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Mark Fidrych League
10-17-2157
Ed Fitzgerald Catcher
Retired (1988, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .250 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .718 Status Deceased (2028) Option Years 0  
H 362 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 12-05-1953
HR 58 Drafted Round 2, Pick 25
(1975)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(139 games)
RBI 207
SB 1
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (98.4%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1978 C BOS 45 39 309.0 225 209 14 2 1 3 39 13 25.0% 0 6.50 .991
1B BOS 14 14 110.0 130 126 3 1 5 +1 10.55 .992
1979 C BOS 50 41 322.0 249 219 24 6 2 2 43 19 30.6% 0 6.79 .976
1B BOS 6 6 51.0 50 49 1 0 1 +1 8.82 1.000
1980 C BOS 61 51 439.0 331 304 23 4 1 1 58 18 23.7% +2 6.70 .988
1981 C BOS 54 43 396.2 299 259 38 2 2 2 47 32 40.5% -1 6.74 .993
1982 C BOS 50 41 375.2 289 270 17 2 1 3 41 14 25.5% 0 6.88 .993
1983 C BOS-STL 34 34 304.1 244 223 20 1 0 4 34 16 32.0% 0 7.19 .996
1B BOS-STL 1 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 0 0 13.50 1.000
1984 C STL 17 14 133.1 125 110 13 2 0 0 22 10 31.2% 0 8.30 .984
1B STL 26 0 55.2 55 54 1 0 4 -2 8.89 1.000
1985 C STL 26 19 176.2 138 132 4 2 0 0 21 2 8.7% +1 6.93 .986
3B STL 5 5 40.0 17 2 15 0 0 -1 3.83 1.000
1B STL 15 0 28.1 27 27 0 0 3 -1 8.58 1.000
1986 C STL 21 18 164.1 152 131 20 1 0 2 21 18 46.2% 0 8.27 .993
1B STL 16 0 29.2 31 30 0 1 2 +1 9.10 .968
1987 C STL 27 21 190.0 152 144 8 0 0 1 16 8 33.3% 0 7.20 1.000
1B STL 6 0 8.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 11.25 1.000
1988 C STL 29 18 173.0 145 130 13 2 0 0 26 12 31.6% 0 7.44 .986
1B STL 5 0 8.0 8 7 1 0 1 +1 9.00 1.000
Pos Total C 414 339 2984.0 2349 2131 194 24 7 18 368 162 30.6% +2 7.01 .990
1B 89 20 292.2 314 305 7 2 16 +1 9.60 .994
3B 5 5 40.0 17 2 15 0 0 -1 3.83 1.000
Total 508 364 3316.2 2680 2438 216 26 23 18 368 162 30.6% +2 7.20 .990
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Ed Fitzgerald has retired from the St. Louis Gray Jays
1988-05-13Ed Fitzgerald of the St. Louis Gray Jays is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1985-09-19Ed Fitzgerald of the St. Louis Gray Jays is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1983-05-25A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Gray Jays and the Boston Crimson Sawx. The Boston Crimson Sawx receive Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 STL (Pasqual Perry) from the St. Louis Gray Jays in exchange for Ed Fitzgerald.
1982-04-01The Boston Crimson Sawx have placed Ed Fitzgerald on the trade block.
1978-10-13The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Ed Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Chris Smith to the minors.
1978-10-03The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Jim Lynn to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Ed Fitzgerald to the minors. The Boston Crimson Sawx have sent Ricky Perez to the minors.
1978-05-22Ed Fitzgerald of the Boston Crimson Sawx is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1978-03-25The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Ed Fitzgerald to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have promoted Jim Lynn to the major league team. The Boston Crimson Sawx have designated Jim Clemons for assignment. The Boston Crimson Sawx have designated Evan Clark for assignment.
1974-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Force and the Boston Crimson Sawx. The Boston Crimson Sawx receive Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 CHN (Ed Fitzgerald), Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 PHI (John McCaigue), Draft Pick 1977 Round 2 PHI (Tim Cornutt) from the Philadelphia Force in exchange for Mike Burke.
1972-07-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Gene Brynan, Draft Pick 1975 Round 2 CHN (Ed Fitzgerald), Draft Pick - 1974 Round 2 (CHN), Draft Pick 1975 Round 1 CHN ("Big" Jim Lane), Draft Pick - 1974 Round 1 (CHN) from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ernie Davison, Lindsay Laabs, Reed Walker, Kyle Burton, Draft Pick - 1973 Round 2 (PHI).