Ed Bouchee Notable

b. March 7, 1933 · Philadelphia Phillies 1956–1960, Chicago Cubs 1960–1961, New York Mets 1962

Ed Bouchee played for three clubs across seven seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1956 and closing with the New York Mets in 1962.

Across 670 games he batted .265, with 583 hits and 298 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 114 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 611 games at first base, with 4,909 putouts and 66 errors. He turned 435 double plays.

He was born in Livingston, MT, USA on March 7, 1933, and died on January 23, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year	1	1957

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1956	PHI	9	22	0	6	2	0	0	1	5	6	0	.273
1957	PHI	154	574	78	168	35	8	17	76	84	91	1	.293
1958	PHI	89	334	55	86	19	5	9	39	51	74	1	.257
1959	PHI	136	499	75	142	29	4	15	74	70	74	0	.285
1960	CHC/PHI	120	364	34	88	15	1	5	52	54	62	2	.242
1961	CHC	112	319	49	79	12	3	12	38	58	77	1	.248
1962	NYM	50	87	7	14	2	0	3	10	18	17	0	.161
Career	—	670	2199	298	583	114	21	61	290	340	401	5	.265

On this day & linked events

1933

Born March 7, 1933

Livingston, MT, USA

2013

Died January 23, 2013

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