |
Road | 59 | 116 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 23 | .250 | .326 | .328 | .653 |
March/April | 18 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .423 | .484 | .538 | 1.022 |
May | 23 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | .315 | .345 | .519 | .863 |
June | 22 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | .170 | .264 | .255 | .519 |
July | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .269 | .387 | .577 | .964 |
August | 23 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .283 | .320 | .522 | .842 |
Sept/Oct | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .364 | .423 | .682 | 1.105 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 162 | 500 | 113 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 52 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 3 | 3 | .226 | .297 | .342 | .639 | BRO |
1947 | 162 | 500 | 133 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .266 | .343 | .398 | .741 | BRO |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 133 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .266 | .343 | .398 | .741 | BRO |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 133 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 76 | 61 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .266 | .343 | .398 | .741 | BRO |
1950 | 55 | 161 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .357 | .391 | .748 | BRO |
1951 | 80 | 185 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | .281 | .340 | .449 | .789 | BRO |
1952 | 80 | 190 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 2 | .289 | .356 | .437 | .793 | BRO |
1953 | 78 | 167 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .335 | .317 | .652 | BRO |
1954 | 102 | 216 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 1 | .287 | .364 | .463 | .827 | BRO |
1955 | 91 | 213 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | .282 | .338 | .418 | .756 | BRO |
1956 | 90 | 188 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 1 | .287 | .355 | .580 | .935 | BRO |
1957 | 111 | 295 | 92 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 64 | 54 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 2 | .312 | .369 | .583 | .952 | BRO |
1958 | 66 | 164 | 50 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | .305 | .368 | .415 | .783 | BRO |
1959 | 114 | 221 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 0 | .290 | .355 | .489 | .844 | MIL |
Total | 1515 | 4000 | 1084 | 168 | 39 | 122 | 657 | 574 | 448 | 13 | 41 | 474 | 40 | 24 | .271 | .343 | .424 | .767 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1958 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
Total | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 33 | 33 | 185 | 12 | 0 | 199 | 2 | .990 | 278.1 | 6.43 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15.4 |
First Base | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.0 | 13.91 | | | | |
Third Base | 16 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1.000 | 87.2 | 2.98 | | | | |
Leftfield | 25 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 52.0 | 1.73 | | | | |
Rightfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/11/1951 to a 3-year deal worth $2,350,000 per year... 6/1/1953: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,350,000 per year, for 5 years. Injured on 6/15/1958 with a Broken Jaw, out for 4 weeks... Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1958... Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/5/1959 to a 3-year deal worth $3,333,333 per year... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 9/24/1959...
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