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Mike Piazza League
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Thomas Edison Second Base
Retired (1968, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating   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 Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt 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 R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1952 Away 10 46 6 11 1 1 1 5 2 6 3 0 0 .640 .271 .370 .130 .239
1952 Home 7 30 2 9 1 2 0 6 2 6 0 1 0 .800 .333 .467 .167 .300
1953 Away 60 212 21 55 8 0 8 30 18 43 1 2 5 .725 .315 .410 .151 .259
1953 Home 62 218 36 66 10 0 7 40 24 50 3 0 2 .819 .374 .445 .142 .303
1954 Away 66 260 35 60 6 3 8 31 24 69 4 0 4 .669 .300 .369 .138 .231
1954 Home 66 266 27 58 9 2 9 36 18 55 4 0 4 .635 .267 .368 .150 .218
1955 Away 70 277 35 66 5 1 9 37 32 73 1 2 4 .677 .316 .361 .123 .238
1955 Home 69 267 45 74 8 3 12 47 23 54 4 3 5 .802 .338 .464 .187 .277
1956 Away 72 286 37 82 12 3 12 50 19 56 3 4 3 .808 .332 .476 .189 .287
1956 Home 69 269 48 83 16 2 7 33 27 53 5 1 1 .830 .369 .461 .152 .309
1957 Away 69 272 40 73 15 3 6 38 28 62 7 2 9 .748 .337 .412 .143 .268
1957 Home 70 264 49 73 9 5 7 38 33 58 9 1 5 .783 .355 .428 .152 .277
1958 Away 67 227 38 73 12 2 10 30 17 50 7 3 1 .892 .367 .524 .203 .322
1958 Home 71 225 39 56 8 1 8 34 23 51 7 2 4 .721 .321 .400 .151 .249
1959 Away 71 207 23 52 12 2 4 27 17 39 9 1 2 .695 .308 .386 .135 .251
1959 Home 71 204 26 53 5 4 3 28 17 36 6 0 3 .683 .315 .368 .108 .260
1960 Away 68 202 37 57 11 3 11 35 21 38 4 1 3 .885 .356 .530 .248 .282
1960 Home 70 218 25 43 7 2 3 16 19 59 3 1 7 .554 .265 .289 .092 .197
1961 Away 65 184 26 48 6 0 4 23 17 35 3 1 7 .679 .320 .359 .098 .261
1961 Home 68 174 23 59 12 6 8 29 13 27 9 1 7 1.006 .392 .615 .276 .339
1962 Away 76 203 25 61 10 0 6 24 22 36 7 3 5 .814 .376 .438 .138 .300
1962 Home 75 217 26 59 9 1 12 40 26 42 8 4 0 .837 .348 .488 .217 .272
1963 Away 69 178 22 47 12 3 4 18 23 35 3 3 5 .782 .350 .433 .169 .264
1963 Home 59 145 22 51 8 1 7 27 16 28 4 0 4 .982 .416 .566 .214 .352
1964 Away 72 191 28 51 5 2 9 26 20 41 6 3 5 .795 .340 .455 .188 .267
1964 Home 74 164 23 46 7 0 8 20 26 27 8 1 5 .850 .380 .470 .189 .280
1965 Away 53 150 23 55 8 0 3 18 20 27 8 4 1 .919 .439 .480 .113 .367
1965 Home 50 138 26 50 10 1 8 23 9 24 5 0 1 1.022 .399 .623 .261 .362
1966 Away 67 216 35 73 14 0 6 29 15 38 8 4 4 .867 .381 .486 .148 .338
1966 Home 70 205 32 59 10 0 8 31 22 37 15 0 4 .809 .355 .454 .166 .288
1967 Away 57 167 17 36 6 2 1 12 14 41 5 6 4 .568 .275 .293 .078 .216
1967 Home 63 168 24 39 4 1 6 21 15 32 6 4 4 .674 .299 .375 .143 .232
1968 Away 19 33 7 11 2 0 0 6 3 3 1 0 1 .799 .405 .394 .061 .333
1968 Home 20 45 7 13 1 0 0 5 3 13 0 0 0 .638 .327 .311 .022 .289
Total Away 1031 3311 455 911 145 25 102 439 312 692 80 39 63 .765 .338 .426 .151 .275
Total Home 1034 3217 480 891 134 31 113 474 316 652 96 19 56 .785 .342 .443 .166 .277
Total 2065 6528 935 1802 279 56 215 913 628 1344 176 58 119 .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.