Ed Bouchee
| Ed Bouchee | |
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| First baseman | |
| Born: March 7, 1933 Livingston, Montana |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1956 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 24, 1962 for the New York Mets | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .265 |
| Home runs | 61 |
| RBI | 290 |
| Teams | |
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Edward Francis Bouchee (born March 7, 1933 in Livingston, Montana) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played from 1956 to 1962. He finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1957, hitting .293 with 17 home runs and 76 RBI. Those would all prove to be career highs.
After the 1957 season was over, Bouchee was arrested for exposing himself to young girls. He eventually pled guilty to a series of charges, including indecent exposure. Bouchee was sentenced to three years of probation, spent a few months in a psychiatric institution in Connecticut, and then was allowed to return to the Phillies on July 1, 1958.[1] It is for this reason that the 1958 Topps card #145 (which Bouchee was supposed to be on) was not issued.
On April 24, 1957, Bouchee's bases-loaded triple against Bob Friend of the Pittsburgh Pirates allowed pinch runner John Kennedy, the first black player in Philadelphia Phillies history, to score his only major league run.
He was drafted by the New York Mets from the Cubs in the 1961 MLB expansion draft.
[edit] References
- ^ "2 crimes, 2 consequences". Philadelphia Inquirer. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/frank_fitzpatrick/20090820_Morning_Bytes__2_crimes__2_consequences.html?text=med&c=y. Retrieved 2008-11-14.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Retrosheet
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