CF John Edwards #8
Age: 19 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/21/1963
CF JOHN EDWARDS #8 - AGE: 19 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
160 602 160 32 7 4 50 71 74 .266 .342 .362 2 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 4 4 4
Gap 4 3 4
Power 2 2 2
Eye 4 4 4
Avoid K's 5 4 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 4
Errors: - 2 3
Arm: 1 2 5
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: 2 Center Field: 3
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1963 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1963 @ BOS Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/27/1963 @ BOS Loss, 1-4 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/25/1963 WAS Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1963 WAS Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1963 DET Win, 5-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1963 DET Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1963 DET Loss, 4-8 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
09/19/1963 @ PIT Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1963 @ PIT Win, 2-1 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/17/1944
Born in:Miami, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$60,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 3rd Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 160 602 160 32 7 4 50 61 71 74 .266 .342 .362 .704 .319 .096 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 154 675 0 1 0 12 6 2 218 43 2 3 40.0 76.6 4.45 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   218 53 8 5 0 15 19 19 24 0 4 0 .243 .304 .326 .629
Versus Right   384 107 24 2 4 35 42 52 50 2 2 0 .279 .363 .383 .746
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   71 15 1 1 0 0 4 7 12 0 0 0 .211 .282 .254 .536
May   103 26 5 1 0 6 16 18 10 1 3 0 .252 .361 .320 .681
June   108 33 9 1 2 11 11 13 15 0 0 0 .306 .380 .463 .843
July   128 36 6 2 1 15 12 5 17 1 1 0 .281 .306 .383 .689
August   100 26 7 0 0 11 13 18 12 0 1 0 .260 .373 .330 .703
September   92 24 4 2 1 7 5 10 8 0 1 0 .261 .333 .380 .714
Spring Training   39 12 0 1 1 4 5 5 3 0 2 1 .308 .400 .436 .836
Career   602 160 32 7 4 50 61 71 74 2 6 0 .266 .342 .362 .704
Home   300 76 21 2 2 30 32 32 30 1 3 0 .253 .324 .357 .681
Road   302 84 11 5 2 20 29 39 44 1 3 0 .278 .360 .368 .727
Grass   602 160 32 7 4 50 61 71 74 2 6 0 .266 .342 .362 .704
Day   328 82 17 3 2 25 30 43 37 1 2 0 .250 .336 .338 .674
Night   274 78 15 4 2 25 31 28 37 1 4 0 .285 .350 .391 .740
As Starter   595 158 32 7 4 50 61 71 73 2 6 0 .266 .343 .363 .706
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   125 29 4 3 2 9 13 18 13 0 3 0 .232 .329 .360 .689
Inning 1-3   238 72 15 3 1 19 23 21 33 1 3 0 .303 .358 .403 .761
Inning 4-6   189 49 8 1 1 13 18 24 23 0 0 0 .259 .343 .328 .671
Inning 7-9   162 34 9 3 2 15 19 26 17 1 3 0 .210 .317 .340 .657
Extra Innings   13 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .385 .385 .385 .769
0 Outs   177 49 8 2 2 6 21 16 19 0 5 0 .277 .337 .379 .715
1 Outs   245 68 11 2 2 20 30 27 29 2 1 0 .278 .347 .363 .710
2 Outs   180 43 13 3 0 24 10 28 26 0 0 0 .239 .341 .344 .686
Scoring Position   140 34 9 1 0 40 11 27 20 2 6 0 .243 .361 .321 .682
Bases Empty   356 100 15 5 4 4 37 32 42 0 0 0 .281 .340 .385 .725
Runner on 1st   106 26 8 1 0 6 13 12 12 0 0 0 .245 .322 .340 .662
Runner on 2nd   61 15 3 1 0 9 5 11 7 0 5 0 .246 .361 .328 .689
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .429 .273 .701
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 6 2 0 0 5 2 5 7 0 1 0 .162 .262 .216 .478
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 2 0 0 6 2 3 0 1 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 2 0 0 7 1 2 3 1 0 0 .333 .400 .500 .900
