Ed Blake

Edward James Blake
Born: December 23, 1925
East St. Louis, IL US
Deceased: April 15, 2009
Swansea, IL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Career: 1944-1959
Major League Statistics
TSN Contract Card

Ed Blake compiled a career record of 143 wins and 122 losses and a 4.04 ERA in his 423-game pitching career with the Allentown Cardinals, Columbus Red Birds, Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears, Columbus Cardinals, Rochester Red Wings, Syracuse Chiefs, Milwaukee Brewers, Indianapolis Indians, Toronto Maple Leafs and Houston Buffs. He began playing during the 1944 season and last took the field during the 1959 campaign.

Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears	Columbus Red Birds	Rochester Red Wings	Syracuse Chiefs	Syracuse Chiefs	Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Maple Leafs	Houston Buffs

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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
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	3	1	.750	0.00	5			1	0		28.0	35	17			15		15	0	0	0
1944	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears	1	2	.333	4.91	3	3	0	2	0		22.0	27	16	12		7		12	1	0	0
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	1	3	.250	6.58	8	4	3	1	0		26.0	39	23	19		6		5	1	0	0
1946	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	16	8	.667	3.51	30			17	1		195.0	209	84	76		50		77	2	0	7
1947	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	0	5	.000	5.22	18						50.0	52	33	29		29		19	1	0	0
1947	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	3	6	.333	3.86	11			4	1		63.0	64	35	27		29		28	2	1	2
1948	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	7	6	.538	3.88	34	7		1	1		123.0	113	66	53		68		59	6	3	3
1949	AAA	IL	Syracuse Chiefs					6						0.0
1949	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings					24						0.0
1950	AAA	IL	Syracuse Chiefs	12	8	.600	3.51	31	23		12	2		182.0	169	95	71		91		65	1	3	7
1951	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	7	15	.318	5.91	27	24		12	1		172.0	206	127	113		93		72	10	3	9
1952	AAA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	10	3	.769	3.96	21	19		10	0		134.0	132	66	59		39		47	1	1	7
1953	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	14	7	.667	3.76	29	29		14	2		208.0	242	101	87	12	37		66	4	1	4
1954	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	15	9	.625	3.92	33	30		13	1		209.0	237	105	91	23	73		86	5	1	2
1955	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	17	13	.567	3.94	38	32		15	0		233.0	255	126	102	15	88		85	6	0	3
1956	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	17	11	.607	2.61	33	33		19	6		248.0	234	84	72	16	69		100	0	0	3
1957	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	8	9	.471	5.54	22	19		5	0		117.0	141	79	72	12	55		53	2	0	4
1958	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	6	.600	3.54	23	21		8	1		145.0	150	73	57	12	60	9	68	7	1	1
1959	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	1	6	.143	7.76	10	7		0	0		51.0	64	47	44	6	28	4	25	2	0	0
1959	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	2	4	.333	4.90	17	7		2	1		68.0	79	41	37	7	36	4	42	4	0	2
Totals				143	122	.540	4.04	423	258	3	136	17	0	2274.0	2448	1218	1021	103	873	17	924	55	14	54	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
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	9	10	10		2									.200	.200	.200	.400	2
1944	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears	3	8	8		1									.125	.125	.125	.250	1
1946	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	30	78	64	4	13	2	0	0	8	0		5	18	.203	.271	.234	.506	15		1	8
1947	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	11	31	24	4	0	0	0	0	1	0		7	6	.000	.226	.000	.226	0		0	0
1947	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	18	12	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	2	1	0	0
1948	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	35	46	37	1	7	1	0	0	3	0		5	9	.189	.286	.216	.502	8		0	4
1949	AAA	IL	(+) Rochester Red Wings	37	43	39	4	10	1	0	1	9	0		2	4	.256	.293	.359	.652	14		0	2
1949	AAA	IL	(+) Syracuse Chiefs	37	43	39	4	10	1	0	1	9	0		2	4	.256	.293	.359	.652	14		0	2
