1B Ed Bloom #23
Age: 46 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
1B ED BLOOM #23 - AGE: 46 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:02/02/1928
Born in:Wichita, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:19 Years, 89 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:20 Years, 49 Days
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 8th Pick in Round 1
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
1949 Chicago - FABL 21 5 15 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .250 .267 .517 40 39 -0.1
1950 Chicago - FABL 22 99 359 107 16 7 4 28 58 69 0 2 48 6 4 .298 .409 .415 .824 124 129 2.3
1951 Chicago - FABL 23 147 512 144 21 0 11 51 101 150 1 2 64 17 10 .281 .444 .387 .830 126 135 5.7
1952 Chicago - FABL 24 153 543 164 30 4 11 65 95 143 4 3 32 13 13 .302 .449 .433 .882 159 161 6.5
1953 Chicago - FABL 25 154 562 176 42 6 5 65 104 117 6 4 39 14 4 .313 .434 .436 .870 141 142 6.1
1954 Chicago - FABL 26 153 541 153 23 10 8 58 103 134 6 0 37 14 7 .283 .430 .407 .837 128 139 5.6
1955 Chicago - FABL 27 154 557 164 31 7 12 67 112 130 8 1 45 12 16 .294 .434 .440 .874 132 134 4.8
1956 Chicago - FABL 28 137 476 139 22 9 10 49 96 104 3 1 36 15 4 .292 .421 .439 .860 142 142 4.6
1957 Chicago - FABL 29 143 515 129 18 10 13 68 101 110 4 1 47 13 5 .250 .386 .400 .786 118 121 3.3
1958 Chicago - FABL 30 151 525 165 39 7 7 63 106 125 5 8 39 23 10 .314 .445 .455 .900 143 143 5.1
1959 Chicago - FABL 31 151 558 176 32 9 12 62 115 138 4 2 60 19 10 .315 .453 .470 .923 150 149 6.2
1960 Chicago - FABL 32 153 548 179 36 10 10 91 111 121 3 3 61 18 6 .327 .449 .484 .932 154 165 6.5
1961 Chicago - FABL 33 153 536 169 31 12 23 104 107 115 5 10 48 17 5 .315 .434 .547 .981 166 168 6.6
1962 Chicago - FABL 34 142 476 135 28 10 12 53 104 101 2 4 44 10 4 .284 .408 .460 .868 128 132 3.5
1963 Chicago - FABL 35 158 601 173 30 10 11 59 110 104 8 3 81 40 13 .288 .398 .426 .824 127 126 2.6
1964 Chicago - FABL 36 157 571 127 15 7 6 43 68 82 6 3 75 20 4 .222 .325 .305 .630 87 87 1.5
1965 Chicago - FABL 37 86 145 35 7 2 5 20 20 19 3 0 23 4 2 .241 .341 .421 .762 122 125 0.9
1966 Chicago - FABL 38 85 111 21 7 0 1 9 11 13 4 3 20 1 1 .189 .290 .279 .569 68 75 0.1
1967 Chicago - FABL 39 61 84 16 3 0 0 7 8 6 1 0 20 1 0 .190 .253 .226 .479 48 33 -0.3
1968 Chicago - FABL 40 49 46 15 1 2 1 5 3 5 0 1 12 1 0 .326 .385 .500 .885 177 168 0.5
1969 Chicago - FABL 41 34 55 13 1 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 .236 .276 .291 .567 62 66 -0.1
Total FABL 2525 8336 2403 434 123 162 970 1537 1789 74 51 839 259 119 .288 .416 .428 .844 133 136 72.1
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
1949 Cienfuegos - DL 21 42 146 53 9 2 2 15 31 43 3 1 19 18 18 .363 .513 .493 1.006 159 170 1.8
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA 21 59 235 77 13 5 2 27 46 43 0 0 39 12 7 .328 .432 .451 .883 140 146 2.5
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA 22 51 182 47 7 3 2 15 41 61 1 1 27 16 8 .258 .445 .363 .808 121 131 2.0
Total CL 110 417 124 20 8 4 42 87 104 1 1 66 28 15 .297 .438 .412 .850 131 139
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1967 Chicago - FABL 39 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 -0.1
1968 Chicago - FABL 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.2
