Ed Napoleon
Edward George Napoleon
Born: September 13, 1937
Baltimore, MD US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
Career: 1956-1970
Ed Napoleon compiled a career batting average of .281 with 65 home runs and 561 RBI in his 1307-game career with the Dothan Cardinals, Ardmore Cardinals, Winnipeg Goldeyes, Winston-Salem Red Birds, Burlington Bees, Asheville Tourists, Kinston Eagles, Gastonia Pirates, Raleigh Pirates, Salem Rebels and York Pirates. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
![]() Winnipeg Goldeyes |
![]() Burlington Bees |
![]() Kinston Eagles |
![]() Asheville Tourists |
![]() Gastonia Pirates |
![]() Salem Rebels |
![]() York Pirates |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1969 | AA | EL | York Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.57 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.3 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | SOSL | Ardmore Cardinals | 12 | 54 | 48 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .396 | .453 | .542 | .994 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Dothan Cardinals | 117 | 535 | 456 | 98 | 147 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 77 | 17 | 65 | 14 | .322 | .411 | .469 | .881 | 214 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 122 | 543 | 461 | 79 | 129 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 70 | 2 | 69 | 23 | .280 | .375 | .401 | .776 | 185 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 91 | 419 | 347 | 63 | 110 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 67 | 29 | .317 | .425 | .438 | .864 | 152 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 27 | 125 | 105 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 6 | .267 | .371 | .362 | .733 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 130 | 552 | 449 | 72 | 128 | 27 | 2 | 12 | 78 | 4 | 90 | 53 | .285 | .405 | .434 | .839 | 195 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | 106 | 434 | 358 | 63 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 60 | 43 | .285 | .386 | .346 | .733 | 124 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 132 | 563 | 471 | 77 | 134 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 68 | 4 | 74 | 39 | .285 | .380 | .420 | .800 | 198 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | 74 | 192 | 158 | 26 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 9 | .228 | .342 | .342 | .684 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | 82 | 232 | 213 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | .272 | .328 | .371 | .698 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 39 | 118 | 92 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .250 | .368 | .337 | .704 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | 37 | 80 | 71 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .296 | .375 | .366 | .741 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | 79 | 211 | 185 | 18 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 17 | .243 | .327 | .330 | .657 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1967 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | 107 | 310 | 262 | 30 | 75 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 24 | .286 | .385 | .370 | .755 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 80 | 201 | 169 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | .195 | .298 | .278 | .576 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1969 | AA | EL | York Pirates | 36 | 113 | 92 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .185 | .321 | .217 | .539 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 11 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .278 | .200 | .478 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | 24 | 60 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .300 | .383 | .420 | .803 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 1307 | 4761 | 4003 | 626 | 1124 | 207 | 23 | 65 | 561 | 63 | 8 | 643 | 316 | .281 | .379 | .393 | .772 | 1572 | 0 | 19 | 53 | 43 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | SOSL | Ardmore Cardinals | OF | 12 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .783 | 1.500 |
| 1956 | D | ALFL | Dothan Cardinals | OF | 111 | 263 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .965 | 2.450 |
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | OF | 122 | 172 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .984 | 1.533 |
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | OF | 90 | 150 | 14 | 7 | 1 | .959 | 1.822 |
| 1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | OF | 27 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .978 | 1.667 |
| 1958 | C | NORL1 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | OF | 127 | 159 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .960 | 1.339 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Burlington Bees | OF | 100 | 134 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .913 | 1.370 |
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | OF | 121 | 210 | 6 | 7 | 2 | .969 | 1.785 |
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 3B | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .684 | 1.083 |
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | AA | SALL2 | Asheville Tourists | OF | 52 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .935 | .827 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Asheville Tourists | OF | 58 | 78 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .943 | 1.414 |
| 1965 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | OF | 25 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 1.440 |
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | OF | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | OF | 51 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .971 | 1.314 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | OF | 76 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .989 | 1.132 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | 3B | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 1.833 |
| 1967 | A | CARL | Raleigh Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | OF | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .778 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | P | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 3B | 34 | 22 | 60 | 5 | 0 | .943 | 2.412 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 1B | 13 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .978 | 3.385 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | York Pirates | 1B | 4 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 9.250 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | York Pirates | OF | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | York Pirates | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1970 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1970 | A | SALL3 | Gastonia Pirates | 3B | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 1101 | 1618 | 164 | 80 | 22 | .957 | 1.619 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Dothan Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | D | Sooner State League | Ardmore Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1957 | C | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
| 1958 | B | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1958 | C | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | SLN | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Burlington Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AA | South Atlantic League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Asheville Tourists | PIT | ||
| 1965 | A | Western Carolinas League | Gastonia Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1967 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1968 | A | Carolina League | Salem Rebels | PIT | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Salem Rebels | PIT | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | York Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1970 | A | Western Carolinas League | Gastonia Pirates | PIT |
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