Eric Cole
Eric Scott Cole
Born: November 15, 1975
Boulder City, NV US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, CF, LF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Draft: Round 44 (1994 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
Draft: Round 20 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Antelope Valley College
Career: 1995-2006
Eric Cole compiled a career batting average of .263 with 100 home runs and 583 RBI in his 2002-game career with the Astros, Auburn Doubledays, Quad Cities River Bandits, Kissimmee Cobras, Jackson Generals, Round Rock Express, New Orleans Zephyrs, Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma RedHawks and Schaumburg Flyers. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
 Auburn Doubledays |
 Quad Cities River Bandits |
 Jackson Generals |
 Kissimmee Cobras |
 Round Rock Express |
 Oklahoma RedHawks |
 Tulsa Drillers |
 Schaumburg Flyers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Astros | 39 | 134 | 122 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | .270 | .321 | .311 | .632 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 46 | 165 | 151 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 46 | .172 | .213 | .219 | .432 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 71 | 251 | 222 | 29 | 61 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 46 | .275 | .341 | .500 | .841 | 111 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 132 | 530 | 500 | 73 | 140 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 32 | 15 | 24 | 104 | .280 | .319 | .430 | .749 | 215 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 15 | 56 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .182 | .296 | .478 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 120 | 510 | 460 | 62 | 122 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 23 | 13 | 39 | 120 | .265 | .329 | .430 | .760 | 198 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 132 | 601 | 543 | 90 | 158 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 94 | 21 | 10 | 43 | 98 | .291 | .349 | .497 | .847 | 270 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 121 | 447 | 397 | 47 | 105 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 94 | .264 | .339 | .360 | .700 | 143 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 47 | 168 | 155 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 41 | .194 | .250 | .297 | .547 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 66 | 263 | 242 | 28 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 54 | .264 | .313 | .388 | .701 | 94 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 32 | 85 | 81 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .210 | .238 | .296 | .534 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 87 | 347 | 327 | 43 | 87 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 52 | .266 | .305 | .370 | .676 | 121 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 94 | 402 | 376 | 54 | 100 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 54 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 71 | .266 | .303 | .420 | .724 | 158 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 93 | 394 | 369 | 40 | 93 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 58 | .252 | .294 | .404 | .698 | 149 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 79 | 335 | 309 | 51 | 87 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 49 | .282 | .325 | .427 | .753 | 132 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 1174 | 4688 | 4308 | 561 | 1132 | 260 | 28 | 100 | 583 | 135 | 75 | 283 | 878 | .263 | .314 | .406 | .719 | 1748 | 116 | 51 | 14 | 32 | 13 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | GULF | Astros | SS | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .842 | 4.000 |
| 1995 | R | GULF | Astros | 3B | 32 | 18 | 54 | 12 | 3 | .857 | 2.250 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 3B | 25 | 12 | 46 | 10 | 4 | .853 | 2.320 |
| 1996 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 1B | 11 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .989 | 8.091 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 3B | 57 | 49 | 100 | 30 | 13 | .832 | 2.614 |
| 1997 | Short Season A | NYPL | Auburn Doubledays | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | CF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | OF | 131 | 207 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .973 | 1.641 |
| 1998 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | RF | 131 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | OF | 89 | 154 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .982 | 1.798 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | RF | 73 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | CF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | 2B | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.667 |
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | LF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | 2B | 17 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 10 | .986 | 4.059 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Kissimmee Cobras | LF | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | TL | Jackson Generals | OF | 11 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 2.727 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | LF | 85 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | RF | 62 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | OF | 128 | 227 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .963 | 1.828 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | LF | 88 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | RF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | OF | 112 | 175 | 9 | 4 | 1 | .979 | 1.643 |
| 2001 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | OF | 62 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .967 | 1.403 |
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | OF | 44 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .958 | 1.568 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | RF | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | RF | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | LF | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | LF | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | CF | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | CF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 1B | 44 | 323 | 21 | 8 | 30 | .977 | 7.818 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | OF | 41 | 94 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .990 | 2.366 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | RF | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | OF | 22 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 2.227 |
| 2003 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | LF | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | RF | 12 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | OF | 92 | 162 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .964 | 1.772 |
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | CF | 66 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | RF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | OF | 92 | 193 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .975 | 2.141 |
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | RF | 77 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | CF | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2006 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | OF | 62 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .986 | 2.226 |
| 2006 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | CF | 56 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | RF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | 1B | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.000 |
| 2006 | Ind | NORL | Schaumburg Flyers | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 2002 | 2108 | 344 | 109 | 85 | .957 | 1.225 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | R | Gulf Coast League | Astros | HOU | ||
| 1996 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Doubledays | HOU | ||
| 1997 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Doubledays | HOU | ||
| 1998 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | FLO | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Kissimmee Cobras | HOU | ||
| 1999 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Generals | HOU | ||
| 2000 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2001 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | April 5, 2001 | September 3, 2001 |
| 2002 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | TEX | ||
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | April 7, 2002 | August 24, 2002 |
| 2003 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | HOU | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Northern League | Schaumburg Flyers | May 20, 2004 | September 3, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Ind | Northern League | Schaumburg Flyers | |||
| 2006 | Ind | Northern League | Schaumburg Flyers |
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