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Ty Cobb League
7-13-2085
Ed Givens Second Base
Retired (1972, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/L
OPS .656 Status Deceased (2022) Option Years 0  
H 151 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 11-06-1938
HR 3 Drafted Round 5, Pick 67
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 1 years
(150 games)
RBI 67
SB 14
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance D    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D- Velocity D+   Mentor vR C+
Speed B+ Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (96.9%) Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 0
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
1960 BRO
5
7
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
 2 0 0
1
 0 0
.804
.375
.429
.143
.286
1961 BRO-CHN
22
40
1
10
5
0
0
6
5
 2 1 0
0
 0 2
.723
.348
.375
.125
.250
1963 CLE-CHA
62
136
13
25
4
0
0
14
13
 13 0 2
3
 1 3
.465
.252
.213
.029
.184
1964 CHA
3
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.833
.500
.333
.000
.333
1970 CHA-NYN
114
382
47
104
19
5
2
43
42
 45 7 5
10
 2 17
.715
.351
.364
.092
.272
1971 NYN
9
37
6
8
1
0
1
4
4
 7 0 0
0
 0 0
.617
.293
.324
.108
.216
Total
215
608
69
151
30
5
3
67
67
 69 8 7
14
 3 22
.656
.328
.329
.081
.248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1972-11-01Ed Givens has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1972-04-18The Washington War Dogs have waived Ed Givens.
1972-04-18The Washington War Dogs have renamed Gary Lee Givens to Ed Givens.
1972-04-18The Washington War Dogs have acquired Gary Lee Givens from the waiver wire.
1971-04-16The New York HELLBOYS have waived Gary Lee Givens.
1971-04-11The New York HELLBOYS have promoted Randall Sears to the major league team. The New York HELLBOYS have designated Gary Lee Givens for assignment.
1971-03-03The New York BLUE BOMBERS have renamed Ed Givens to Gary Lee Givens.
1970-08-12The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have sent Charlie Gastall to the minors.
1970-08-01The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Les Ryan to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have designated Ed Givens for assignment.
1970-04-18The New York BLUE BOMBERS have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team. The New York BLUE BOMBERS have sent Orval Misse to the minors.
1970-04-16The New York BLUE BOMBERS have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1970-04-06The Chicago Pale Hose have waived Ed Givens.
1969-09-09The Chicago Pale Hose have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1969-04-01The New York Creatures have waived Ed Givens.
1968-09-27The New York Creatures have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1968-05-01The Philadelphia Phillies have waived Ed Givens.
1968-04-25The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Brad Williams to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have designated Ed Givens for assignment.
1968-03-01The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team. The Philadelphia Phillies have promoted Frank Estelle to the major league team.
1968-03-01The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1967-07-15The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have waived Ed Givens.
1967-07-10The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire. The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have waived Fred Getz.
1966-05-09The Chicago Pale Hose have waived Ed Givens.
1966-05-02The Chicago Pale Hose have promoted Juan Walker to the major league team. The Chicago Pale Hose have designated Ed Givens for assignment.
1966-05-01The Chicago Pale Hose have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team. The Chicago Pale Hose have sent Al Garbark to the minors.
1966-05-01The Chicago Pale Hose have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire. The Chicago Pale Hose have waived Fred Lewis.
1966-04-06The Washington War Dogs have waived Ed Givens.
1966-04-06The Washington War Dogs have renamed Ed "The Lord" Givens to Ed Givens.
1966-04-06The Washington War Dogs have acquired Ed "The Lord" Givens from the waiver wire.
1966-04-01The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have waived Ed "The Lord" Givens.
1966-03-05The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have renamed Ed Givens to Ed "The Lord" Givens.
1966-03-05The Milwaukee Southern Railwaymen have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1964-10-03The Chicago Pale Hose have waived Ed Givens.
1964-09-07The Chicago Pale Hose have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1964-05-03The Chicago Pale Hose have waived Ed Givens.
1964-04-16The Chicago Pale Hose have sent Ed Givens down to the minors.
1963-09-13The Chicago Pale Hose have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team.
1963-08-23The Chicago Pale Hose have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1963-08-19The Cleveland Longhorns have waived Ed Givens.
1963-08-08The Cleveland Longhorns have promoted John Cheeves to the major league team. The Cleveland Longhorns have sent Ed Givens to the minors.
1962-04-20The Chicago Cubs have waived Ed Givens.
1961-08-05The Chicago Cubs have sent Ed Givens down to the minors.
1961-06-03The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team.
1961-06-03The Chicago Cubs have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Al Hug to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Mark Knott to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Jesse Hesterfer to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Herb Leach to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Guy Chavez to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Talmadge Pilney to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Matt McAnany to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dave Tabb to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Dwayne Baker to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Billy Rullo to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Marcus Linz to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have promoted Tony Christmas to the major league team. The Chicago Cubs have sent Bret Myerson to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ilya Fridman to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tim Miller to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Willy Morris to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Poncho Rincon to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Alec Rose to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Ray Fischer to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Eric Sunday to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent J.R. Richards to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Scott Murray to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Jason Jackson to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Mike Engleberg to the minors. The Chicago Cubs have sent Tom Stevens to the minors.
1961-03-01The Chicago Cubs have acquired Ed Givens from the waiver wire.
1960-07-11The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Jack Byrd to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Ed Givens to the minors.
1960-06-19The Brooklyn Cyclones have promoted Ed Givens to the major league team. The Brooklyn Cyclones have sent Jack Byrd to the minors.