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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 | Type | OS Age | Chances
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Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
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| 1966 | Minors | 22 | 48.00 | 2 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 3 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 10 | 8 / 8 | 6 / 6 | 33 / 48 | |||
| 1967 | Minors | 23 | 57.00 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 12 | 4 / 10 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 7 / 8 | 23 / 57 | |||
| 1968 | Minors | 24 | 43.00 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 5 / 6 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 7 | 4 / 4 | 2 / 2 | 26 / 43 | |||
| 1969 | Minors | 25 | 33.00 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 9 | 1 / 2 | 8 / 33 | |||
| 1970 | Minors | 26 | 10.00 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 2 / 2 | 5 / 10 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 26 | 60.29 | 129 | 95 | 0 | 5 / 9 | 2 / 6 | 5 / 8 | 3 / 10 | 1 / 9 | 3 / 5 | 11 / 13 | 30 / 60 |
| 1971 | Majors | 27 | 68.94 | 162 | 124 | 0 | 1 / 14 | 2 / 10 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 4 / 10 | 3 / 8 | 12 / 68 |
| 1972 | Majors | 28 | 22.62 | 137 | 0 | 25 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 7 / 8 | 12 / 22 |
| 1973 | Majors | 29 | 27.62 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 27 |
| 1974 | Majors | 30 | 26.49 | 141 | 0 | 21 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 1 / 26 |
| 1975 | Majors | 31 | 30.87 | 162 | 9 | 0 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 4 | 4 / 30 |
| 1976 | Minors | 32 | 34.00 | 2 / 7 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 10 / 34 | |||
| 1977 | Minors | 33 | 12.00 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 12 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 33 | 44.19 | 118 | 89 | 0 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 9 | 0 / 6 | 4 / 8 | 1 / 8 | 11 / 44 |
| 1978 | Majors | 34 | 61.56 | 162 | 128 | 0 | -1 / 10 | 0 / 12 | -2 / 7 | -4 / 11 | -1 / 2 | -4 / 9 | -3 / 10 | -15 / 61 |
| 1979 | Majors | 35 | 62.15 | 162 | 125 | 0 | -2 / 5 | -5 / 12 | 0 / 12 | -5 / 11 | -7 / 6 | 0 / 7 | -1 / 9 | -20 / 62 |
| 1980 | Minors | 36 | 35.00 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 35 | |||
| 1980 | Majors | 36 | 5.58 | 21 | 8 | 0 | -2 / 1 | -3 / 0 | -5 / 1 | -4 / 1 | -5 / 1 | -3 / 0 | -3 / 1 | -25 / 5 |
| Total | 1356 | 578 | 46 | 13 / 95 | 9 / 104 | 21 / 106 | 8 / 91 | 7 / 96 | 29 / 91 | 36 / 94 | 123 / 677 |
| 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. |