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Larry Doby League
4-1-2044
Eddie Folsom Shortstop
Retired (1974, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .261 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .721 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 503 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 05-11-1938
HR 46 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(141 games)
RBI 255
SB 95
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed A- Bunt C  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1962 DET-BAL
51
174
25
45
6
0
6
21
16
 27 0 4
9
 1 1
.711
.314
.397
.138
.259
1963 BAL
115
461
52
102
12
1
7
37
59
 107 2 5
17
 2 12
.606
.309
.297
.076
.221
1964 CLE
109
247
31
57
7
4
8
34
24
 46 0 0
18
 9 3
.688
.299
.389
.158
.231
1965 CLE
103
131
24
45
7
0
3
13
11
 22 0 1
13
 4 2
.857
.392
.466
.122
.344
1966 CLE
82
59
7
15
0
3
2
12
2
 11 0 1
2
 3 1
.732
.274
.458
.203
.254
1967 CLE
54
94
15
21
6
0
1
15
21
 14 0 1
8
 4 2
.681
.362
.319
.096
.223
1968 CLE
42
135
26
42
6
1
2
14
17
 23 0 1
6
 2 0
.800
.386
.415
.104
.311
1969 CLE
43
126
25
34
5
1
3
25
11
 30 0 2
1
 0 1
.721
.324
.397
.127
.270
1970 CLE
32
75
11
21
2
1
4
12
8
 12 0 0
4
 1 0
.843
.349
.493
.213
.280
1971 CLE
38
107
21
29
2
1
4
21
14
 15 1 0
2
 1 0
.781
.361
.421
.150
.271
1972 CLE
49
144
25
49
6
5
2
24
14
 24 0 0
7
 2 3
.892
.399
.493
.153
.340
1973 CLE
52
122
15
33
3
3
4
22
19
 31 0 2
6
 3 1
.806
.364
.443
.172
.270
1974 CLE
30
52
5
10
1
0
0
5
4
 8 0 1
2
 0 0
.457
.246
.212
.019
.192
Total
800
1927
282
503
63
20
46
255
220
 370 3 18
95
 32 26
.721
.335
.386
.125
.261
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1974-11-01 Eddie Folsom has retired from the Cleveland Spiders
1968-03-01The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team.
1967-09-29The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1967-09-17The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Bill Converse to the minors.
1967-07-30The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Kiko Hernandez to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1967-07-15The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Larry Aragon to the minors.
1967-06-17The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Lee Stein to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1966-09-01The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team.
1966-08-22The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Carlos Harkey to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1965-07-18The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent John Becker to the minors.
1965-07-15The Cleveland Spiders have promoted John Becker to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1965-06-10The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent John Becker to the minors.
1965-06-07The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Larry Aragon to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1965-06-06The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Bill Converse to the minors.
1965-06-01The Cleveland Spiders have promoted John Becker to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1964-08-19The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Eddie Folsom to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Lee Stein to the minors.
1964-08-17The Cleveland Spiders have promoted Bill Converse to the major league team. The Cleveland Spiders have sent Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1964-04-01The Cleveland Spiders have renamed Fast Eddie Folsom to Eddie Folsom.
1963-05-27The Baltimore Blues have promoted Fast Eddie Folsom to the major league team.
1963-04-29The Baltimore Blues have promoted Dennis Kissinger to the major league team. The Baltimore Blues have sent Fast Eddie Folsom to the minors.
1963-04-15The Baltimore Blues have renamed Ed Too Short to Fast Eddie Folsom.
1962-06-20The Baltimore Blues have promoted Ed Too Short to the major league team. The Baltimore Blues have sent Dennis Kissinger to the minors.
1962-06-06A trade has been completed between the Detroit Dreadnaughts and the Baltimore Blues. The Baltimore Blues receive Button Gwinnett, Clinton Blue, Win Hodge, Ed Too Short, Draft Pick - 1963 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Dreadnaughts in exchange for Bert Benedict.
1962-04-01The Detroit Dreadnaughts have renamed Ed Short to Ed Too Short.