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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 | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1970 | LHP | 26 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .382 | .211 | .171 | .029 | .143 |
| 1970 | RHP | 93 | 325 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 85 | .525 | .251 | .274 | .089 | .185 |
| 1971 | LHP | 44 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .522 | .275 | .246 | .000 | .246 |
| 1971 | RHP | 126 | 419 | 110 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 30 | 95 | .753 | .311 | .442 | .179 | .263 |
| 1972 | LHP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | RHP | 60 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | .724 | .317 | .407 | .167 | .241 |
| 1973 | LHP | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | RHP | 67 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | .521 | .224 | .297 | .095 | .203 |
| 1974 | LHP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | RHP | 85 | 76 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | .811 | .376 | .434 | .132 | .303 |
| 1975 | LHP | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .167 | .167 | .000 | .167 |
| 1975 | RHP | 99 | 113 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 23 | .738 | .304 | .434 | .186 | .248 |
| 1977 | LHP | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .600 | .350 | .250 | .062 | .188 |
| 1977 | RHP | 98 | 290 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 55 | .815 | .360 | .455 | .162 | .293 |
| 1978 | LHP | 29 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 1.009 | .404 | .605 | .256 | .349 |
| 1978 | RHP | 139 | 446 | 123 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 32 | 94 | .803 | .325 | .478 | .202 | .276 |
| 1979 | LHP | 31 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | .507 | .216 | .292 | .104 | .188 |
| 1979 | RHP | 125 | 396 | 92 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 30 | 92 | .737 | .290 | .447 | .215 | .232 |
| 1980 | LHP | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | RHP | 12 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .527 | .294 | .233 | .033 | .200 |
| Total | LHP | 152 | 222 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 65 | .573 | .271 | .302 | .081 | .221 |
| Total | RHP | 904 | 2223 | 555 | 77 | 33 | 77 | 290 | 180 | 507 | .725 | .307 | .418 | .168 | .250 |
| Total | 929 | 2445 | 604 | 83 | 33 | 81 | 314 | 195 | 572 | .711 | .304 | .407 | .160 | .247 |
| 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. |