Mike Edwards

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 154lb (178cm, 69kg)

Born: August 27, 1952 in Fort Lewis, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 18th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jefferson HS (Los Angeles, CA), the California Angels in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase, the Montreal Expos in the 5th round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Jefferson HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Schools: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA), University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1977 (Age 25-014d, 13,969th in major league history)
vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1980 (Age 28-032d)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Michael Lewis Edwards

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Relatives: Brother of Dave Edwards, Marshall Edwards

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.7

879

220

.250

RBI

OBP

.280

SLG

.298

OPS

.578

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1974	21	PIT-min	A-	69	305	275	43	86	11	7	3	28	25	10	24	23	.313	.362	.436	.798		120	5	0	1	5	1		NFL · NYPL
1975	22	PIT-min	AA,AAA	124	550	500	68	149	32	4	4	56	30	11	39	61	.298	.350	.402	.752		201	7	2	7	2	0		SHV,CHL · TL,IL
1976	23	PIT-min	AAA,AA	115	466	432	52	113	15	4	7	44	24	14	24	51	.262	.302	.363	.665		157		2	5	3			CHL,SHV · IL,TL
1977	24	PIT-min	AAA	133	575	531	77	157	13	7	4	61	62	11	23	59	.296	.322	.369	.691		196		2	10	9			CLB · IL
1977	24	PIT	NL	7	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	0	1	0	0	0	/4H
1978	25	OAK	AL	142	446	414	48	113	16	2	1	23	27	21	16	32	.273	.303	.329	.632	83	136	7	2	14	0	0	*4H/6D
1979	26	OAK	AL	122	422	400	35	93	12	2	1	23	10	6	15	37	.233	.263	.280	.543	51	112	11	2	4	1	0	*4/H6D
1980	27	OAK	AL	46	63	59	10	14	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	5	.237	.250	.237	.487	40	14	1	0	3	0	0	4H/D9
4 Yrs				317	938	879	94	220	28	4	2	49	38	30	32	77	.250	.280	.298	.578	64	262	19	5	21	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	479	449	48	112	14	2	1	25	19	15	16	39	.250	.280	.298	.578	64	134	10	3	11	1	0

OAK (3 yrs)				310	931	873	93	220	28	4	2	49	38	28	32	74	.252	.281	.300	.581	65	262	19	4	21	1	0
PIT (1 yr)				7	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	0	1	0	0	0

AL (3 yrs)				310	931	873	93	220	28	4	2	49	38	28	32	74	.252	.281	.300	.581	65	262	19	4	21	1	0
NL (1 yr)				7	7	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	.000	.143	.000	.143	-58	0	0	1	0	0	0

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