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 .222 .417 .222 .639
Two Strikes   255 60 8 3 2 15 21 32 74 1 0 0 .235 .319 .314 .633
First Pitch   98 26 5 0 0 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 .265 .273 .316 .589
Count 0-1   59 21 4 0 0 8 6 0 0 1 1 0 .356 .350 .424 .774
Count 0-2   37 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 15 0 0 0 .189 .189 .270 .459
Count 1-0   56 13 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .232 .250 .482
Count 1-1   58 17 5 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 2 0 .293 .293 .466 .759
Count 1-2   79 14 3 0 0 4 3 0 29 0 0 0 .177 .177 .215 .392
Count 2-0   17 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
Count 2-1   42 13 6 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .310 .310 .595 .905
Count 2-2   83 20 3 1 0 6 4 0 20 1 0 0 .241 .238 .301 .539
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 6 18 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 7 2 0 1 4 8 20 0 0 0 0 .412 .730 .706 1.436
Full Count   56 19 2 2 1 4 12 32 10 0 0 0 .339 .580 .500 1.080
Behind in Count   175 42 7 0 1 13 11 0 44 1 1 0 .240 .239 .297 .536
Ahead in Count   132 36 10 3 1 15 20 38 0 0 2 0 .273 .435 .417 .852
Batting 2nd   432 115 22 6 3 33 45 45 56 2 6 0 .266 .334 .366 .700
Batting 3rd   63 17 3 1 1 6 3 12 6 0 0 0 .270 .387 .397 .783
Batting 4th   31 8 2 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 .258 .324 .323 .646
Batting 5th   65 17 5 0 0 9 10 11 8 0 0 0 .262 .368 .338 .707
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   262 78 17 4 2 11 25 24 33 1 0 0 .298 .355 .416 .771
Medium Leverage   238 57 11 3 2 20 25 29 27 1 4 0 .239 .321 .336 .657
High Leverage   100 24 3 0 0 19 11 18 14 0 2 0 .240 .356 .270 .626
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Minneapolis - FABL 18 160 602 160 32 7 4 50 61 71 0 2 74 2 3 .266 .342 .362 .704 84 96 0.2
Total FABL 160 602 160 32 7 4 50 61 71 0 2 74 2 3 .266 .342 .362 .704 84 96 0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1960 Total - 15 34 151 72 19 2 3 39 61 17 1 3 10 2 2 .477 .523 .689 1.212 100 100 3.0
1961 Total - 16 35 156 76 19 2 6 48 59 17 1 0 8 3 2 .487 .540 .750 1.290 100 100 3.5
1962 Total - 17 34 139 63 19 5 11 48 55 31 1 0 6 7 3 .453 .556 .899 1.455 100 100 4.1
1962 Charleston - AAA 17 82 296 66 11 5 4 24 36 45 1 2 25 2 1 .223 .326 .334 .660 89 91 0.1
Total UL 82 296 66 11 5 4 24 36 45 1 2 25 2 1 .223 .326 .334 .660 89 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Charleston - AAA 1B 10 9 82 2 14 84 0 1.000 80.0 9.45 +0.7 1.122
1962 Charleston - AAA CF 69 66 180 2 0 186 4 .978 596.1 2.75 -12.6 .917
1963 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Minneapolis - MLB LF 31 30 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 258.0 1.92 -0.9 .953
1963 Minneapolis - MLB CF 80 70 165 14 2 186 7 .962 646.1 2.49 -13.5 .884
1963 Minneapolis - MLB RF 54 54 97 3 0 101 1 .990 459.2 1.96 -2.7 .967
TOTAL 1B 11 9 82 2 14 84 0 1.000 81.0 9.33 +0.7 1.122
TOTAL LF 31 30 55 0 0 55 0 1.000 258.0 1.92 -0.9 .953
TOTAL CF 149 136 345 16 2 372 11 .970 1242.2 2.61 -26.1 .901
TOTAL RF 54 54 97 3 0 101 1 .990 459.2 1.96 -2.7 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Minneapolis Millers, out of high school Vinita (Vinita; Vinita, OK).
10/13/1962 Named the #10 prospect in the FABL
11/25/1962 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the Minneapolis Millers development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/08/1963 Named the #5 prospect in the FABL
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1963 71 10
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