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Joe Edelen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: September 16, 1955 in Durant, OK us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (12th) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gracemont HS (Gracemont, OK).

High School: Gracemont HS (Gracemont, OK)

Debut: April 18, 1981 (Age 25-214d, 14,438th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 15, 1982 (Age 26-241d)
vs. PIT 2.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER

Full Name: Benny Joe Edelen

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

6.75

45.1

WHIP

1.478

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 18	STL	@	CIN	W,10-4	GF	9	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	11 (4)	Apr 26	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	12	Apr 29 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	14 (1)	May 1	STL		CIN	W,7-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	16 (1)	May 3	STL		CIN	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	19 (2)	May 6	STL		ATL	L,2-10		10	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23 (3)	May 10	STL		PIT	L,2-8		5	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
8	26 (2)	May 14	STL	@	HOU	W,7-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	27	May 15	STL	@	ATL	L,3-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	30 (2)	May 19	STL		HOU	W,15-12		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	33 (2)	May 22	STL		NYM	L,3-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	76 (42)	Sep 7	STL		CHC	L,0-10		14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	78 (1)	Sep 9	STL		CHC	L,3-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds
14	91	Sep 16	CIN	@	SFG	L,7-12		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	94 (2)	Sep 19	CIN	@	LAD	W,7-3	GF	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	102 (7)	Sep 28	CIN		SFG	L,0-4		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	105 (2)	Oct 1	CIN		HOU	L,1-8	GF	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	106	Oct 2	CIN		ATL	L,5-11		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							18gm		30.0	1	2	0	3	0