Total FABL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 5 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1949 Chicago - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 56 55 103 144 37 255 8 .969 486.0 4.57 -2.4 .935
1949 Cienfuegos - DL 2B 19 18 37 44 10 83 2 .976 152.0 4.80 -4.1 .928
1949 Chicago - MLB 3B 4 4 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 35.0 2.31 +0.1 1.054
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 3 3 0 3 2 3 0 1.000 25.0 1.08 +0.1 1.000
1949 Cienfuegos - DL 3B 29 24 11 56 9 68 1 .985 218.1 2.76 +1.7 .998
1950 Chicago - MLB 1B 7 0 9 1 1 11 1 .909 13.0 6.92 -0.6 .534
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 5 0 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 11.2 10.80 +0.1 1.000
1950 Chicago - MLB 2B 84 83 194 218 57 423 11 .974 698.0 5.31 -6.9 .954
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA 2B 16 15 30 39 8 71 2 .972 131.2 4.72 -0.4 .946
1950 Chicago - MLB 3B 17 16 7 28 2 40 5 .875 131.0 2.40 -1.1 .917
1950 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 36 35 12 77 4 95 6 .937 311.2 2.57 +2.6 .953
1951 Chicago - MLB 1B 7 0 15 4 3 19 0 1.000 15.2 10.91 +0.2 1.050
1951 Chicago - MLB 2B 16 5 27 26 9 54 1 .981 78.0 6.12 +0.3 .970
1951 Chicago - MLB 3B 133 131 113 245 23 370 12 .968 1114.2 2.89 +4.4 1.020
1952 Chicago - MLB 1B 148 148 1335 89 94 1436 12 .992 1250.1 10.25 +2.8 1.019
1952 Chicago - MLB 2B 20 2 13 14 5 27 0 1.000 46.0 5.28 -0.1 .974
1952 Chicago - MLB 3B 23 2 8 14 1 23 1 .957 55.1 3.58 -0.0 .976
1953 Chicago - MLB 1B 89 89 720 44 73 771 7 .991 721.0 9.54 +2.9 1.029
1953 Chicago - MLB 2B 31 6 29 30 6 61 2 .967 92.0 5.77 -0.1 1.031
1953 Chicago - MLB 3B 67 57 44 129 6 182 9 .951 533.2 2.92 +1.1 1.021
1954 Chicago - MLB 1B 5 2 26 0 6 26 0 1.000 25.0 9.36 +0.1 1.033
1954 Chicago - MLB 2B 148 148 383 431 80 839 25 .970 1313.2 5.58 -1.3 1.004
1954 Chicago - MLB 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Chicago - MLB 1B 64 60 590 37 65 630 3 .995 531.2 10.61 +4.3 1.089
1955 Chicago - MLB 2B 41 40 109 118 25 233 6 .974 360.1 5.67 -0.4 .988
1955 Chicago - MLB 3B 54 52 42 100 8 151 9 .940 450.1 2.84 -0.7 .979
1956 Chicago - MLB 1B 117 115 1050 77 84 1136 9 .992 978.1 10.37 +1.7 1.011
1956 Chicago - MLB 2B 24 13 32 44 14 76 0 1.000 123.1 5.55 +0.1 1.076
1956 Chicago - MLB 3B 16 4 8 13 2 24 3 .875 58.2 3.22 -1.3 .870
1957 Chicago - MLB 1B 142 141 1314 68 111 1392 10 .993 1234.0 10.08 +3.6 1.039
1957 Chicago - MLB 2B 9 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -0.5 .000
1957 Chicago - MLB 3B 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.1 1.035
1958 Chicago - MLB 1B 128 128 1082 69 104 1158 7 .994 1081.1 9.58 +3.3 1.020
1958 Chicago - MLB 2B 30 10 30 32 10 65 3 .954 128.2 4.34 -3.0 .834
1958 Chicago - MLB 3B 15 9 4 16 0 20 0 1.000 79.2 2.26 +0.2 1.103
1959 Chicago - MLB 1B 75 62 561 38 44 604 5 .992 554.1 9.73 +2.8 1.024
1959 Chicago - MLB 2B 3 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 10.1 4.35 +0.0 .977
1959 Chicago - MLB 3B 87 84 79 143 10 235 13 .945 734.1 2.72 -2.3 .991
1960 Chicago - MLB 1B 128 127 1096 83 79 1187 8 .993 1111.2 9.55 +5.7 1.041
1960 Chicago - MLB 2B 20 17 62 41 10 108 5 .954 158.1 5.85 -4.2 .826
1960 Chicago - MLB 3B 12 4 4 16 5 20 0 1.000 49.0 3.67 +0.0 1.040
1961 Chicago - MLB 1B 136 136 1162 93 106 1267 12 .991 1172.2 9.63 +3.6 1.028
1961 Chicago - MLB 2B 11 10 24 23 4 47 0 1.000 89.1 4.74 -0.9 .944
1961 Chicago - MLB 3B 12 4 8 8 0 16 0 1.000 56.2 2.54 -1.1 .953
