#12 John Edelman, Closer, 21 yrs, Brooklyn Royal Giants

#12 John Edelman, Closer, 21 yrs, Brooklyn Royal Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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John Edelman

7/27/1935
21
USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA
6"3
185

Closer
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R

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3.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1956 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 70 Days (242 total Days)
112 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 130 Days (302 total Days)
1 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	8	5	6	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	7	4	6
Versus RHB	8	5	7
Talent	7	5	9

Pitching Ratings
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3
50
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 3

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
6/2	@CIN	W 1-0		1	0	0	0	1	2	SV
6/15	ATL	L 8-9		1	1	1	1	0	1	L
6/17	@KC	W 6-3		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
6/18	@KC	W 5-4		1	2	2	0	0	2	SV
6/21	@SEA	W 9-4		1	3	2	2	0	0
6/22	@SEA	W 14-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	1
6/24	@CHC	L 1-10		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
7/1	CHC	L 8-12		3	5	3	2	1	3
7/8	@CIN	L 5-13		0.2	4	3	3	0	1
7/16	ATL	L 5-14		0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	36	0	3	4	15	6.95	33.2	41	29	26	12	20	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	36	0	3	4	15	6.95	33.0	41	29	26	12	20

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	21	5	75.0	36	27	14.2	11.0	5.3	3.2	1	0	.0	21	7	33.3	5.69

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	46	9	1	2	1	8	8	6	4	0	0	0	.196	.283	.370	.653
vs. RHB	94	32	8	1	5	24	21	6	16	0	0	0	.340	.380	.606	.986

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	0	0	2	5	6.43	14.0	16	11	10	6	6
Road	21	0	3	2	10	7.32	19.2	25	18	16	6	14
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	14	0	1	1	8	2.70	13.1	9	4	4	1	6
May	12	0	2	2	4	12.19	10.1	16	14	14	9	4
June	7	0	0	1	3	4.50	6.0	7	5	3	1	6
July	3	0	0	0	0	11.25	4.0	9	6	5	1	4
August	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sept./Oct.	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1955	44	0	2	5	2	4.88	48.0	43	30	26	10	18	29	0	0	1.27	.231	BRO
1956	36	0	3	4	15	6.95	33.2	41	29	26	6	12	20	0	0	1.57	.307	BRO
Total	80	0	5	9	17	5.73	81.2	84	59	52	16	30	49	0	0	1.40	.265

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1955, AAA	18	0	2	0	5	3.26	19.1	17	7	7	0	4	10	0	0	1.09	.283
1956, AAA	2	0	1	0	1	7.72	2.1	3	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	2.14	.500

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1955	44	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	BRO
1956	36	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	BRO
Total	80	5	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.889

33.2

2.41

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1955...
Earned first career win on 6/8/1955...
Had first career hit on 9/4/1955, off Bill Moisan (CHC)...

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