1936
Born December 10, 1936
Red Jacket, WV, USA
Doc Edwards Notable
b. December 10, 1936 · Cleveland Indians 1962–1963, Kansas City Athletics 1963–1965, New York Yankees 1965, Philadelphia Phillies 1970
Doc Edwards played for four clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1962 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1970.
Across 317 games he batted .238, with 216 hits and 69 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 33 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 274 games behind the plate, with 1,520 putouts and 24 errors. He turned 24 double plays.
He was born in Red Jacket, WV, USA on December 10, 1936, and died on August 20, 2018. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | CLE | 53 | 143 | 13 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 0 | .273 |
| 1963 | CLE/KCA | 81 | 271 | 22 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 29 | 0 | .251 |
| 1964 | KCA | 97 | 294 | 25 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 40 | 0 | .224 |
| 1965 | KCA/NYY | 51 | 120 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 1 | .183 |
| 1970 | PHI | 35 | 78 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .269 |
| Career | — | 317 | 906 | 69 | 216 | 33 | 0 | 15 | 87 | 53 | 109 | 1 | .238 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died August 20, 2018
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