Edward Sobczak
Edward Frank Sobczak "Big Ed"
Born: November 6, 1921
Pittsburgh, PA US
Deceased: August 30, 1994
Danville, CA US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1949-1958
Edward Sobczak compiled a career batting average of .295 with 123 home runs and 361 RBI in his 867-game career with the San Jose Red Sox, Magic Valley Cowboys, Birmingham Barons, Las Vegas Wranglers and Salinas Packers. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1958 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 66 | 289 | 250 | 42 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 12 | 35 | 58 | .264 | .359 | .448 | .807 | 112 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1950 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 136 | 604 | 520 | 103 | 148 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 105 | 11 | 66 | 101 | .285 | .376 | .450 | .826 | 234 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| 1951 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 147 | 578 | 578 | 181 | 29 | 9 | 25 | .313 | .313 | .524 | .837 | 303 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 18 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 44 | 153 | 153 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .242 | .242 | .373 | .614 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | C | PION | Magic Valley Cowboys | 77 | 296 | 296 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 13 | .274 | .274 | .463 | .736 | 137 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 137 | 519 | 519 | 175 | 35 | 9 | 20 | .337 | .337 | .555 | .892 | 288 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 135 | 603 | 520 | 104 | 162 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 104 | 15 | 66 | 68 | .312 | .394 | .471 | .865 | 245 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 1957 | C | AZTX | Las Vegas Wranglers | 79 | 361 | 324 | 60 | 94 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 75 | 5 | 26 | 51 | .290 | .335 | .488 | .823 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 1958 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | 28 | 124 | 103 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | .214 | .328 | .340 | .668 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 867 | 3561 | 3297 | 329 | 974 | 166 | 35 | 123 | 361 | 45 | 0 | 209 | 296 | .295 | .340 | .479 | .819 | 1579 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | OF | 65 | 138 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .940 | 2.169 |
| 1950 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | OF | 134 | 343 | 18 | 13 | 3 | .965 | 2.694 |
| 1953 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | OF | 137 | 259 | 15 | 13 | .955 | 2.000 | |
| 1954 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | OF | 135 | 339 | 18 | 12 | 4 | .967 | 2.644 |
| 1957 | C | AZTX | Las Vegas Wranglers | OF | 79 | 199 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .949 | 2.608 |
| 1958 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | OF | 28 | 79 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .966 | 3.000 |
| 1958 | C | CALL | Salinas Packers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 579 | 1357 | 66 | 61 | 11 | .959 | 2.458 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1950 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1951 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1952 | C | Pioneer League | Magic Valley Cowboys | |||
| 1952 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | BOS | ||
| 1953 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1954 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1957 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Las Vegas Wranglers | |||
| 1958 | C | California League | Salinas Packers | ML1 |
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