1962 Chicago - MLB 1B 9 0 29 6 3 36 1 .972 34.0 9.26 +0.2 1.016
1962 Chicago - MLB 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.0 1.007
1962 Chicago - MLB 3B 113 111 97 201 19 319 21 .934 979.0 2.74 -8.2 .950
1963 Chicago - MLB 1B 77 65 503 40 53 548 5 .991 582.0 8.40 -0.4 .980
1963 Chicago - MLB 2B 74 74 168 192 49 375 15 .960 634.2 5.11 -18.3 .835
1963 Chicago - MLB 3B 14 14 8 23 3 33 2 .939 119.1 2.34 -1.6 .902
1964 Chicago - MLB 1B 150 150 1315 113 102 1436 8 .994 1327.2 9.68 +8.4 1.035
1964 Chicago - MLB 2B 3 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 7.2 4.70 +0.2 1.006
1964 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.056
1965 Chicago - MLB 1B 36 26 247 14 20 262 1 .996 242.1 9.69 +0.7 1.013
1965 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Chicago - MLB 3B 9 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 20.1 1.33 +0.1 1.056
1966 Chicago - MLB 1B 14 10 94 8 10 104 2 .981 97.2 9.40 +0.5 .965
1966 Chicago - MLB 3B 10 3 7 7 0 14 0 1.000 42.1 2.98 +0.2 1.055
1967 Chicago - MLB 1B 12 11 89 9 9 100 2 .980 97.2 9.03 +0.8 1.063
1967 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Chicago - MLB 1B 32 7 102 5 8 110 3 .973 99.0 9.73 -1.2 .969
1968 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Chicago - MLB 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.5 2.080
1969 Chicago - MLB 1B 19 8 92 4 7 97 1 .990 88.2 9.74 +0.1 1.002
1969 Chicago - MLB 2B 2 2 4 3 0 8 1 .875 14.0 4.50 -0.2 .805
1969 Chicago - MLB 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1405 1285 11448 804 982 12349 97 .992 11274.2 9.78 +39.4 1.026
TOTAL 2B 611 499 1258 1403 325 2742 81 .970 4542.0 5.27 -42.3 .947
TOTAL 3B 667 557 455 1095 94 1632 82 .950 5038.1 2.77 -5.2 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of college American Atlantic
06/30/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $21,000.
07/10/1949 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1949 Wins the 1949 World Championship Series with the Chicago Chiefs.
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #3 prospect in the FABL
05/17/1952 Goes 5-6 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
06/16/1952 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
06/07/1953 Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/12/1953 Goes 6-7 against the Detroit Dynamos, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
05/16/1955 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1955 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
07/08/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/20/1956 Injured (separated shoulder),out for 3 weeks.
08/20/1957 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
08/22/1957 Injured (oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
06/09/1958 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/14/1959 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
04/24/1960 Scores his 1000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run!
07/09/1960 Was selected to the 1960 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/18/1960 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
10/20/1960 Wins the 1960 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at 1B.
06/01/1961 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
06/20/1961 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Miners, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R.
