Eddie Bressoud Notable

b. May 2, 1932 · New York Giants 1956–1957, San Francisco Giants 1958–1961, Boston Red Sox 1962–1965, New York Mets 1966, St. Louis Cardinals 1967

Eddie Bressoud played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the New York Giants in 1956 and closing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1967.

Across 1,186 games he batted .252, with 925 hits and 443 runs. He finished with 94 home runs, 184 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 1,002 games at shortstop, with 2,633 assists and 164 errors. He turned 515 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1964.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 2, 1932, and died on July 13, 2023. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1964

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1956	NYG	49	163	15	37	4	2	0	9	12	20	1	.227
1957	NYG	49	127	11	34	2	2	5	10	4	19	0	.268
1958	SFG	66	137	19	36	5	3	0	8	14	22	0	.263
1959	SFG	104	315	36	79	17	2	9	26	28	55	0	.251
1960	SFG	116	386	37	87	19	6	9	43	35	72	1	.225
1961	SFG	59	114	14	24	6	0	3	11	11	23	1	.211
1962	BOS	153	599	79	166	40	9	14	68	46	118	2	.277
1963	BOS	140	497	61	129	23	6	20	60	52	93	1	.260
1964	BOS	158	566	86	166	41	3	15	55	72	99	1	.293
1965	BOS	107	296	29	67	11	1	8	25	29	77	0	.226
1966	NYM	133	405	48	91	15	5	10	49	47	107	2	.225
1967	STL	52	67	8	9	1	1	1	1	9	18	0	.134
Career	—	1186	3672	443	925	184	40	94	365	359	723	9	.252

On this day & linked events

1932

Born May 2, 1932

Los Angeles, CA, USA

2023

Died July 13, 2023

1956

Major-league debut: Eddie Bressoud

Eddie Bressoud made a major-league debut on June 14, 1956.

1967

Final major-league game: Eddie Bressoud

Eddie Bressoud played a final major-league game on September 26, 1967.

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