CF John Edwards #8
Age: 19 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/02/1963
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
137 517 137 28 5 3 43 62 68 .265 .343 .356 2 0.1
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
09/01/1963 @ LAF Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/01/1963 @ LAF Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/1963 @ LAF Win, 7-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/30/1963 @ LAF Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/1963 PHI Win, 5-4 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 0
08/28/1963 PHI Win, 7-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 PHI Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/25/1963 NYG Win, 6-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/24/1963 NYG Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/23/1963 NYG Loss, 5-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/17/1944
Born in:Miami, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,800
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:None, 147 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:None, 147 Days
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 137 517 137 28 5 3 43 56 62 68 .265 .343 .356 .698 .318 .091 95
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 581 0 0 0 12 5 2 184 36 2 2 50.0 64.7 4.35 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   181 45 8 4 0 12 18 17 20 0 4 0 .249 .313 .337 .650
Versus Right   336 92 20 1 3 31 38 45 48 2 1 0 .274 .358 .366 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 6 1 0 0 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 .231 .355 .269 .624
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   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Spring Training   39 12 0 1 1 4 5 5 3 0 2 1 .308 .400 .436 .836
Career   517 137 28 5 3 43 56 62 68 2 5 0 .265 .343 .356 .698
Home   258 66 19 0 1 25 28 27 27 1 3 0 .256 .325 .341 .666
Road   259 71 9 5 2 18 28 35 41 1 2 0 .274 .359 .371 .730
Grass   517 137 28 5 3 43 56 62 68 2 5 0 .265 .343 .356 .698
Day   271 68 15 2 1 20 26 37 32 1 1 0 .251 .340 .332 .672
Night   246 69 13 3 2 23 30 25 36 1 4 0 .280 .346 .382 .728
As Starter   512 136 28 5 3 43 56 62 67 2 5 0 .266 .344 .357 .701
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   105 21 4 2 1 7 11 16 13 0 2 0 .200 .306 .305 .611
Inning 1-3   207 64 13 2 1 17 22 19 31 1 3 0 .309 .366 .406 .771
Inning 4-6   162 43 6 1 1 11 16 19 20 0 0 0 .265 .343 .333 .676
Inning 7-9   138 27 9 2 1 13 17 24 16 1 2 0 .196 .313 .312 .624
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
0 Outs   151 44 8 2 2 5 20 13 17 0 4 0 .291 .348 .411 .758
1 Outs   215 59 10 1 1 18 26 25 26 2 1 0 .274 .347 .344 .691
2 Outs   151 34 10 2 0 20 10 24 25 0 0 0 .225 .331 .318 .649
Scoring Position   118 31 8 1 0 35 11 24 19 2 5 0 .263 .382 .347 .729
Bases Empty   310 83 13 3 3 3 32 26 39 0 0 0 .268 .324 .358 .682
Runner on 1st   89 23 7 1 0 5 13 12 10 0 0 0 .258 .347 .360 .706
Runner on 2nd   51 15 3 1 0 9 5 10 7 0 4 0 .294 .410 .392 .802
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 5 1 0 0 3 2 5 7 0 1 0 .152 .263 .182 .445
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 .400 .462 .600 1.062
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 2 0 0 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 .375 .400 .625 1.025
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Two Strikes   222 53 8 2 1 14 19 29 68 1 0 0 .239 .325 .306 .632
First Pitch   83 19 4 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 .229 .229 .277 .506
Count 0-1   51 19 3 0 0 8 6 0 0 1 1 0 .373 .365 .431 .797
Count 0-2   33 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 1-0   49 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .204 .224 .429
Count 1-1   48 15 4 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 2 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 1-2   74 14 3 0 0 4 3 0 27 0 0 0 .189 .189 .230 .419
Count 2-0   16 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 2-1   32 11 5 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .344 .625 .969
Count 2-2   71 17 3 0 0 6 3 0 17 1 0 0 .239 .236 .282 .518
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 6 16 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 7 2 0 1 4 8 17 0 0 0 0 .438 .727 .750 1.477
Full Count   44 16 2 2 0 3 11 29 10 0 0 0 .364 .616 .500 1.116
Behind in Count   158 39 6 0 1 13 11 0 41 1 1 0 .247 .245 .304 .549
Ahead in Count   113 31 9 2 1 10 20 33 0 0 1 0 .274 .438 .416 .854
Batting 2nd   404 109 21 5 3 32 43 43 53 2 5 0 .270 .339 .369 .707
Batting 3rd   29 6 1 0 0 3 2 6 4 0 0 0 .207 .343 .241 .584
Batting 4th   19 5 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .263 .333 .368 .702
Batting 5th   60 16 4 0 0 7 9 11 8 0 0 0 .267 .380 .333 .714
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   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   234 66 15 2 2 11 22 23 31 1 0 0 .282 .345 .389 .734
Medium Leverage   198 50 10 3 1 17 24 24 23 1 4 0 .253 .332 .348 .680
High Leverage   83 20 2 0 0 15 10 15 14 0 1 0 .241 .357 .265 .622
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 18 137 517 137 28 5 3 43 56 62 0 2 68 2 2 .265 .343 .356 .698 83 95 0.1
Total FABL 137 517 137 28 5 3 43 56 62 0 2 68 2 2 .265 .343 .356 .698 83 95 0.1
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 30 29 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 249.0 1.88 -0.4 .970
1963 Minneapolis - MLB CF 77 67 158 11 2 175 6 .966 621.1 2.45 -12.6 .886
1963 Minneapolis - MLB RF 37 37 63 1 0 64 0 1.000 303.2 1.90 -2.6 .939
TOTAL 1B 11 9 82 2 14 84 0 1.000 81.0 9.33 +0.7 1.122
TOTAL LF 30 29 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 249.0 1.88 -0.4 .970
TOTAL CF 146 133 338 13 2 361 10 .972 1217.2 2.59 -25.2 .902
TOTAL RF 37 37 63 1 0 64 0 1.000 303.2 1.90 -2.6 .939
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
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