2B Ben 'Cheese' Edwards #42
Age: 61 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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2B BEN 'CHEESE' EDWARDS #42 - AGE: 61 - BATS: S - 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:07/10/1913
Born in:Rossville, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 74 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 74 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1931, 4th Pick in Round 8
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
1937 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 57 174 60 9 7 3 27 23 17 0 1 40 7 4 .345 .401 .529 .930 145 129 1.3
Total FABL 57 174 60 9 7 3 27 23 17 0 1 40 7 4 .345 .401 .529 .930 145 129 1.3
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
1929 Memphis HS - HS 15 40 164 70 12 4 0 26 25 9 1 1 12 7 2 .427 .457 .549 1.006 203 209 3.0
1930 Memphis HS - HS 16 40 178 61 7 1 4 21 34 19 0 1 30 10 4 .343 .404 .461 .865 146 151 2.0
1931 Memphis HS - HS 17 40 136 23 2 1 0 9 11 18 0 1 32 5 0 .169 .265 .199 .463 40 25 -0.7
1932 Jackson - R 18 87 80 22 6 2 8 25 19 10 0 0 21 5 6 .275 .356 .700 1.056 180 168 0.8
1933 Jackson - R 19 4 16 7 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .438 .471 .500 .971 166 179 0.2
1933 Gary - A 19 52 41 10 0 1 0 3 9 5 1 0 9 0 1 .244 .340 .293 .633 76 91 0.1
1934 Gary - A 20 56 149 58 9 3 3 13 35 9 1 0 24 3 0 .389 .428 .550 .978 156 164 1.8
1935 Gary - A 21 6 31 15 3 0 3 11 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 .484 .515 .871 1.386 233 236 0.7
1935 Birmingham - AA 21 112 472 162 28 4 0 64 85 31 1 2 79 22 6 .343 .383 .419 .803 115 118 2.8
1936 Birmingham - AA 22 130 555 207 31 2 2 71 88 26 0 1 87 21 2 .373 .400 .447 .847 130 133 4.4
1937 St. Paul - AAA 23 58 238 71 10 1 9 31 42 5 2 0 39 25 7 .298 .318 .462 .781 118 117 1.6
1938 St. Paul - AAA 24 134 582 190 13 6 5 66 97 43 1 1 106 18 17 .326 .373 .395 .768 109 113 2.5
1939 Los Angeles - AAA 25 75 238 79 12 2 5 40 43 14 2 2 70 15 25 .332 .371 .462 .833 117 118 0.4
1940 Los Angeles - AAA 26 93 238 81 11 3 1 32 28 19 0 3 48 8 7 .340 .385 .424 .809 137 138 2.0
1941 Los Angeles - AAA 27 33 50 18 1 1 0 7 8 3 0 0 20 0 0 .360 .396 .420 .816 119 120 0.4
1942 Harrisburg - AA 28 80 142 43 5 0 1 10 17 6 0 1 41 2 5 .303 .329 .359 .688 104 96 0.3
1943 Los Angeles - AAA 29 37 42 17 3 0 0 8 7 2 0 0 15 2 1 .405 .432 .476 .908 171 182 0.6
1944 Los Angeles - AAA 30 49 42 13 1 0 0 4 6 3 0 1 12 1 1 .310 .348 .333 .681 111 86 0.1
1945 Los Angeles - AAA 31 72 98 43 4 0 0 17 14 8 1 0 11 2 2 .439 .486 .480 .966 173 170 1.2
Total DIX 242 1027 369 59 6 2 135 173 57 1 3 166 43 8 .359 .392 .434 .827 123 126
Total EA 80 142 43 5 0 1 10 17 6 0 1 41 2 5 .303 .329 .359 .688 104 96
Total GWL 551 1528 512 55 13 20 205 245 97 6 7 321 71 60 .335 .375 .427 .803 122 124
Total HL 114 221 83 12 4 6 27 55 16 2 0 35 4 1 .376 .423 .548 .970 151 160
Total HS 120 478 154 21 6 4 56 70 46 1 3 74 22 6 .322 .381 .416 .797 133 133
Total GSL 91 96 29 7 2 8 25 22 11 0 0 22 5 7 .302 .374 .667 1.040 178 170
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
1937 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -100 -0.2
Total FABL 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1929 Memphis HS - HS 2B 40 40 104 99 29 215 12 .944 356.1 5.13 -10.4 .880
1930 Memphis HS - HS 2B 40 40 83 84 17 172 5 .971 354.2 4.24 -0.1 .993
1931 Memphis HS - HS CF 40 40 76 3 0 85 6 .929 353.0 2.01 -7.3 .898
1932 Jackson - R 2B 15 1 14 8 0 24 2 .917 36.1 5.45 -1.4 .911
1932 Jackson - R 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 +0.0 1.045
1933 Gary - A 2B 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 +0.0 1.047
1933 Jackson - R 2B 4 4 16 15 2 33 2 .939 34.0 8.21 -0.9 .905
1933 Gary - A CF 3 0 3 0 0 5 2 .600 11.2 2.31 -0.3 1.016
1934 Gary - A 2B 29 26 72 79 16 157 6 .962 237.0 5.73 -1.4 .962
1935 Birmingham - AA 2B 110 109 335 345 68 718 38 .947 938.1 6.52 -10.5 .930
1935 Gary - A 2B 6 6 29 17 6 48 2 .958 51.0 8.12 -0.6 .927
1935 Birmingham - AA 3B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.4 .533
1935 Birmingham - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1936 Birmingham - AA 1B 45 44 396 35 23 434 3 .993 375.0 10.34 +1.2 .999
1936 Birmingham - AA 2B 83 80 212 270 42 498 16 .968 682.2 6.35 -9.8 .945
1937 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 4 3 27 1 4 30 2 .933 29.0 8.69 -1.1 .736
1937 St. Paul - AAA 1B 14 8 101 10 2 111 0 1.000 84.2 11.80 +1.0 1.075
1937 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 42 41 105 98 24 216 13 .940 354.2 5.15 -10.1 .864
1937 St. Paul - AAA 2B 34 32 86 99 9 191 6 .969 276.0 6.03 -1.1 .999
1937 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1937 St. Paul - AAA LF 12 12 19 1 0 27 7 .741 97.2 1.84 -3.1 .849
1937 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1938 St. Paul - AAA 1B 131 129 1155 85 120 1256 16 .987 1141.0 9.78 -0.1 1.001
1939 Los Angeles - AAA 1B 55 51 465 27 63 549 57 .896 447.0 9.91 -4.6 .875
1939 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 7 0 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 15.0 7.80 -0.1 1.055
1940 Los Angeles - AAA 1B 55 49 439 33 41 477 5 .990 441.2 9.62 -2.0 .957
1940 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 8 0 5 10 0 15 0 1.000 14.2 9.20 +1.2 1.051
1941 Los Angeles - AAA 1B 7 7 66 6 6 72 0 1.000 57.0 11.37 +1.0 1.117
