Hank Edwards

For the American football player, see Hank Edwards (American football).

Hank Edwards
File:Hank Edwards 1952.jpg
Outfielder
Born: (1919-01-29)January 29, 1919 Elmwood Place, Ohio
Died: Anaheim, California
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 10, 1941, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1953, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.280
Home runs	51
Runs batted in	276
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1941–1943, 1946–1949) Chicago Cubs (1949–1950) Brooklyn Dodgers (1951) Cincinnati Reds (1951–1952) Chicago White Sox (1952) St. Louis Browns (1953)

Henry Albert Edwards (January 29, 1919 – June 22, 1988) born in Elmwood Place, Ohio was an Outfielder for the Cleveland Indians (1941–43 and 1946–49), Chicago Cubs (1949–50), Brooklyn Dodgers (1951), Cincinnati Reds (1951–52), Chicago White Sox (1952) and St. Louis Browns (1953).

He had an injury-plagued career, including a broken ankle, a fractured collarbone, and a dislocated shoulder.

He led the American League in triples (16) in 1946.

In 11 seasons he played in 735 Games and had 2,191 At Bats, 285 Runs, 613 Hits, 116 Doubles, 41 Triples, 51 Home Runs, 276 RBI, 9 Stolen Bases, 208 Walks, .280 Batting Average, .343 On-base percentage, .440 Slugging Percentage, 964 Total Bases and 8 Sacrifice Hits.

He died in Anaheim, California at the age of 69.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball triples champions

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)