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Mel Ott League
7-4-2068
Ed Besana First Base
Retired (1969, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .260 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .702 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 1073 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 04-05-1934
HR 61 Drafted Round 5, Pick 73
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 13 years
(31 games)
RBI 450
SB 114
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A-
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF (1.6%) Arm WS Appearances 1
2B D- (6.0%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 1
3B D- (8.8%) RF A- (76.9%)   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
1956 STL
64
223
27
58
10
2
2
18
29
24 1 1
11
8 9
.696
.346
.350
.090
.260
1957 STL
123
466
44
125
17
6
6
64
50
87 3 4
14
7 9
.709
.340
.369
.101
.268
1958 STL
120
453
55
125
24
7
8
56
49
69 4 3
9
5 10
.763
.350
.413
.137
.276
1959 STL
135
509
65
119
25
6
8
47
50
81 1 0
11
6 2
.657
.304
.354
.120
.234
1960 STL
135
497
50
114
17
0
5
46
56
80 4 4
12
7 0
.604
.310
.294
.064
.229
1961 STL
103
124
10
30
3
3
2
18
15
19 0 2
1
3 3
.682
.319
.363
.121
.242
1962 STL
128
152
18
50
10
7
1
17
14
18 1 1
4
1 2
.893
.387
.507
.178
.329
1963 STL-MIL
88
135
30
44
9
2
4
13
14
19 0 0
6
0 1
.900
.389
.511
.185
.326
1964 MIL
119
362
39
92
20
4
8
46
36
55 0 1
9
1 10
.719
.321
.398
.144
.254
1965 MIL
93
209
31
56
6
2
6
26
19
40 0 1
10
0 3
.729
.328
.402
.134
.268
1966 MIL
117
328
43
86
18
3
5
30
28
54 0 1
13
3 5
.700
.319
.381
.119
.262
1967 MIL
130
236
28
62
3
5
2
22
21
37 0 1
8
5 6
.665
.322
.343
.081
.263
1968 MIL
127
320
29
79
12
2
2
26
33
56 1 0
6
5 7
.635
.319
.316
.069
.247
1969 MIL
66
116
19
33
5
4
2
21
8
20 1 2
0
2 3
.779
.331
.448
.164
.284
Total
1548
4130
488
1073
179
53
61
450
422
659 16 21
114
53 70
.702
.329
.373
.113
.260
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Ed Besana has retired from the Milwaukee Six-Pack
1966-05-25Ed Besana of the Milwaukee Six-Pack is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1963-04-08The Milwaukee Six-Pack have acquired Ed Besana from the waiver wire.
1963-04-04The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Tom Kranepool to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted John Roque to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Tomas Beare to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted George Kelleher to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have promoted Hank DeJean to the major league team. The St. Louis Rivermen have sent Gus Pepper to the minors. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Grey Kainer for assignment. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Don Lyden for assignment. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Ed Besana for assignment. The St. Louis Rivermen have designated Tom Shumpert for assignment.
1956-08-05The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Doc Loftus to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Dave Decker to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ty Otanez to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Felix Mathews to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Wally Judge to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Tom Morrison to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Besana to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Clarence Enzenroth to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted George Kingdon to the major league team. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Textor to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Lloyd Rettig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Bob Burchell to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Howie Fernandez to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Wally Meyer to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Tom Shumpert to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Chris Roig to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Dave Cuccinello to the minors. The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Mark Rader to the minors.
1956-05-29The St. Louis Bloggers have sent Ed Besana to the minors.
1956-05-04The St. Louis Bloggers have promoted Ed Besana to the major league team.