Player Report for #23 Kevin Edwards


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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	266
HR	9
RBI	35
AVG	.282
OPS	.778

Name:	Kevin Edwards	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$744,400
Birthday:	02-25-1929	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	32	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 12 Days
Born in:	Catalina Foothills (Arizona)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, 12 Days
Weight:	213 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	9 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	LF	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1952, 9th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Popular)

Atlanta

Rebels

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	80	72	42	90	100
Versus LHP	72	63	36	79	100
Versus RHP	83	75	44	94	100
Talent	82	72	48	91	100

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	56	Left Field 83 (Arm: 62)
Stealing Ability:	82	Right Field 89 (Arm: 62)
Baserunning Instincts:	61
Sacrifice Bunt:	69
Bunt for Hit:	43
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-30-1961	@ STL	Win, 6-5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
06-29-1961	@ STL	Win, 5-3	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
06-28-1961	@ STL	Loss, 2-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-26-1961	CHH	Win, 9-6	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
06-26-1961	CHH	Win, 3-2	7	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
06-25-1961	CHH	Loss, 3-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-24-1961	CHH	Win, 3-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
06-23-1961	BSN	Win, 2-1	5	1	2	2	1	0	1	0
06-22-1961	BSN	Win, 6-5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
06-21-1961	BSN	Win, 4-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	67	266	75	9	0	9	35	36	34	10	.282	.361	.417	.778	.745	.135	12.3
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	67	302	0	4	0	7	0	2	111	18	6	2	75.0	40.2	5.37
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		94	33	4	0	2	16	14	8	3	2	0	0	.351	.394	.457	.852
Versus Right		172	42	5	0	7	19	22	26	7	0	0	0	.244	.343	.395	.739
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		26	7	0	0	1	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.385	.706
Last Week		30	7	0	0	1	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	.233	.258	.333	.591
April		40	8	2	0	0	6	4	9	0	1	0	0	.200	.340	.250	.590
May		113	34	6	0	6	18	21	17	5	0	0	0	.301	.392	.513	.906
June		113	33	1	0	3	11	11	8	5	1	0	0	.292	.336	.381	.717
Spring Training		59	20	2	0	1	4	12	10	4	0	0	0	.339	.435	.424	.859
Last Year		560	168	20	5	15	86	94	81	26	9	0	2	.300	.385	.434	.819
2 Years Ago		579	180	31	2	11	61	103	88	32	5	0	1	.311	.400	.428	.828
Career		3552	1043	147	23	77	435	570	485	155	39	0	13	.294	.377	.413	.790
Home		143	41	6	0	6	21	23	20	8	0	0	0	.287	.374	.455	.829
Road		123	34	3	0	3	14	13	14	2	2	0	0	.276	.345	.374	.719
Grass		266	75	9	0	9	35	36	34	10	2	0	0	.282	.361	.417	.778
Day		178	50	7	0	7	23	25	20	8	1	0	0	.281	.352	.438	.790
Night		88	25	2	0	2	12	11	14	2	1	0	0	.284	.379	.375	.754
Close/Late		63	15	1	0	0	7	4	10	1	0	0	0	.238	.342	.254	.596
Inning 1-3		95	29	6	0	1	8	15	10	3	2	0	0	.305	.364	.400	.764
Inning 4-6		85	22	2	0	4	11	11	9	4	0	0	0	.259	.330	.424	.753
Inning 7-9		75	18	1	0	3	11	7	13	3	0	0	0	.240	.352	.373	.726
Extra Innings		11	6	0	0	1	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	.545	.615	.818	1.434
0 Outs		72	21	4	0	1	7	20	16	4	0	0	0	.292	.420	.389	.809
1 Outs		89	24	4	0	4	13	11	9	3	2	0	0	.270	.330	.449	.779
2 Outs		105	30	1	0	4	15	5	9	3	0	0	0	.286	.342	.410	.752
Scoring Position		56	17	2	0	2	24	8	14	3	2	0	0	.304	.431	.446	.877
Bases Empty		145	44	6	0	3	3	21	17	6	0	0	0	.303	.377	.407	.783
Runner on 1st		65	14	1	0	4	8	7	3	1	0	0	0	.215	.250	.415	.665
Runner on 2nd		13	5	1	0	1	4	4	5	1	0	0	0	.385	.556	.692	1.248
Runner on 3rd		5	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	.400	.571	.400	.971
Runner on 1st & 2nd		17	4	1	0	0	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	.235	.381	.294	.675
Runner on 1st & 3rd		11	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		2	1	0	0	1	4	1	3	0	1	0	0	.500	.667	2.000	2.667
Bases Loaded		8	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	0	0	.250	.222	.250	.472
Two Strikes		93	26	0	0	2	7	9	15	10	0	0	0	.280	.380	.344	.724
First Pitch		46	13	0	0	3	11	7	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.277	.478	.755
Count 0-1		32	9	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.406	.688
Count 0-2		14	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143
Count 1-0		39	9	0	0	3	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.462	.692
Count 1-1		24	8	3	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.458	.792
Count 1-2		21	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.381	.381	.381	.762
Count 2-0		9	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444
Count 2-1		12	3	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583
Count 2-2		32	11	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	.344	.344	.344	.688
Count 3-0		1	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	0	0	0	0	.000	.938	.000	.938
Count 3-1		10	5	1	0	1	5	2	4	0	1	0	0	.500	.600	.900	1.500
Full Count		26	6	0	0	2	5	6	15	3	0	0	0	.231	.512	.462	.974
Behind in Count		67	18	4	0	0	2	1	0	6	0	0	0	.269	.269	.328	.597
Ahead in Count		71	19	2	0	4	13	14	19	0	1	0	0	.268	.418	.465	.882

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	VORP
1955 Atlanta - ABA	26	101	401	112	13	3	12	42	76	44	0	1	17	8	2	.279	.350	.416	.766	16.1
1956 Atlanta - ABA	27	149	603	181	27	2	11	61	94	87	3	6	31	3	4	.300	.388	.406	.794	28.6
1957 Atlanta - ABA	28	150	598	172	28	5	8	87	85	62	4	6	23	11	4	.288	.355	.391	.747	17.6
1958 Atlanta - ABA	29	146	545	155	19	6	11	63	82	89	3	10	16	5	6	.284	.382	.402	.784	28.1
1959 Atlanta - ABA	30	151	579	180	31	2	11	61	103	88	1	5	32	7	8	.311	.400	.428	.828	37.0
1960 Atlanta - ABA	31	147	560	168	20	5	15	86	94	81	2	9	26	8	6	.300	.385	.434	.819	35.6
1961 Atlanta - ABA	32	67	266	75	9	0	9	35	36	34	0	2	10	6	2	.282	.361	.417	.778	12.3
Total ABA		911	3552	1043	147	23	77	435	570	485	13	39	155	48	32	.294	.377	.413	.790	175.4

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	VORP
1952 Costa Mesa - A	23	57	191	45	6	1	1	16	22	26	1	1	14	5	1	.236	.329	.293	.622	6.5
1953 Alice - AA	24	22	94	22	2	0	1	7	6	3	0	1	7	0	0	.234	.255	.287	.542	-3.8
1953 Keswick - AAA	24	100	362	103	7	5	15	60	51	27	3	4	27	2	3	.285	.336	.456	.792	13.4
1954 Keswick - AAA	25	121	497	138	21	4	12	57	80	49	1	3	31	12	0	.278	.342	.408	.750	21.5
1955 Keswick - AAA	26	51	179	51	6	1	5	21	38	44	1	2	5	2	0	.285	.425	.413	.838	13.9
Total GHL		272	1038	292	34	10	32	138	169	120	5	9	63	16	3	.281	.356	.426	.782	48.8
Total STL		22	94	22	2	0	1	7	6	3	0	1	7	0	0	.234	.255	.287	.542	-3.8
Total SCL		57	191	45	6	1	1	16	22	26	1	1	14	5	1	.236	.329	.293	.622	6.5

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1955 Atlanta - ML	LF	56	53	116	5	1	122	1	.992	465.0	2.34
1955 Atlanta - ML	RF	40	40	90	2	0	93	1	.989	347.0	2.39
1956 Atlanta - ML	RF	85	85	168	6	0	174	0	1.000	736.0	2.13
1956 Atlanta - ML	LF	64	64	153	5	1	159	1	.994	567.1	2.51
1957 Atlanta - ML	LF	64	64	154	3	0	157	0	1.000	579.2	2.44
1957 Atlanta - ML	RF	81	80	191	2	1	195	2	.990	704.2	2.46
1958 Atlanta - ML	RF	46	46	106	4	0	111	1	.991	400.2	2.47
1958 Atlanta - ML	LF	99	99	208	4	1	214	2	.991	845.2	2.26
1959 Atlanta - ML	LF	151	151	316	11	0	327	0	1.000	1305.2	2.25
1960 Atlanta - ML	LF	147	147	326	10	0	338	2	.994	1297.2	2.33
1961 Atlanta - ML	LF	67	67	156	4	1	161	1	.994	597.2	2.41

Player History
06-15-1952	Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the Atlanta Rebels.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (56); Power: 24 (36); Eye: 25 (53).
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (78); Power: 46 (59); Eye: 38 (63).
04-13-1954	Named the #18 prospect in the ABA
09-18-1954	Wins the 1954 GHL MCL Earl Alexander Award at RF.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (82); Power: 50 (53); Eye: 75 (83).
07-01-1955	Wins the ABA RL Rookie of the Month Award.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 89 (91); Power: 58 (58); Eye: 80 (82).
06-29-1956	Goes 0-2 against the Boston Colonials, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07-08-1956	Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (78); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 65 (67).
07-13-1957	Goes 5-6 against the Cincinnati Rivermen, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 3 R.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 88 (89); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 80 (81).
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 89 (89); Power: 55 (56); Eye: 85 (85).
07-05-1959	Was selected to the 1959 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 90 (90).
04-25-1960	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
07-09-1960	Was selected to the 1960 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (82); Power: 42 (48); Eye: 90 (91).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1956	149	3
1958	145	7
1959	151	2
1960	147	5

Year	PA	Rank
1956	699	1
1957	670	2
1958	647	3
1959	673	3
1960	652	6

Year	AB	Rank
1956	603	1
1957	598	4
1958	545	10
1959	579	7

Year	H	Rank
1956	181	2
1957	172	5
1958	155	9
1959	180	3
1960	168	6

Year	TB	Rank
1956	245	10
1959	248	8

Year	2B	Rank
1956	27	8
1957	28	6
1959	31	4

Year	3B	Rank
1958	6	10

Year	SB	Rank
1957	11	8

Year	RBI	Rank
1957	87	7
1960	86	8

Year	R	Rank
1956	94	5
1957	85	10
1958	82	7
1959	103	3
1960	94	5

Year	BB	Rank
1956	87	5
1958	89	2
1959	88	3
1960	81	6

Year	IBB	Rank
1956	6	4
1958	5	2
1959	4	6

Year	SH	Rank
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	SF	Rank
1956	6	8
1957	6	7
1958	10	3
1959	5	8
1960	9	2

Year	AVG	Rank
1956	.300	7
1959	.311	7

Year	OBP	Rank
1956	.388	5
1958	.382	9
1959	.400	4
1960	.385	9

Year	RC	Rank
1956	99.48	6
1958	90.13	9
1959	105.62	6
1960	94.74	6

Year	RC/27	Rank
1959	6.87	9

Year	VORP	Rank
1959	37.0	10
1960	35.6	9