07/15/1961 Was selected to the 1961 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
11/01/1961 Finished 3rd in 1961 FABL FA Whitney Award voting.
02/02/1962 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $208,000 with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
04/06/1962 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/29/1962 Collects his 2000th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues hit!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 4; Power: 2; Eye: 5.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 5.
06/08/1965 Scores his 1500th career Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues run!
08/25/1967 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/12/1967 Wins the 1967 World Championship Series with the Chicago Chiefs.
10/19/1969 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1949 42 6
1952 152 1
1953 152 4
1954 150 8
1955 153 2
1958 147 10
1960 148 4
1961 150 1
Year PA Rank
1951 665 7
1952 693 2
1953 689 5
1954 681 6
1955 696 6
1958 663 4
1959 702 2
1960 675 7
1961 666 8
1963 716 5
Year H Rank
1949 53 6
1952 164 6
1953 176 9
1959 176 6
1960 179 9
Year K Rank
1951 64 9
Year TB Rank
1961 293 7
Year 2B Rank
1952 30 5
1953 42 1
1958 39 4
1959 32 10
1960 36 7
Year 3B Rank
1949 2 7
1954 10 5
1956 9 9
1957 10 3
1959 9 8
1960 10 5
1961 12 3
1962 10 9
1963 10 10
Year HR Rank
1961 23 9
Year SB Rank
1949 18 2
1951 17 2
1952 13 7
1953 14 5
1954 14 6
1955 12 7
1956 15 8
1957 13 6
1958 23 1
1959 19 4
1960 18 3
1961 17 4
1963 40 2
1964 20 5
Year RBI Rank
1961 104 4
Year R Rank
1949 31 7
1951 101 6
1952 95 3
1953 104 6
1954 103 7
1955 112 5
1956 96 10
1957 101 9
1958 106 4
1959 115 2
1960 111 3
1961 107 5
1962 104 9
1963 110 10
Year BB Rank
1949 43 1
1951 150 1
1952 143 1
1953 117 1
1954 134 1
1955 130 2
1956 104 2
1957 110 1
1958 125 1
1959 138 1
1960 121 1
1961 115 1
1962 101 1
1963 104 2
1964 82 4
Year IBB Rank
1949 2 1
1952 12 4
1953 8 7
1955 8 4
1958 9 5
1959 13 2
1963 11 3
Year HP Rank
1949 3 3
1953 6 8
1955 8 5
1963 8 7
Year SF Rank
1958 8 3
1961 10 1
Year EBH Rank
1961 66 5
Year AVG Rank
1949 .363 3
1952 .302 4
1953 .313 9
1956 .292 7
1958 .314 9
1959 .315 7
1960 .327 7
1961 .315 5
Year OBP Rank
1949 .513 1
1951 .444 2
1952 .449 1
1953 .434 3
1954 .430 4
1955 .434 1
1956 .421 3
1957 .386 9
1958 .445 2
1959 .453 1
1960 .449 1
1961 .434 2
1962 .408 9
1963 .398 6
Year SLG Rank
1960 .484 10
1961 .547 5
Year RC Rank
1949 38.20 6
1952 116.51 2
1953 113.04 7
1954 105.39 10
1958 115.41 6
1959 130.13 3
1960 127.05 4
1961 139.31 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1949 9.05 7
1951 7.23 7
1952 7.81 2
1953 7.35 9
1956 7.07 6
1958 7.87 5
1959 8.68 3
1960 8.66 1
1961 9.64 3
Year ISO Rank
1961 .231 4
Year wOBA Rank
1949 .473 4
1951 .389 9
1952 .404 5
1953 .394 10
1956 .392 10
1958 .400 6
1959 .409 5
1960 .419 1
1961 .421 3
Year OPS Rank
1949 1.006 7
1952 .882 5
1953 .870 10
1958 .900 7
1959 .923 6
1960 .932 4
1961 .981 2
Year WAR Rank
1949 1.7 8
1951 6.0 5
1952 6.7 6
1953 6.3 4
1954 5.8 7
1958 5.7 7
1959 6.3 5
1960 6.1 4
1961 6.7 2
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