Johnny Edwards Notable

b. June 10, 1938 · Cincinnati Reds 1961–1967, St. Louis Cardinals 1968, Houston Astros 1969–1974

Johnny Edwards played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1961 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1974.

Across 1,470 games he batted .242, with 1,106 hits and 430 runs. He finished with 81 home runs, 202 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He played 1,392 games behind the plate, with 8,925 putouts and 82 errors. He turned 105 double plays.

He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1963 to 1965.

He was born in Columbus, OH, USA on June 10, 1938. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1963, 1964, 1965
Gold Glove	2	1963, 1964
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1963

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1961	CIN	52	145	14	27	5	0	2	14	18	28	1	.186
1962	CIN	133	452	47	115	28	5	8	50	45	70	1	.254
1963	CIN	148	495	46	128	19	4	11	67	45	93	1	.259
1964	CIN	126	423	47	119	23	1	7	55	34	65	1	.281
1965	CIN	114	371	47	99	22	2	17	51	50	45	0	.267
1966	CIN	98	282	24	54	8	0	6	39	31	42	1	.191
1967	CIN	80	209	10	43	6	0	2	20	16	28	1	.206
1968	STL	85	230	14	55	9	1	3	29	16	20	1	.239
1969	HOU	151	496	52	115	20	6	6	50	53	69	2	.232
1970	HOU	140	458	46	101	16	4	7	49	51	63	1	.221
1971	HOU	106	317	18	74	13	4	1	23	26	38	1	.233
1972	HOU	108	332	33	89	16	2	5	40	50	39	2	.268
1973	HOU	79	250	24	61	10	2	5	27	19	23	1	.244
1974	HOU	50	117	8	26	7	1	1	10	11	12	1	.222
Career	—	1470	4577	430	1106	202	32	81	524	465	635	15	.242

On this day & linked events

1938

Born June 10, 1938

Columbus, OH, USA

1961

Major-league debut: Johnny Edwards

Johnny Edwards made a major-league debut on June 27, 1961.

1974

Final major-league game: Johnny Edwards

Johnny Edwards played a final major-league game on October 2, 1974.

Image: Cincinnati Reds, public domain