Hank Edwards Notable

b. January 29, 1919 · Cleveland Indians 1941–1943, 1946–1949, Chicago Cubs 1949–1950, Brooklyn Dodgers 1951, Cincinnati Reds 1951–1952, Chicago White Sox 1952, St. Louis Browns 1953

Hank Edwards played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1941 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1953.

Across 735 games he batted .280, with 613 hits and 285 runs. He finished with 51 home runs, 116 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1946, with 16. He played 560 games in the outfield, with 1,039 putouts and 21 errors.

He was born in Elmwood Place, OH, USA on January 29, 1919, and died on June 22, 1988. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1941	CLE	16	68	10	15	1	1	1	6	2	4	0	.221
1942	CLE	13	48	6	12	2	1	0	7	5	8	2	.250
1943	CLE	92	297	38	82	18	6	3	28	30	34	4	.276
1946	CLE	124	458	62	138	33	16	10	54	43	48	1	.301
1947	CLE	108	393	54	102	12	3	15	59	31	55	1	.260
1948	CLE	55	160	27	43	9	2	3	18	18	18	1	.269
1949	CHC/CLE	63	191	28	55	8	4	8	22	20	24	0	.288
1950	CHC	41	110	13	40	11	1	2	21	10	13	0	.364
1951	BRO/CIN	76	158	15	47	12	1	3	23	17	26	0	.297
1952	CHW/CIN	82	202	26	58	7	6	6	29	19	24	0	.287
1953	SLB	65	106	6	21	3	0	0	9	13	10	0	.198
Career	—	735	2191	285	613	116	41	51	276	208	264	9	.280

On this day & linked events

1919

Born January 29, 1919

Elmwood Place, OH, USA

1988

Died June 22, 1988

1941

Major-league debut: Hank Edwards

Hank Edwards made a major-league debut on September 10, 1941.

1953

Final major-league game: Hank Edwards

Hank Edwards played a final major-league game on September 26, 1953.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain