Bruce Edwards

Positions: Catcher, Leftfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 180lb (173cm, 81kg)

Born: July 15, 1923 in Quincy, IL us

Died: April 25, 1975 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

High School: Sacramento HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: June 23, 1946 (Age 22-343d, 10,158th in major league history)
vs. STL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 13, 1956 (Age 33-060d)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Charles Bruce Edwards

Nicknames: Bull

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

1675

429

.256

191

RBI

241

OBP

.335

SLG

.390

OPS

.725

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 27	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
2	11	Apr 28	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
3	12	Apr 29	BRO		NYG	W,6-3	GS	29	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
4	13	Apr 30	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (6)	May 7	BRO		STL	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
6	21	May 8	BRO		CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
7	24 (2)	May 12	BRO	@	BSN	T,5-5	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH C
8	25	May 13	BRO	@	BSN	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
9	28 (2)	May 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-7	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Brooklyn Dodgers to Chicago Cubs
10	51	Jun 16	CHC		BRO	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
11	52	Jun 17	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
12	53	Jun 18	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
13	55 (1)	Jun 20	CHC		BSN	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
14	56	Jun 22	CHC		NYG	L,6-9	CG	46	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
15	57	Jun 23	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	58	Jun 24	CHC		NYG	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
17	59	Jun 26	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	0	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	60	Jun 27	CHC	@	STL	L,2-14	GS	27	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
19	61	Jun 28	CHC	@	STL	W,8-0	CG	27	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	63 (1)	Jul 1 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
21	65 (1)	Jul 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	3	1	1	5	0
22	68 (2)	Jul 5	CHC		STL	L,2-10	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
23	69	Jul 6	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	C
24	70	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
25	71	Jul 12	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-9	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
26	73 (1)	Jul 14 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
27	74	Jul 14 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	W,11-7	GS	33	7.1	3	1	0	4	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	115 (40)	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
29	117 (1)	Aug 21	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
30	118	Aug 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
31	119	Aug 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
32	120	Aug 25	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
33	121	Aug 26 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	C
34	123 (1)	Aug 27 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-5	GS	46	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
35	125 (1)	Aug 28	CHC	@	BSN	W,1-0	GS	24	5.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	128 (2)	Sep 1	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
37	129	Sep 2 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	136 (6)	Sep 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	80	17.2	13	3	0	16	0
39	138 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	1	12	1
40	139	Sep 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	1	10	0
41	140	Sep 11	CHC		BSN	W,13-11	CG	47	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
42	141	Sep 12	CHC		BSN	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
43	142	Sep 14	CHC		NYG	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	4	1	1	6	2	1B
44	148 (5)	Sep 21	CHC	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
45	149	Sep 22	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	GS	0	7.0	8	1	0	9	1
46	151 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-5	GF	0	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
							46gm		377.0	219	25	9	253	9