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Ed Goodson

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: January 25, 1948 in Pulaski, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 20th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Fries HS (Fries, VA) and the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN).

High School: Fries HS (Fries, VA)

School: East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN)

Debut: September 5, 1970 (Age 22-223d, 13,049th in major league history)
vs. ATL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1977 (Age 29-250d)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: James Edward Goodson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.2

1266

329

.260

108

RBI

170

OBP

.297

SLG

.374

OPS

.671

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-4 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 11 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-1-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 11 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In By
B Bonds	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	137 (136)	Sep 5 (2)	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	7	.67	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.03	1B
2	2	140 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.35	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH
3	3	141	Sep 8	SFG		CIN	L,2-5	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.07	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.24	PH
4	4	142	Sep 9	SFG		HOU	W,9-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7	1.05	-0.079	.00	0.00%	-1.16	1B
5	5	155 (12)	Sep 23	SFG	@	LAD	W,14-10	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	8	.12	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.25	PH
6	6	156	Sep 25	SFG		SDP	L,4-7	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.01	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.50	PH
7	7	159 (2)	Sep 28	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-3	3-3	1	1	0	1	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.83	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
							3-4		11	11	1	3	2	.273	.273	.273	.545		.87	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-1.53

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