Johnny Edwards 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Johnny Edwards 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Johnny Edwards appeared in 52 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Edwards appeared in, specifically relating to his 1961 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Edwards started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"The best defensive catcher I ever pitched to was Johnny Edwards. Johnny had a good memory and the ability to change the game plan based on how his pitcher was throwing on a given day. I'll never forget what he told me one night in San Diego. It was the third inning and I was struggling. I still hadn't given up much, maybe a run, but I was in trouble the first two innings and it seemed like I was shaking off the fastball about half the time. When I got to the bench, Johnny came over and sat next to me. He asked me why I wasn't throwing more fastballs. I told him that it was because I didn't feel like I had a very good baseball. 'Bullshit!' he said. 'How many fastballs have they hit hard so far?' I thought about it for a moment and said, 'None.' 'Well,' he said, 'you may not feel like you're throwing it well, but it looks pretty good from my angle.' I started throwing more fastballs after that and breezed through the rest of the game." - Larry Dierker in My Team: Choosing My Dream Team from My Forty Years in Baseball (Simon & Schuster Publishers, 06/12/2007, Page 28)

Johnny Edwards 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Johnny Edwards Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
06-27-1961	at Cubs	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	ph,c
06-28-1961 *	at Cubs	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.667	1.200	c
06-29-1961 *	at Cubs	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	.429	.600	.857	c
June 1961 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
June 1961 Totals		7	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	.429	.600	.857	-
07-01-1961 *	at Braves	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.462	.600	c
07-02-1961	at Braves	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.231	.375	.462	c
07-02-1961 *	at Braves	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.235	.350	.471	c
07-04-1961 *	vs Pirates	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.348	.500	c
07-06-1961 *	at Giants	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.500	c
07-07-1961 *	at Dodgers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	.231	.355	.462	c
07-09-1961 *	at Dodgers	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.233	.361	.433	c
07-13-1961 *	vs Cubs	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.219	.333	.406	c
07-14-1961 *	vs Cubs	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.349	.417	c
07-16-1961	vs Cubs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.243	.341	.405	c
07-18-1961 *	vs Braves	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.333	.390	c
07-22-1961 *	vs Giants	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.333	.372	c
07-23-1961 *	vs Giants	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.356	c
07-25-1961 *	at Braves	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.316	.333	c
07-26-1961 *	at Braves	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.192	.295	.308	c
07-27-1961 *	at Braves	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.292	.304	c
07-29-1961	at Cubs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.303	.304	ph,c
07-30-1961 *	at Cubs	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.186	.290	.288	c
07-30-1961	at Cubs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.286	.283	c
July 1961 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
July 1961 Totals		53	1	8	3	0	0	4	6	2	13	0	0	1	.151	.233	.208	-
08-02-1961 *	vs Phillies	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.301	.290	c
08-03-1961 *	vs Phillies	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.312	.318	c
08-04-1961	vs Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.308	.313	c
08-05-1961 *	vs Pirates	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.317	.314	c
08-06-1961	vs Pirates	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.321	.310	ph,c
08-06-1961 *	vs Pirates	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.213	.318	.307	c
08-07-1961 *	at Cardinals	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.205	.308	.295	c
08-08-1961 *	at Cardinals	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.298	.284	c
08-11-1961	at Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.298	.284	c
08-12-1961 *	at Giants	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.296	.282	c
08-13-1961	at Giants	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.293	.279	c
08-16-1961 *	at Dodgers	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.189	.282	.267	c
08-18-1961 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.280	.266	c
08-22-1961 *	vs Giants	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.194	.279	.276	c
08-24-1961 *	vs Giants	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.198	.287	.277	c
08-27-1961 *	vs Dodgers	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.288	.272	c
08-27-1961 *	vs Dodgers	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.189	.287	.264	c
08-29-1961 *	at Pirates	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.278	.255	c
August 1961 Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
August 1961 Totals		50	5	9	2	0	0	3	6	2	8	0	0	0	.180	.268	.220	-
09-02-1961 *	at Phillies	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.277	.254	c
09-04-1961 *	at Phillies	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.291	.265	c
09-04-1961	at Phillies	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.193	.287	.261	ph,c
09-05-1961 *	at Cardinals	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.286	.260	c
09-06-1961 *	at Cardinals	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.285	.254	c
09-08-1961 *	vs Cardinals	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.277	.246	c
09-09-1961 *	vs Cardinals	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.273	.242	c
09-22-1961	vs Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.278	.242	c
09-23-1961 *	vs Giants	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.277	.243	c
09-24-1961	vs Giants	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.280	.241	ph,c
09-26-1961 *	at Cubs	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.184	.280	.262	c
09-29-1961	at Pirates	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.279	.262	c
Date		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
1961 Yearly Totals		145	14	27	5	0	2	14	18	4	28	1	0	1	.186	.279	.262	-

Johnny Edwards 1961 World Series Batting Logs In Chronological Order / Johnny Edwards Stats
Date / Box	Opponent	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
10-05-1961	at Yankees	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	c
10-07-1961	vs Yankees	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.714	c
10-09-1961	vs Yankees	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.545	c
World Series Totals		AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	K	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG	Pos
World Series Totals		11	1	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.545	-
Johnny Edwards 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Did you know that Johnny Edwards appeared in 25 games at home, had 67 at-bats, drove in 8 runs, scored 6 times, had 15 hits (4 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 10 times (2 intentional), struck out 8 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 1 times (0 hits & 1 flies), and finished at home with a .223 batting average, .320 on base percentage and .283 slugging average?

On the road, Johnny Edwards appeared in 30 games, had 89 at-bats, drove in 8 runs, scored 9 times, had 16 hits (3 doubles / 0 triples / 2 home runs), walked 8 times (2 intentional), struck out 20 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .179 batting average, .255 on base percentage and .280 slugging average?

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