Ed Brinkman
Edwin Albert Brinkman
Born: December 8, 1941
Cincinnati, OH USA
Deceased: 2008
Cincinnati, OH USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170
Career: 1961-1975
Minor League Statistics
Ed Brinkman compiled a career batting average of .224 with 60 home runs and 461 RBI in his 1846-game career with the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1975 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 | .258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | AL | Washington Senators | 54 | 145 | 133 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 28 | .165 | .228 | .233 | .461 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1963 | AL | Washington Senators | 145 | 555 | 514 | 44 | 117 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 86 | .228 | .276 | .319 | .595 | 164 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
1964 | AL | Washington Senators | 132 | 482 | 447 | 54 | 100 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 99 | .224 | .271 | .336 | .606 | 150 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
1965 | AL | Washington Senators | 154 | 491 | 444 | 35 | 82 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 82 | .185 | .251 | .257 | .508 | 114 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
1966 | AL | Washington Senators | 158 | 625 | 582 | 42 | 133 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 105 | .229 | .263 | .326 | .589 | 190 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
1967 | AL | Washington Senators | 109 | 354 | 320 | 21 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 58 | .188 | .252 | .238 | .490 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
1968 | AL | Washington Senators | 77 | 215 | 193 | 12 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | .187 | .259 | .202 | .462 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
1969 | AL | Washington Senators | 151 | 639 | 576 | 71 | 153 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 42 | .266 | .328 | .325 | .653 | 187 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
1970 | AL | Washington Senators | 158 | 695 | 625 | 63 | 164 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 41 | .262 | .330 | .301 | .631 | 188 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 159 | 589 | 527 | 40 | 120 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 54 | .228 | .293 | .275 | .568 | 145 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 571 | 516 | 42 | 105 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 51 | .203 | .259 | .279 | .538 | 144 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 566 | 515 | 55 | 122 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 79 | .237 | .284 | .324 | .609 | 167 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 546 | 502 | 55 | 111 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 71 | .221 | .266 | .347 | .613 | 174 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 85 | 75 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .240 | .306 | .333 | .639 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 44 | 68 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .175 | .224 | .270 | .494 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1845 | 6640 | 6045 | 550 | 1355 | 201 | 38 | 60 | 461 | 30 | 35 | 444 | 845 | .224 | .280 | .300 | .580 | 1812 | 162 | 40 | 71 | 40 | 44 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1961 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 2.842 | 2.667 |
1962 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 38 | 31 | 280.7 | 64 | 81 | 9 | 20 | .942 | 4.650 | 3.816 |
1962 | AL | Washington Senators | 3B | 10 | 8 | 81.0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.444 | 2.200 |
1963 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 143 | 143 | 1262.3 | 241 | 462 | 37 | 97 | .950 | 5.012 | 4.916 |
1964 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 125 | 119 | 1061.3 | 234 | 364 | 19 | 75 | .969 | 5.071 | 4.784 |
1965 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 150 | 131 | 1177.3 | 292 | 369 | 25 | 76 | .964 | 5.053 | 4.407 |
1966 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 158 | 157 | 1381.7 | 263 | 501 | 28 | 83 | .965 | 4.977 | 4.835 |
1967 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 109 | 95 | 867.3 | 160 | 309 | 10 | 54 | .979 | 4.867 | 4.303 |
1968 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 74 | 66 | 557.7 | 97 | 197 | 10 | 28 | .967 | 4.745 | 3.973 |
1968 | AL | Washington Senators | 2B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 3.000 | .500 |
1968 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1969 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 150 | 149 | 1306.3 | 248 | 511 | 19 | 92 | .976 | 5.229 | 5.060 |
1970 | AL | Washington Senators | SS | 157 | 157 | 1400.0 | 301 | 569 | 23 | 103 | .974 | 5.593 | 5.541 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 159 | 158 | 1396.0 | 235 | 513 | 15 | 91 | .980 | 4.822 | 4.704 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 156 | 156 | 1370.0 | 233 | 495 | 7 | 81 | .990 | 4.782 | 4.667 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 162 | 159 | 1390.7 | 249 | 480 | 24 | 89 | .968 | 4.718 | 4.500 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 151 | 151 | 1310.0 | 237 | 493 | 21 | 88 | .972 | 5.015 | 4.834 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.200 | 3.500 |
1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 24 | 24 | 196.3 | 40 | 69 | 6 | 15 | .948 | 4.997 | 4.542 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | SS | 39 | 19 | 182.3 | 30 | 53 | 6 | 13 | .933 | 4.097 | 2.128 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.000 |
1975 | AL | New York Yankees | 2B | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.176 | 1.333 |
1975 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
Totals | 1820 | 1728 | 15295.7 | 2936 | 5500 | 261 | 1009 | .970 | 4.964 | 4.635 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | SS | 1 | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.742 | 2.000 |
Totals | 1 | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.742 | 2.000 |
Awards
1972 - AL Gold Glove SS
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