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Thomas Edison Second Base
Retired (1968, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .775 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 1802 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 09-04-1930
HR 215 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(40 games)
RBI 913
SB 176
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B- (55.1%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 LHP 9 12 4 1 1 1 3 0 1 1.167 .333 .833 .500 .333
1952 RHP 17 64 16 1 2 0 8 4 11 .618 .290 .328 .078 .250
1953 LHP 60 146 46 5 0 5 30 13 26 .831 .379 .452 .137 .315
1953 RHP 101 284 75 13 0 10 40 29 67 .744 .328 .415 .151 .264
1954 LHP 62 133 33 6 2 5 18 7 26 .720 .284 .436 .188 .248
1954 RHP 121 393 85 9 3 12 49 35 98 .629 .283 .346 .130 .216
1955 LHP 75 167 45 4 2 8 33 19 34 .810 .349 .461 .192 .269
1955 RHP 122 377 95 9 2 13 51 36 93 .706 .317 .390 .138 .252
1956 LHP 75 174 53 10 3 5 27 14 34 .839 .356 .483 .178 .305
1956 RHP 120 381 112 18 2 14 56 32 75 .810 .348 .462 .168 .294
1957 LHP 84 203 60 16 1 7 31 30 43 .872 .385 .488 .192 .296
1957 RHP 119 333 86 8 7 6 45 31 77 .700 .322 .378 .120 .258
1958 LHP 59 120 35 6 0 4 18 7 25 .778 .336 .442 .150 .292
1958 RHP 113 332 94 14 3 14 46 33 76 .817 .347 .470 .187 .283
1959 LHP 55 59 17 4 2 3 13 6 9 .930 .354 .576 .288 .288
1959 RHP 109 352 88 13 4 4 42 28 66 .648 .304 .344 .094 .250
1960 LHP 55 87 17 2 1 4 10 10 32 .665 .286 .379 .184 .195
1960 RHP 117 333 83 16 4 10 41 30 65 .726 .315 .411 .162 .249
1961 LHP 46 61 12 0 1 0 4 5 17 .487 .258 .230 .033 .197
1961 RHP 103 297 95 18 5 12 48 25 45 .910 .374 .535 .215 .320
1962 LHP 70 85 23 4 0 3 10 11 14 .778 .354 .424 .153 .271
1962 RHP 117 335 97 15 1 15 54 37 64 .838 .363 .475 .185 .290
1963 LHP 63 67 16 1 0 4 8 8 12 .753 .320 .433 .194 .239
1963 RHP 90 256 82 19 4 7 37 31 51 .902 .394 .508 .188 .320
1964 LHP 60 73 24 5 0 6 16 9 15 1.046 .402 .644 .315 .329
1964 RHP 110 282 73 7 2 11 30 37 53 .763 .348 .415 .156 .259
1965 LHP 35 44 15 3 1 0 2 4 4 .850 .396 .455 .114 .341
1965 RHP 83 244 90 15 0 11 39 25 47 .990 .424 .566 .197 .369
1966 LHP 76 83 28 5 0 3 13 6 17 .884 .378 .506 .169 .337
1966 RHP 98 338 104 19 0 11 47 31 58 .827 .366 .462 .154 .308
1967 LHP 42 108 33 5 1 6 20 9 24 .896 .359 .537 .231 .306
1967 RHP 104 227 42 5 2 1 13 20 49 .491 .253 .238 .053 .185
1968 LHP 12 16 3 2 0 0 2 2 3 .590 .278 .312 .125 .188
1968 RHP 31 62 21 1 0 0 9 4 13 .737 .382 .355 .016 .339
Total LHP 938 1638 464 79 15 64 258 160 336 .815 .348 .467 .184 .283
Total RHP 1675 4890 1338 200 41 151 655 468 1008 .761 .338 .424 .150 .274
Total 2065 6528 1802 279 56 215 913 628 1344 .775 .340 .435 .159 .276
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Thomas Edison has retired from the Florida Flamingos
1968-09-12The Florida Flamingos have promoted Thomas Edison to the major league team.
1968-09-12The Florida Flamingos have acquired Thomas Edison from the waiver wire.
1968-08-16The Milwaukee Crullers have waived Thomas Edison. The Milwaukee Crullers have waived John Ryan.
1968-07-30The Milwaukee Crullers have designated Thomas Edison for assignment.
1968-07-13The Milwaukee Crullers have promoted Thomas Edison to the major league team.
1968-07-13The Milwaukee Crullers have acquired Thomas Edison from the waiver wire.
1968-06-25The Montreal Maroons have waived Thomas Edison.
1968-06-18The Montreal Maroons have designated Thomas Edison for assignment.
1968-05-05The Montreal Maroons have promoted Thomas Edison to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have promoted Patsy Watson to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have promoted Ed McVey to the major league team. The Montreal Maroons have designated Julio Hinkle for assignment. The Montreal Maroons have designated Rowdy Washington for assignment. The Montreal Maroons have sent Oris Walker to the minors.
1968-05-05The Montreal Maroons have acquired Thomas Edison from the waiver wire.
1968-04-08The Brooklyn SweatHogs have waived Thomas Edison.
1968-04-01The Brooklyn SweatHogs have designated Thomas Edison for assignment.
1966-05-26Thomas Edison of the Brooklyn Bootleggers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1965-06-25Thomas Edison of the Brooklyn Bootleggers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1963-04-28Thomas Edison of the Brooklyn Bootleggers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1959-09-19Thomas Edison of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1953-09-17Thomas Edison of the Brooklyn Blasters is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1952-09-05The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Thomas Edison to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Kevin LeFlore to the major league team.
1952-06-10A trade has been completed between the Arizona American Heroes and the Brooklyn Blasters. The Brooklyn Blasters receive Thomas Edison, Harry Tubman, Draft Pick 1953 Round 2 ARI (Jack Beck) from the Arizona American Heroes in exchange for Tony Olin.
1950-04-01The Arizona American Heroes have renamed Rex Miller to Thomas Edison.
1950-04-01The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Dave Katz to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Doc McFarland to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Chris Chavarria to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Jocko Dellucci to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted March Cordova to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Joey Ferens to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted Jack McCaffery to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have promoted John Unser to the major league team. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Billy Freese to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Ray McMahon to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Haddie Sudakis to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Rex Miller to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Cupid Timlin to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Shovel Alvarado to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Ron Perezchica to the minors. The Arizona American Heroes have sent Bill Leiter to the minors.