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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 Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1975 Minors 22 35.00 1 / 1 4 / 6 4 / 7 6 / 6 6 / 6 4 / 4 3 / 5 28 / 35
1975 Pos (1B) 22 108.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 16 / 108
1975 Pos (LF) 22 54.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 54
1976 Minors 23 47.00 1 / 4 3 / 6 5 / 7 2 / 6 8 / 8 5 / 6 9 / 10 33 / 47
1976 Pos (LF) 23 13.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 13
1977 Minors 24 36.00 1 / 4 3 / 7 1 / 2 3 / 7 4 / 5 3 / 5 2 / 6 17 / 36
1978 Majors 25 35.40 148 53 14 3 / 6 2 / 5 3 / 3 2 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 1 7 / 12 22 / 35
1979 Majors 26 37.41 162 47 0 1 / 4 3 / 5 3 / 4 3 / 7 4 / 6 4 / 5 3 / 6 21 / 37
1980 Majors 27 40.59 162 51 0 0 / 8 4 / 9 1 / 5 0 / 1 4 / 6 2 / 5 1 / 6 12 / 40
1981 Majors 28 38.32 162 43 0 2 / 6 0 / 6 1 / 6 0 / 5 2 / 8 1 / 2 1 / 5 7 / 38
1982 Majors 29 35.63 162 41 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 7 1 / 4 2 / 35
1983 Majors 30 33.01 162 34 0 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 33
1984 Majors 31 30.09 162 14 0 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 6 0 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 4 1 / 30
1985 Majors 32 29.59 151 24 11 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 29
1986 Majors 33 26.24 162 18 0 0 / 2 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 26
1987 Majors 34 27.50 162 21 0 -3 / 3 -6 / 1 -5 / 7 -3 / 1 -3 / 5 -1 / 5 -1 / 5 -22 / 27
1988 Majors 35 24.37 149 18 8 -5 / 1 -7 / 4 -4 / 2 -4 / 4 -1 / 4 -2 / 3 -1 / 6 -24 / 24
Total 1744 364 33 1 / 64 6 / 70 10 / 68 9 / 56 29 / 73 18 / 63 25 / 78 122 / 647
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).