1941 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 13 0 5 11 1 17 1 .941 25.0 5.76 +0.1 .960
1942 Harrisburg - AA 1B 32 19 177 23 22 200 0 1.000 193.0 9.33 +1.8 1.049
1942 Harrisburg - AA 2B 6 0 8 3 0 12 1 .917 20.0 4.95 -1.4 .799
1943 Los Angeles - AAA 1B 12 4 36 3 3 41 2 .951 40.1 8.70 -1.2 .794
1943 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 3 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.043
1944 Los Angeles - AAA 1B 6 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 +0.1 1.073
1944 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 4 0 5 2 1 7 0 1.000 9.1 6.75 -0.1 1.049
1945 Los Angeles - AAA 1B 15 9 113 5 6 120 2 .983 92.2 11.46 -1.2 .858
1945 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1945 Los Angeles - AAA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1945 Los Angeles - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Los Angeles - AAA LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.007
TOTAL 1B 376 323 2983 228 290 3298 87 .974 2908.1 9.94 -5.4 .970
TOTAL 2B 448 379 1086 1152 216 2342 104 .956 3416.2 5.90 -46.5 .938
TOTAL 3B 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 -0.5 .704
TOTAL LF 13 12 21 1 0 29 7 .759 98.2 2.01 -3.0 .862
TOTAL CF 43 40 79 3 0 90 8 .911 364.2 2.02 -7.6 .902
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1928 Joined the Memphis HS Pharoahs.
01/01/1929 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/10/1929 Goes 5-6 against the Denver HS Mountaineers, with 2 RBI and 2 R.
05/13/1929 Wins the HS SL2 Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1930 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/28/1930 Wins the 1930 HS SL2 HS Regionals MVP Award.
06/01/1930 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1931 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/15/1931 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 4 days.
12/05/1931 Released by the Memphis HS Pharoahs.
12/05/1931 Drafted in the 1931 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 116th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners.
12/16/1931 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $1,300.
01/01/1932 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1933 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1934 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/07/1934 Injured (Ruptured medial collateral ligament), out for 7 months.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/10/1935 Injured (Bruised elbow), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/13/1935 Wins the HL HL Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1935 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/22/1935 Injured (Patellar tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/06/1936 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/07/1936 Goes 5-7 against the New Orleans Showboats, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/24/1936 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1936 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/1936 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/21/1936 Injured (Calf soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/25/1936 Injured (Hand contusion), out for 3 days.
08/31/1936 Wins the DIX DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/14/1936 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/22/1937 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 5 weeks.
05/30/1937 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/06/1937 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/15/1937 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/17/1938 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/31/1938 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/19/1938 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/25/1938 Goes 5-6 against the Kansas City Eagles, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/22/1938 Goes 5-6 against the Toledo Tornados, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
09/06/1938 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/06/1939 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with Pittsburgh.
06/26/1939 Injured (hip soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/28/1939 Injured (patellar tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
08/15/1939 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/16/1939 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/21/1940 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
06/10/1940 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/04/1941 Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament),out for 3 months.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/11/1943 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/13/1943 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/03/1945 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/18/1945 Injured (bruised thigh),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/12/1945 Released by the New York organization.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/23/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Sailors organization.
04/13/1947 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
10/10/1947 Retired from professional baseball.
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