Ed Farmer
Edward Joseph Farmer
Born: October 18, 1949
Evergreen Park, IL US
Deceased: April 1, 2020
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 5 (1967 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: St. Rita HS (Chicago, IL)
Career: 1967-1986
Major League Statistics
Ed Farmer compiled a career record of 59 wins and 66 losses, with 27 saves, and a 4.59 ERA in his 307-game pitching career with the Indians, Reno Silver Sox, Waterbury Indians, Statesville/Monroe Indians, Wichita Aeros, Toledo Mud Hens, Union Laguna Algodoneros, Sacramento Solons, Rochester Red Wings, Spokane Indians, Tacoma Tigers, Portland Beavers, Miami Marlins and Hawaii Islanders. He began playing during the 1967 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Indians | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.97 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.07 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4.68 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 125.0 | 132 | 74 | 65 | 10 | 69 | 4 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | 0 | 4 | .000 | 6.92 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.87 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 44 | 39 | 30 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.02 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121.0 | 114 | 64 | 54 | 9 | 70 | 6 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 35 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.68 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 33 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 27.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 2 | 8 | .200 | 7.82 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 69 | 59 | 53 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 11 | 5 | .688 | 4.47 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 131.0 | 127 | 72 | 65 | 14 | 89 | 1 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 13 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 9 | 7 | .562 | 6.00 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 90.0 | 103 | 73 | 60 | 11 | 53 | 8 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 9 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 6 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 6.04 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.3 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2.73 | 48 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 66.0 | 73 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2.57 | 40 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80.7 | 63 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 59 | 66 | .472 | 4.59 | 307 | 124 | 70 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 909.0 | 881 | 572 | 464 | 77 | 585 | 33 | 667 | 31 | 2 | 89 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Indians | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 23 | 50 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .146 | .146 | .167 | .312 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 23 | 47 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .095 | .136 | .095 | .232 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 7 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | (+) Tacoma Tigers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | (+) Portland Beavers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 121 | 164 | 150 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | .120 | .143 | .127 | .270 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | GULF | Indians | P | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.143 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | P | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 1968 | A | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 23 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .905 | .826 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Waterbury Indians | P | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | A | SALL3 | Statesville/Monroe Indians | P | 10 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 1.800 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 23 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .932 | 1.783 |
| 1971 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | P | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 1.429 |
| 1974 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.714 |
| 1975 | AAA | MEX | Union Laguna Algodoneros | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1975 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .818 | .643 |
| 1977 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 24 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | .920 | .958 |
| 1978 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 55 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1983 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1984 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Tigers | P | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .286 |
| 1985 | A | FLOR | Miami Marlins | P | 48 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 40 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .833 | .375 |
| Totals | 307 | 57 | 137 | 18 | 6 | .915 | .632 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | R | Gulf Coast League | Indians | CLE | ||
| 1968 | A | California League | Reno Silver Sox | CLE | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | A | Western Carolinas League | Statesville/Monroe Indians | CLE | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Waterbury Indians | CLE | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CLE | ||
| 1971 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CLE | ||
| 1974 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | PHI | ||
| 1975 | AAA | Mexican League | Union Laguna Algodoneros | |||
| 1975 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | ML4 | ||
| 1977 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | ML4 | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1983 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PHI | ||
| 1984 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Tigers | OAK | ||
| 1985 | A | Florida State League | Miami Marlins | |||
| 1986 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | PIT |
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