Ed Cole
Edward William Cole
Born: March 22, 1909
Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Deceased: July 28, 1999
Nashville, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 170
Career: 1931-1951
Major League Statistics
Ed Cole compiled a career record of 164 wins and 153 losses and a 3.57 ERA in his 435-game pitching career with the Johnstown Johnnies, Stroudsburg Poconos, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Hazleton Mountaineers, Galveston Buccaneers, San Antonio Missions, Toledo Mud Hens, Seattle Rainiers, Elmira Pioneers, Wichita Falls Spudders, Gainesville Owls, Chickasha Chiefs and Port Arthur Seahawks. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0.00 | 5 | 34.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.00 | 10 | 23.0 | 28 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 1934 | A | EL | Hazleton Mountaineers | 18 | 13 | .581 | 4.75 | 36 | 250.0 | 288 | 155 | 132 | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | 15 | 19 | .441 | 3.20 | 38 | 33 | 264.0 | 253 | 126 | 94 | 88 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | 9 | 11 | .450 | 3.33 | 25 | 19 | 165.0 | 162 | 89 | 61 | 59 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | 18 | 18 | .500 | 2.85 | 42 | 37 | 313.0 | 266 | 119 | 99 | 95 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.70 | 33 | 27 | 257.0 | 239 | 97 | 77 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 1 | 7 | .125 | 4.28 | 12 | 8 | 61.0 | 70 | 31 | 29 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3.79 | 22 | 145.0 | 157 | 68 | 61 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.00 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 123.0 | 124 | 54 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.81 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 189.0 | 179 | 79 | 59 | 51 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.10 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 67.0 | 83 | 48 | 38 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6.30 | 15 | 2 | 60.0 | 73 | 46 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4.32 | 41 | 30 | 250.0 | 277 | 137 | 120 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 16 | 10 | .615 | 4.29 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 214.0 | 255 | 128 | 102 | 77 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1950 | D | SOSL | Chickasha Chiefs | 10 | 4 | .714 | 2.49 | 20 | 14 | 123.0 | 107 | 57 | 34 | 8 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Gainesville Owls | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | B | GULF3 | Port Arthur Seahawks | 4 | 12 | .250 | 4.88 | 19 | 129.0 | 167 | 103 | 70 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 164 | 153 | .517 | 3.57 | 435 | 204 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2667.0 | 2728 | 1357 | 1059 | 8 | 862 | 0 | 269 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1934 | A | EL | Hazleton Mountaineers | 42 | 103 | 103 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .184 | .184 | .262 | .447 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | 39 | 83 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .253 | .470 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | 25 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .241 | .431 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | 44 | 110 | 110 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .273 | .473 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 33 | 92 | 92 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .207 | .261 | .467 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | 12 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | 22 | 49 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .204 | .265 | .469 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 23 | 52 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .122 | .217 | .146 | .364 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 30 | 71 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .147 | .147 | .176 | .324 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1947 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 20 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .263 | .364 | .263 | .627 | 5 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 15 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .150 | .190 | .200 | .390 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 41 | 99 | 99 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .313 | .414 | .727 | 41 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | 33 | 93 | 81 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .235 | .311 | .259 | .570 | 21 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | (+) Gainesville Owls | 14 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | D | SOSL | Chickasha Chiefs | 20 | 48 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .333 | .604 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | (+) Wichita Falls Spudders | 14 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .375 | .708 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | GULF3 | Port Arthur Seahawks | 22 | 43 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .140 | .163 | .302 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 436 | 984 | 951 | 23 | 194 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | .204 | .219 | .257 | .475 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | MATL | Johnstown Johnnies | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1933 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1934 | A | EL | Hazleton Mountaineers | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1935 | A | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | P | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 1936 | A1 | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1937 | A1 | TL | Galveston Buccaneers | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | A1 | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | AA | AA2 | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | AA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 1.000 |
| 1946 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 30 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .733 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .400 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .533 |
| 1948 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | P | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | P | 32 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 2 | .953 | 1.281 |
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Wichita Falls Spudders | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | D | SOSL | Chickasha Chiefs | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 1950 | B | BSTL | Gainesville Owls | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | GULF3 | Port Arthur Seahawks | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 433 | 25 | 76 | 6 | 4 | .944 | .233 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Johnstown Johnnies | |||
| 1932 | D | Inter-State League | Stroudsburg Poconos | |||
| 1933 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | |||
| 1934 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Hazleton Mountaineers | PHI | ||
| 1935 | A | Texas League | Galveston Buccaneers | |||
| 1936 | A1 | Texas League | Galveston Buccaneers | |||
| 1937 | A1 | Texas League | Galveston Buccaneers | |||
| 1939 | A1 | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1940 | A1 | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1940 | AA | American Association 2 | Toledo Mud Hens | SLA | ||
| 1941 | AA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | |||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | SLA | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SLA | ||
| 1948 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1949 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1950 | B | Big State League | Gainesville Owls | |||
| 1950 | B | Big State League | Wichita Falls Spudders | SLA | ||
| 1950 | D | Sooner State League | Chickasha Chiefs | |||
| 1951 | B | Gulf Coast League | Port Arthur Seahawks |
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