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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 | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG |
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| 1970 | Away | 49 | 185 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .524 | .254 | .270 | .086 | .184 |
| 1970 | Home | 46 | 175 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .498 | .241 | .257 | .080 | .177 |
| 1971 | Away | 63 | 232 | 17 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .571 | .261 | .310 | .108 | .203 |
| 1971 | Home | 70 | 252 | 29 | 79 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 14 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .861 | .349 | .512 | .198 | .313 |
| 1972 | Away | 34 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .525 | .303 | .222 | .074 | .148 |
| 1972 | Home | 29 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .862 | .310 | .552 | .241 | .310 |
| 1973 | Away | 39 | 40 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .464 | .214 | .250 | .075 | .175 |
| 1973 | Home | 31 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .556 | .222 | .333 | .111 | .222 |
| 1974 | Away | 39 | 33 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.089 | .513 | .576 | .152 | .424 |
| 1974 | Home | 47 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .574 | .255 | .318 | .114 | .205 |
| 1975 | Away | 52 | 59 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .510 | .222 | .288 | .119 | .169 |
| 1975 | Home | 51 | 60 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .918 | .368 | .550 | .233 | .317 |
| 1977 | Away | 50 | 155 | 18 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .809 | .370 | .439 | .135 | .303 |
| 1977 | Home | 49 | 151 | 21 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | .799 | .349 | .450 | .179 | .272 |
| 1978 | Away | 71 | 245 | 34 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 19 | 59 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .771 | .309 | .461 | .204 | .257 |
| 1978 | Home | 68 | 244 | 46 | 75 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 17 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 2 | .871 | .355 | .516 | .209 | .307 |
| 1979 | Away | 62 | 216 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 53 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .612 | .255 | .356 | .153 | .204 |
| 1979 | Home | 67 | 228 | 34 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 18 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .806 | .306 | .500 | .250 | .250 |
| 1980 | Away | 6 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .105 | .158 | .053 | .105 |
| 1980 | Home | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .688 | .421 | .267 | .000 | .267 |
| Total | Away | 465 | 1211 | 113 | 272 | 36 | 14 | 33 | 122 | 102 | 282 | 29 | 22 | 16 | .645 | .286 | .359 | .135 | .225 |
| Total | Home | 464 | 1234 | 160 | 332 | 47 | 19 | 48 | 192 | 93 | 290 | 44 | 20 | 8 | .776 | .321 | .455 | .186 | .269 |
| Total | 929 | 2445 | 273 | 604 | 83 | 33 | 81 | 314 | 195 | 572 | 73 | 42 | 24 | .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. |