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Ryan Doby League
5-25-2004
Ed Norton Left Field
Retired (1985, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .706 Status Retired (1985) Option Years 0  
H 442 Age 55 (OS 55) Date of Birth 04-14-1949
HR 30 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(78 games)
RBI 207
SB 15
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A  Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B- Velocity F    Mentor vR A 
Speed B- Bunt D- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm C  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF A+ (98.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1972 COL
2
9
1
3
1
0
0
4
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.778
.333
.444
.111
.333
1973 COL
4
16
2
4
0
0
0
4
1
 2 0 0
0
 0 0
.544
.294
.250
.000
.250
1974 COL
7
26
4
7
0
0
0
3
5
 5 0 0
0
 1 0
.656
.387
.269
.000
.269
1975 COL
20
53
4
14
3
0
0
4
4
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.637
.316
.321
.057
.264
1976 COL
67
130
16
42
3
2
4
21
15
 11 1 0
2
 2 0
.866
.397
.469
.146
.323
1977 COL
94
273
28
73
15
1
6
42
33
 48 3 5
1
 1 0
.743
.347
.396
.128
.267
1978 COL
115
365
54
88
17
1
7
39
37
 77 0 1
1
 1 5
.661
.310
.351
.110
.241
1979 COL
70
171
26
45
10
1
4
27
26
 22 1 0
2
 1 1
.767
.364
.404
.140
.263
1980 COL
63
70
9
12
4
0
1
8
10
 13 0 1
0
 1 0
.543
.272
.271
.100
.171
1981 COL
90
95
12
20
1
1
2
12
9
 12 1 1
0
 0 0
.588
.283
.305
.095
.211
1982 COL
61
104
13
25
5
0
1
4
11
 19 1 0
2
 2 2
.636
.319
.317
.077
.240
1983 COL
125
195
26
50
6
3
4
19
21
 27 0 0
3
 2 1
.708
.329
.379
.123
.256
1984 COL
89
162
13
51
9
1
1
19
18
 30 0 0
2
 1 1
.785
.383
.401
.086
.315
1985 COL
22
33
5
8
1
0
0
1
7
 4 0 0
2
 0 0
.648
.375
.273
.030
.242
Total
829
1702
213
442
75
10
30
207
197
 278 7 8
15
 12 10
.706
.338
.368
.109
.260

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Larry Doby League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Ed Norton has retired from the Colorado Spiders
1984-04-01Ed Norton of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1983-05-23The Colorado Spiders have placed Ed Norton on the trade block.
1982-07-17Ed Norton of the Colorado Spiders is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1975-09-19The Colorado Spiders have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team.
1975-06-15The Colorado Spiders have sent Ed Norton to the minors.
1974-09-21The Colorado Spiders have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team.
1974-03-01The Colorado Spiders have designated Tom Gaspar for assignment. The Colorado Spiders have sent Takashi Ward to the minors. The Colorado Spiders have sent Lou Gardella to the minors. The Colorado Spiders have sent Ed Norton to the minors. The Colorado Spiders have designated Hugh Jones for assignment.
1973-09-22The Colorado Spiders have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team.
1973-09-20The Colorado Spiders have promoted Lou Gardella to the major league team. The Colorado Spiders have sent Ed Norton to the minors.
1973-09-17The Colorado Spiders have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team.
1973-03-01The Colorado Spiders have sent Ed Norton to the minors. The Colorado Spiders have sent Harvey Ingram to the minors.
1972-09-30The Colorado Spiders have promoted Ed Norton to the major league team.