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Branch Rickey League 4-11-2229 |
| 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.
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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements. | ||||||||
| Year | OS Age | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range |
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| 1966 | 22 | |||||||
| 1967 | 23 | |||||||
| 1968 | 24 | |||||||
| 1969 | 25 | |||||||
| 1970 | 26 | |||||||
| 1971 | 27 | |||||||
| 1972 | 28 | |||||||
| 1973 | 29 | |||||||
| 1974 | 30 | |||||||
| 1975 | 31 | |||||||
| 1976 | 32 | |||||||
| 1977 | 33 | |||||||
| 1978 | 34 | |||||||
| 1979 | 35 | |||||||
| 1980 | 36 | |||||||
| 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. |