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Branch Rickey League 5-12-2229 |
| Ed Busch |  Center FieldRetired (1980, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .247 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .711 | Status | Deceased (2026) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 604 | Age at Death | 82 | Date of Birth | 10-29-1944 | |
| HR | 81 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 13 (1966) |
Majors Svc Time | 8 years (106 games) |
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| RBI | 314 | |||||
| SB | 73 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (0.8%) | LF | (5.1%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | (98.9%) |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT | GG |
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| 1970 | CF | CLE | 94 | 94 | 840.0 | 207 | 199 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -9 | 2.16 | .976 | |||||
| LF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1971 | CF | TOR | 117 | 117 | 1031.1 | 284 | 273 | 3 | 8 | 1 | -9 | 2.41 | .972 | |||||
| RF | TOR | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 3B | TOR | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | TOR | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1972 | CF | PHI | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||||
| SS | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||||||
| RF | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| C | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||
| 1973 | CF | PHI | 8 | 0 | 26.2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.36 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1974 | SS | PHI | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| CF | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | ||||||
| 1975 | CF | PHI | 7 | 6 | 54.0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2.33 | 1.000 | |||||
| RF | PHI | 7 | 2 | 28.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | PHI | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1977 | CF | LAA | 89 | 89 | 779.0 | 209 | 199 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 2.38 | .986 | |||||
| 1978 | CF | LAA | 122 | 122 | 1059.2 | 278 | 263 | 11 | 4 | 1 | -8 | 2.33 | .986 | |||||
| RF | LAA | 6 | 6 | 54.1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1979 | CF | LAA | 62 | 62 | 528.2 | 122 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2.06 | .992 | |||||
| RF | LAA | 58 | 58 | 505.0 | 114 | 108 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 1.98 | .974 | ||||||
| 1B | LAA | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8.70 | 1.000 | ||||||
| LF | LAA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| 1980 | RF | LAA | 7 | 7 | 62.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1.16 | 1.000 | |||||
| CF | LAA | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Pos Total | CF | 503 | 491 | 4331.1 | 1125 | 1079 | 25 | 21 | 4 | -31 | 2.29 | .981 | ||||||
| RF | 84 | 78 | 693.2 | 145 | 139 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 1.84 | .979 | |||||||
| LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | 1.000 | |||||||
| 1B | 4 | 4 | 30.0 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8.70 | 1.000 | |||||||
| 3B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |||||||
| SS | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |||||||
| C | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | 0 | 0.00 | NaN | |||
| Total | 600 | 578 | 5101.1 | 1308 | 1251 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NaN% | -35 | 2.27 | .982 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Ed Busch has retired from the Los Angeles Vipers |
| 1980-04-25 | The Los Angeles Vipers have designated Ed Busch for assignment. |
| 1977-05-21 | The Los Angeles Vipers have promoted Ed Busch to the major league team. The Los Angeles Vipers have designated Jim Johnson for assignment. |
| 1976-07-24 | The Los Angeles Vipers have acquired Ed Busch from the waiver wire. |
| 1976-06-30 | The Philadelphia Freedom have waived Ed Busch. |
| 1976-04-01 | The Philadelphia Freedom have promoted Ron Glenn to the major league team. The Philadelphia Freedom have designated Ed Busch for assignment. |
| 1974-07-27 | Ed Busch of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1972-04-14 | Ed Busch of the Philadelphia Phillies is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1972-04-01 | Trade #1652630 has been completed between the Toronto Nots and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies receive Ed Busch, Draft Pick 1974 Round 3 TOR (Tom Combs) from the Toronto Nots in exchange for Whitey Grzanich. |
| 1972-04-01 | The Toronto Nots have promoted Ed Busch to the major league team. |
| 1971-10-08 | The Toronto Nots have sent Ed Busch to the minors. The Toronto Nots have sent Kerry Wolfe to the minors. |
| 1970-08-10 | The Cleveland Nots have promoted Ed Busch to the major league team. |
| 1970-08-03 | The Cleveland Nots have promoted Charlie Skaggs to the major league team. The Cleveland Nots have sent Ed Busch to the minors. |
| 1970-07-05 | The Cleveland Nots have promoted Ed Busch to the major league team. The Cleveland Nots have designated Charlie Skaggs for assignment. |
| 1970-06-15 | The Cleveland Nots have promoted Rollie Williams to the major league team. The Cleveland Nots have sent Ed Busch to the minors. |
| 1970-05-05 | The Cleveland Nots have promoted Ed Busch to the major league team. The Cleveland Nots have designated Charlie Skaggs for assignment. |
| 1970-04-25 | The Cleveland Nots have demoted Ed Busch to the minor leagues. |
| 1970-04-01 | The Cleveland Nots have promoted Ed Busch to the major league team. |