Ed Lynch Notable

b. February 25, 1956 · New York Mets 1980–1986, Chicago Cubs 1986–1987

Ed Lynch divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the New York Mets from 1980, then the Chicago Cubs through 1987.

He went 47 and 54 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 940 innings in 248 games. He struck out 396 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 248 games he batted .114, with 27 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on February 25, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1980	NYM	5	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	.333
1981	NYM	17	21	0	3	1	1	4	10	.143
1982	NYM	43	33	2	0	0	0	1	18	.000
1983	NYM	30	52	3	8	0	4	1	17	.154
1984	NYM	40	27	0	6	1	1	0	9	.222
1985	NYM	31	52	1	4	0	0	3	30	.077
1986	CHC/NYM	24	30	0	1	0	0	2	17	.033
1987	CHC	58	16	1	3	0	0	0	9	.188
Career	—	248	237	7	27	2	6	11	112	.114

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1980	NYM	1	1	5	4	0	19.1	24	11	5	9	5.12
1981	NYM	4	5	17	13	0	80.1	79	26	21	27	2.91
1982	NYM	4	8	43	12	2	139.1	145	55	40	51	3.55
1983	NYM	10	10	30	27	0	174.2	208	83	41	44	4.28
1984	NYM	9	8	40	13	2	124.0	169	62	24	62	4.50
1985	NYM	10	8	31	29	0	191.0	188	73	27	65	3.44
1986	CHC/NYM	7	5	24	13	0	101.1	107	42	23	58	3.73
1987	CHC	2	9	58	8	4	110.1	130	66	48	80	5.38
Career	—	47	54	248	119	8	940.1	1050	418	229	396	4.00

On this day & linked events

1956

Born February 25, 1956

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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