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Mike Piazza League
4-1-2123
Thomas Edison Second Base
Retired (1968, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .276 Total Rating B    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 B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt F  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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1952 BRO
17
76
8
20
2
3
1
11
4
 12 0 1
3
 1 0
.704
.296
.408
.145
.263
1953 BRO
122
430
57
121
18
0
15
70
42
 93 2 4
4
 2 7
.773
.345
.428
.147
.281
1954 BRO
132
526
62
118
15
5
17
67
42
 124 2 2
8
 0 8
.652
.283
.369
.144
.224
1955 BRO
139
544
80
140
13
4
21
84
55
 127 3 4
5
 5 9
.738
.327
.412
.154
.257
1956 BRO
141
555
85
165
28
5
19
83
46
 109 1 3
8
 5 4
.819
.350
.468
.171
.297
1957 BRO
139
536
89
146
24
8
13
76
61
 120 2 5
16
 3 14
.766
.346
.420
.147
.272
1958 BRO
138
452
77
129
20
3
18
64
40
 101 2 3
14
 5 5
.806
.344
.462
.177
.285
1959 BRO
142
411
49
105
17
6
7
55
34
 75 0 1
15
 1 5
.689
.312
.377
.122
.255
1960 BRO
138
420
62
100
18
5
14
51
40
 97 3 0
7
 2 10
.714
.309
.405
.167
.238
1961 BRO
133
358
49
107
18
6
12
52
30
 62 2 2
12
 2 14
.838
.355
.483
.184
.299
1962 PIT
151
420
51
120
19
1
18
64
48
 78 4 4
15
 7 5
.826
.361
.464
.179
.286
1963 BRO
128
323
44
98
20
4
11
45
39
 63 1 1
7
 3 9
.871
.379
.492
.189
.303
1964 BRO
146
355
51
97
12
2
17
46
46
 68 2 1
14
 4 10
.821
.359
.462
.189
.273
1965 BRO
103
288
49
105
18
1
11
41
29
 51 0 2
13
 4 2
.969
.420
.549
.184
.365
1966 BRO
137
421
67
132
24
0
14
60
37
 75 0 1
23
 4 8
.839
.368
.470
.157
.314
1967 BRO
120
335
41
75
10
3
7
33
29
 73 1 1
11
 10 8
.621
.287
.334
.110
.224
1968 MON-MIL-FLA
39
78
14
24
3
0
0
11
6
 16 1 1
1
 0 1
.707
.360
.346
.038
.308
Total
2065
6528
935
1802
279
56
215
913
628
 1344 26 36
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.