Henry Albert Edwards (January 29, 1919 – June 22, 1988) was an American professional

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. He played 11 seasons in

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(MLB) between 1941 and 1953 for the

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, and

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."Hank Edwards Statistics and History"
"baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2017. he threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed . He had an injury-plagued career, suffering at various times from a broken ankle, a fractured collarbone and a dislocated shoulder.

Biography

Edwards was a native of

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. After playing for the Indians between 1941 and 1943, Edwards had his career interrupted by service in the

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in 1944–45 during

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. Returning to the Indians after the war, led the

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in triples (16) in , his only year as a regular outfielder in MLB. Edwards batted .301 that season, and started 116 games as the Indians'

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. Four years later, in , he hit .364 in part-time duty as a member of the Cubs. In his 11 major league seasons, he played in 735

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and had 2,191

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, 285 runs, 613

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, 116 doubles, 41

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, 51

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, 276

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, nine

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s and 208

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, with a .280 batting average, .343

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and .440

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. He amassed 964

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and was credited with eight

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s. He finished his career with a .981

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playing at all three outfield positions. Edwards' last MLB season was 1953, and he played minor league baseball until 1956. He died in

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, at the age of 69.

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