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Full Name: James Corbette Edwards Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/185 First Game: May 14, 1922
Birthdate: December 14, 1894 Final Game: July 19, 1928
Birthplace: Banner, Mississippi MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: January 19, 1965
Deathplace: Serepta, Mississippi
Bat/Throw: Right/Left

Biography[]

Born on December 14, 1894 in Banner, Mississippi, James Edwards (James Corbette Edwards) played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 6 year career. Edwards broke into the bigs on May 14, 1922 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 4.47 ERA in 92.2 innings pitched in 1922, his rookie year.

Most people believe that James Edwards's best season was 1923, when he posted a 3.71 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 68 batters.

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1922 CLE A 25 7 3 8 4.47 44 56 46 0 0 0 92.2 113 1 40 0 1 5
1923 CLE A 38 21 10 10 3.71 68 101 74 8 1 1 179.1 200 5 75 0 2 5
1924 CLE A 10 7 4 3 2.84 15 29 18 5 1 0 57 64 3 34 0 0 0
1925 CLE A 13 3 0 3 8.25 12 44 33 1 0 0 36 60 0 23 0 0 1
1925 CHI A 9 4 1 2 3.97 20 25 20 1 1 0 45.1 46 4 23 0 0 1
1925 TOT A 22 7 1 5 5.86 32 69 53 2 1 0 81.1 106 4 46 0 0 2
1926 CHI A 32 16 6 9 4.18 41 76 66 8 3 1 142 140 4 63 0 2 1
1928 CIN N 18 1 2 2 7.59 11 29 27 0 0 2 32 43 1 20 0 1 0
Total NL 18 1 2 2 7.59 11 29 27 0 0 2 32 43 1 20 0 1 0
Total AL 127 58 24 35 4.19 200 331 257 23 6 2 552.1 623 17 258 0 5 13
Total 145 59 26 37 4.37 211 360 284 23 6 4 584.1 666 18 278 0 6 13

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1922 CLE A P 25 0 0 4 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .920
1923 CLE A P 38 0 0 8 42 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1924 CLE A P 10 0 0 2 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1925 CLE A P 13 0 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1925 CHI A P 9 0 0 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1925 TOT A P 22 0 0 2 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1926 CHI A P 32 0 0 6 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1928 CIN N P 18 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .833
Total P 145 0 0 23 139 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .964

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1922 CLE A 25 23 0 2 0 0 .087 .125 .087 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0
1923 CLE A 38 59 4 7 0 2 .119 .133 .119 0 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 0
1924 CLE A 10 20 0 3 0 1 .150 .190 .150 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
1925 CLE A 13 9 0 1 0 0 .111 .111 .111 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CHI A 9 17 0 3 0 2 .176 .176 .176 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1925 TOT A 22 26 0 4 0 2 .154 .154 .154 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CHI A 32 46 2 5 0 3 .109 .109 .130 1 0 0 12 0 3 0 0 0
1928 CIN N 18 10 0 3 0 1 .300 .300 .300 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 18 10 0 3 0 1 .300 .300 .300 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total AL 127 174 6 21 0 8 .121 .136 .126 1 0 1 35 2 7 0 0 0
Total 145 184 6 24 0 9 .130 .144 .136 1 0 1 36 2 7 0 0 0

Transactions[]

  • Sold by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox (July, 1925).

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