1B Eddie 'Good Night' Black #2
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
1B EDDIE 'GOOD NIGHT' BLACK #2 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/25/1934
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 9th Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1952 Jackson - R 18 61 219 54 2 1 16 39 47 53 1 2 81 0 0 .247 .393 .484 .877 123 126 1.3
1953 Jackson - R 19 56 214 57 7 0 6 31 23 24 1 1 41 0 0 .266 .342 .383 .725 99 99 0.3
1953 Spokane - A 19 13 42 12 3 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 13 0 0 .286 .302 .429 .731 107 102 0.1
1954 Hattiesburg - R 20 27 24 8 0 0 2 6 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .385 .583 .968 155 157 0.2
1954 Arlington - A 20 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 54 48 -0.0
1955 Hattiesburg - R 21 35 47 15 0 1 1 9 7 6 0 0 11 0 0 .319 .396 .426 .822 123 126 0.3
1956 Hattiesburg - R 22 21 30 10 1 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 7 0 0 .333 .394 .567 .961 160 165 0.2
1956 Arlington - A 22 15 19 9 2 0 0 1 6 5 0 0 3 0 0 .474 .583 .579 1.162 213 238 0.3
1957 Hattiesburg - R 23 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 388 342 0.1
1957 Arlington - A 23 47 88 25 5 0 6 18 17 15 0 2 22 0 0 .284 .381 .545 .926 150 152 0.9
1957 Springfield - A 23 4 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750 369 395 0.2
1958 Arlington - A 24 45 156 38 3 1 7 23 14 4 1 0 32 0 0 .244 .267 .410 .677 75 67 -0.2
1958 Springfield - A 24 51 56 15 1 0 3 5 6 3 0 0 13 0 0 .268 .305 .446 .752 119 110 0.2
1958 Worcester - AA 24 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 -0.0
1959 Springfield - A 25 78 83 18 1 0 5 11 7 8 0 0 17 0 0 .217 .286 .410 .695 98 93 0.3
1959 Worcester - AA 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 493 541 0.1
1960 Springfield - A 26 21 12 5 0 0 1 6 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 .417 .562 .667 1.229 238 248 0.3
Total EA 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 98 97
Total MAL 154 155 40 2 0 10 23 16 15 0 0 32 0 0 .258 .324 .465 .788 125 121
Total SEL 109 270 74 10 1 13 42 38 24 1 2 58 0 0 .274 .333 .463 .796 112 110
Total COW 13 42 12 3 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 13 0 0 .286 .302 .429 .731 107 102
Total GSL 201 537 145 10 2 28 95 90 88 3 3 145 0 0 .270 .374 .453 .827 119 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Jackson - R 1B 61 61 341 28 24 370 1 .997 532.2 6.23 +1.3 1.007
1953 Spokane - A 1B 13 13 111 6 10 118 1 .992 107.1 9.81 +0.3 1.035
1953 Jackson - R 1B 56 56 483 33 51 522 6 .989 477.0 9.74 -0.8 .961
1954 Arlington - A 1B 2 2 17 1 2 18 0 1.000 17.0 9.53 +0.2 1.039
1954 Hattiesburg - R 1B 24 4 47 4 4 52 1 .981 63.0 7.29 +0.2 1.046
1955 Hattiesburg - R 1B 22 9 92 2 10 95 1 .989 93.2 9.03 +0.4 1.086
1956 Arlington - A 1B 12 5 49 3 7 53 1 .981 52.2 8.89 -0.7 .946
1956 Hattiesburg - R 1B 14 5 58 5 6 64 1 .984 55.1 10.25 -1.2 .876
1957 Springfield - A 1B 2 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 +0.1 1.057
1957 Arlington - A 1B 45 25 190 13 20 203 0 1.000 234.2 7.79 +1.4 1.086
1957 Hattiesburg - R 1B 1 1 10 1 3 11 0 1.000 8.0 12.38 +0.0 1.046
1958 Worcester - AA 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 0.0 .000
1958 Springfield - A 1B 41 4 141 7 7 149 1 .993 134.2 9.89 +1.1 1.041
1958 Arlington - A 1B 42 36 289 13 41 305 3 .990 321.2 8.45 +1.3 1.053
1958 Springfield - A LF 6 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.1 1.78 -0.2 .993
1958 Arlington - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Springfield - A 1B 62 8 205 19 19 227 3 .987 206.1 9.77 +2.1 1.060
1960 Springfield - A 1B 15 0 43 2 3 45 0 1.000 39.0 10.38 +0.5 1.286
1960 Springfield - A LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 414 229 2081 138 208 2238 19 .992 2354.0 8.48 +6.3 1.023
TOTAL LF 9 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 29.2 1.52 -0.2 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
05/25/1934 Son of Duke Black.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Jefferson (Jefferson; Richmond, VA).
09/12/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Jackson Junipers!
04/13/1953 Named the #61 prospect in the FABL
01/06/1954 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Boston Minutemen in exchange for SP Charlie Todd.
09/12/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
04/21/1958 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
06/05/1960 Released by the Boston organization.
11/29/1960 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Austin Violets organization.
01/22/1961 Released by the Austin Violets.
04/23/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
04/24/1961 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
10/20/1961 Retired from professional baseball.
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