1950	AAA	IL	Syracuse Chiefs	43	72	66	10	15	1	0	2	6	0		4	9	.227	.271	.333	.605	22		0	2
1951	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	34	71	62	4	13	2	0	0	5	0		8	14	.210	.300	.242	.542	15	1	0	1
1952	AAA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	21	54	47	4	12	3	0	0	7	0		6	6	.255	.340	.319	.659	15	3	0	1
1953	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	31	90	79	10	14	3	0	0	2	0		8	12	.177	.253	.215	.468	17	3	0	3
1954	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	41	95	79	5	19	1	0	2	18	0		8	15	.241	.311	.329	.640	26		1	5	2
1955	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	63	124	108	10	30	4	1	2	13	1		11	15	.278	.345	.389	.733	42		0	5	0
1956	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	47	117	103	9	28	3	1	1	10	0		12	17	.272	.345	.350	.694	36		0	1	1
1957	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	46	90	82	7	19	3	2	0	9	0		4	14	.232	.276	.317	.593	26		1	3	0
1958	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	34	73	62	5	17	4	0	1	10	0		5	9	.274	.319	.387	.706	24		0	4	2	0
1959	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	20	25	24	3	3	0	0	2	3	0		1	4	.125	.160	.375	.535	9		0	0	0	0
1959	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	19	26	23	5	4	1	0	1	2	0		3	3	.174	.269	.348	.617	8		0	0	0	0
Totals				505	1022	890	82	199	28	4	11	97	1	0	87	153	.224	.293	.301	.595	268	8	3	37	5	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1944	AA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	P	8						.000
1944	B	INSL6	Allentown Cardinals	P	5						.000
1944	A1	SOUA	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears	P	3						.000
1946	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	P	30	14	50	4	6	.941	2.133
1947	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	P	18	2	17	0	2	1.000	1.056
1947	A	SALL2	Columbus Cardinals	P	11	3	17	1	1	.952	1.818
1948	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	P	34	3	23	1	2	.963	.765
1949	AAA	IL	Syracuse Chiefs	P	6						.000
1949	AAA	IL	Rochester Red Wings	P	24						.000
1950	AAA	IL	Syracuse Chiefs	P	31	24	38	1	3	.984	2.000
1951	AAA	AA2	Columbus Red Birds	P	27	9	30	2	4	.951	1.444
1952	AAA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	P	21	7	29	0	2	1.000	1.714
1953	AAA	AA2	Indianapolis Indians	P	29	14	40	2	5	.964	1.862
1954	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	33	9	42	4	5	.927	1.545
1955	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	38	15	50	4	5	.942	1.711
1956	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	33	17	53	6	2	.921	2.121
1957	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	22	7	21	1	1	.966	1.273
1957	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	OF	12	19	2	0	1	1.000	1.750
1958	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	23	9	21	3	2	.909	1.304
1959	AAA	AA2	Houston Buffs	P	17	7	18	3	3	.893	1.471
1959	AAA	IL	Toronto Maple Leafs	P	10	2	13	1	1	.938	1.500
Totals					435	161	464	33	45	.950	1.437

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1944	B	Inter-State League	Allentown Cardinals	SLN
1944	AA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1944	A1	Southern League	Knoxville Smokies/Mobile Bears
1946	A	South Atlantic League	Columbus Cardinals	SLN
1947	A	South Atlantic League	Columbus Cardinals	SLN
1947	AAA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1948	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1949	AAA	International League	Rochester Red Wings	SLN
1949	AAA	International League	Syracuse Chiefs	CIN
1950	AAA	International League	Syracuse Chiefs	CIN
1951	AAA	American Association 2	Columbus Red Birds	SLN
1952	AAA	American Association 2	Milwaukee Brewers	BSN
1953	AAA	American Association 2	Indianapolis Indians	CLE
1954	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs
1955	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs
1956	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs
1957	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs
1958	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs
1959	AAA	American Association 2	Houston Buffs
1959	AAA	International League	Toronto Maple Leafs

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