Johnny Edwards
John Alban Edwards
Born: June 10, 1938
Columbus, OH USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220
College: The Ohio State University
Career: 1961-1974
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Edwards compiled a career batting average of .242 with 81 home runs and 524 RBI in his 1470-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1974 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 52 | 165 | 145 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 28 | .186 | .279 | .262 | .541 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 133 | 502 | 452 | 47 | 115 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 70 | .254 | .322 | .392 | .714 | 177 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 148 | 551 | 495 | 46 | 128 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 67 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 93 | .259 | .322 | .380 | .702 | 188 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 126 | 468 | 423 | 47 | 119 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 65 | .281 | .331 | .390 | .721 | 165 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 114 | 427 | 371 | 47 | 99 | 22 | 2 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 45 | .267 | .353 | .474 | .827 | 176 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 98 | 319 | 282 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 42 | .191 | .269 | .284 | .553 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 80 | 231 | 209 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 28 | .206 | .261 | .263 | .524 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 85 | 252 | 230 | 14 | 55 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | .239 | .287 | .326 | .613 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | 151 | 559 | 496 | 52 | 115 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 69 | .232 | .306 | .333 | .639 | 165 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | 140 | 515 | 458 | 46 | 101 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 63 | .221 | .299 | .319 | .618 | 146 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | 106 | 345 | 317 | 18 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 38 | .233 | .291 | .309 | .600 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | 108 | 392 | 332 | 33 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 39 | .268 | .358 | .373 | .732 | 124 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | 79 | 276 | 250 | 24 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 23 | .244 | .301 | .360 | .661 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | 50 | 130 | 117 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | .222 | .292 | .325 | .617 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 1470 | 5132 | 4577 | 430 | 1106 | 202 | 32 | 81 | 524 | 15 | 23 | 465 | 635 | .242 | .311 | .353 | .664 | 1615 | 77 | 16 | 31 | 43 | 118 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 52 | 39 | 384.0 | 257 | 15 | 5 | 2 | .982 | 6.375 | 5.231 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 30.8 |
| 1962 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 130 | 124 | 1115.0 | 807 | 92 | 12 | 11 | .987 | 7.257 | 6.915 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 31 | 37.8 |
| 1963 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 148 | 141 | 1241.7 | 1008 | 87 | 6 | 16 | .995 | 7.937 | 7.399 | 10 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 46.3 |
| 1964 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 120 | 116 | 1020.7 | 890 | 73 | 8 | 17 | .992 | 8.492 | 8.025 | 11 | 41 | 47 | 31 | 39.7 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 110 | 98 | 900.7 | 761 | 61 | 8 | 9 | .990 | 8.214 | 7.473 | 5 | 55 | 46 | 34 | 42.5 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 98 | 84 | 737.3 | 617 | 40 | 5 | 3 | .992 | 8.019 | 6.704 | 7 | 30 | 50 | 25 | 33.3 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | C | 73 | 57 | 518.7 | 454 | 30 | 5 | 4 | .990 | 8.398 | 6.630 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 18 | 41.9 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 54 | 52 | 486.7 | 350 | 25 | 3 | 2 | .992 | 6.935 | 6.944 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 56.0 |
| 1969 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 151 | 140 | 1241.7 | 1135 | 79 | 7 | 9 | .994 | 8.799 | 8.040 | 10 | 63 | 53 | 49 | 48.0 |
| 1970 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 139 | 134 | 1177.0 | 854 | 74 | 5 | 11 | .995 | 7.096 | 6.676 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 49 | 45.4 |
| 1971 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 104 | 91 | 816.0 | 555 | 48 | 3 | 7 | .995 | 6.651 | 5.798 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 44.3 |
| 1972 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 105 | 96 | 860.0 | 645 | 41 | 8 | 8 | .988 | 7.179 | 6.533 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 24 | 28.6 |
| 1973 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 76 | 69 | 611.7 | 435 | 22 | 5 | 3 | .989 | 6.724 | 6.013 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 25.0 |
| 1974 | NL | Houston Astros | C | 32 | 27 | 240.7 | 157 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .989 | 6.470 | 5.406 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 18.2 |
| Totals | 1392 | 1268 | 11351.7 | 8925 | 703 | 82 | 105 | .992 | 7.633 | 6.917 | 102 | 303 | 580 | 376 | 39.3 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | WS | C | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1963 - NL Gold Glove C
1963 - NL TSN All-Star C
1964 - NL Gold Glove C
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