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Ed Lynch
Edward Francis Lynch

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 230 lb.
School University of South Carolina

Debut August 31, 1980
vs. SFG 1.3 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER
Final Game October 1, 1987
Born February 25, 1956 in Brooklyn, NY

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1980 24 NYM NL   1   1   5   4   0   0   0  0   19.3   24   12   11   0    5    9   1   0    86   0   0  5.12  3.54   69 1.500
 1981 25 NYM NL   4   5  17  13   0   0   0  0   80.3   79   32   26   6   21   27   1   3   336   2   1  2.91  3.46  119 1.245
 1982 26 NYM NL   4   8  43  12   0   0  11  2  139.3  145   57   55   6   40   51   1   2   585   4   3  3.55  3.64  103 1.328
 1983 27 NYM NL  10  10  30  27   1   0   1  0  174.7  208   94   83  17   41   44   3   3   749  10   2  4.28  3.64   85 1.426
 1984 28 NYM NL   9   8  40  13   0   0  14  2  124.0  169   77   62  14   24   62   4   1   556   3   0  4.50  3.56   79 1.556
 1985 29 NYM NL  10   8  31  29   6   1   1  0  191.0  188   76   73  19   27   65   1   0   777   1   0  3.44  3.49  101 1.126
 1986 30 TOT NL   7   5  24  13   1   1   3  0  101.3  107   48   42  10   23   58   1   0   416   6   0  3.73  4.02  108 1.283
         NYM NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    2    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     7   0   0  0.00  3.57  inf 1.200
         CHC NL   7   5  23  13   1   1   3  0   99.7  105   48   42  10   23   57   1   0   409   6   0  3.79  4.02  106 1.284
 1987 31 CHC NL   2   9  58   8   0   0  19  4  110.3  130   74   66  17   48   80   2   1   498   7   0  5.38  4.25   79 1.613
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .465  47  54 248 119   8   2  49  8  940.3 1050  470  418  89  229  396  14  10  4003  33   6  4.00  3.69   92 1.360
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  10  45  22   1   0   9  1  174.0  194   87   77  16   42   73   2   1   741   6   1  4.00  3.69   92 1.360
 Career High     10  10  58  29   6   1  19  4  191.0  208   94   83  19   48   80   4   3   777  10   3  2.91  4.25  119 1.126

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1980 24 NYM NL   5    6    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   90    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 25 NYM NL  17   21    0    3   1  0   0    1   0  0   4  10  .143  .269  .190   34    4   2   1   0   0   0
 1982 26 NYM NL  43   33    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  18  .000  .029  .000  -91    0   3   0   0   0   0
 1983 27 NYM NL  30   52    3    8   0  0   0    4   0  0   1  17  .154  .170  .154   -9    8  11   0   0   0   0
 1984 28 NYM NL  40   27    0    6   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .222  .222  .259   36    7   3   0   0   0   1
 1985 29 NYM NL  31   52    1    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  30  .077  .127  .077  -41    4   9   0   0   0   1
 1986 30 TOT NL  24   30    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  17  .033  .094  .033  -64    1   1   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  23   30    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  17  .033  .094  .033  -64    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1987 31 CHC NL  58   16    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   9  .188  .188  .188   -1    3   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      248  237    7   27   2  0   0    6   0  0  11 112  .114  .153  .122  -22   29  31   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        155    5   18   1  0   0    4   0  0   7  73  .114  .153  .122  -22   19  20   1   0   0   1
 Career High     58   52    3    8   1  0   0    4   0  0   4  30                           8  11   1   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1980 24 NYM NL    6    4    1   6.8    93| .333  .263| .333  .325| .333  .382| .666  .707|  90  .701  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1981 25 NYM NL   28   21    2   2.6    90| .143  .260| .269  .325| .190  .373| .459  .698|  34  .298  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1982 26 NYM NL   37   36    0   0.0    94| .000  .264| .029  .327| .000  .384| .029  .712| -91  .000  -8.5  -0.9   0%
 1983 27 NYM NL   64   55    2   1.0    96| .154  .262| .170  .330| .154  .388| .324  .719|  -9  .064  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1984 28 NYM NL   30   25    1   1.1    93| .222  .262| .222  .327| .259  .381| .481  .708|  36  .078  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1985 29 NYM NL   64   58    1   0.5    94| .077  .259| .127  .327| .077  .386| .204  .712| -41  .018 -10.0  -1.1   0%
 1986 30 TOT NL   33   30    0   0.0   103| .033  .269| .094  .341| .033  .406| .127  .747| -64  .000  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         CHC NL   33   30    0   0.0   103| .033  .269| .094  .341| .033  .406| .127  .747| -64  .000  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1987 31 CHC NL   18   15    1   1.8   108| .188  .273| .188  .343| .188  .425| .376  .767|  -1  .144  -2.4  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       280  244    8   0.9    96| .114  .263| .153  .330| .122  .390| .275  .720| -22  .053 -39.9  -4.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1980 24 NYM NL   P    5      1    3    0    1 1.000  .952  0.80  0.68  1.87  1.91    4   19.3
 1981 25 NYM NL   P   17      7    9    1    0  .941  .958  0.94  0.68  1.79  1.97   13   80.3
 1982 26 NYM NL   P   43      6   18    0    0 1.000  .952  0.56  0.70  1.55  1.96   12  139.3
 1983 27 NYM NL   P   30     10   24    0    0 1.000  .952  1.13  0.68  1.75  1.92   27  174.7
 1984 28 NYM NL   P   40      9   13    1    0  .957  .952  0.55  0.67  1.60  1.88   13  124.0
 1985 29 NYM NL   P   31     15   14    2    2  .935  .954  0.94  0.68  1.37  1.92   29  191.0
 1986 30 TOT NL   P   24      7   12    0    2 1.000  .955  0.79  0.66  1.69  1.94   13  101.4
         NYM NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  2.12    0    1.7
         CHC NL   P   23      7   12    0    2 1.000  .955  0.83  0.66  1.72  1.94   13   99.7
 1987 31 CHC NL   P   58      9   17    0    2 1.000  .956  0.45  0.62  2.12  1.91    8  110.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1980 24 NYM NL   P    5      1    3    0    1 1.000  .952  0.80  0.68  1.87  1.91    4   19.3
 1981 25 NYM NL   P   17      7    9    1    0  .941  .958  0.94  0.68  1.79  1.97   13   80.3
 1982 26 NYM NL   P   43      6   18    0    0 1.000  .952  0.56  0.70  1.55  1.96   12  139.3
 1983 27 NYM NL   P   30     10   24    0    0 1.000  .952  1.13  0.68  1.75  1.92   27  174.7
 1984 28 NYM NL   P   40      9   13    1    0  .957  .952  0.55  0.67  1.60  1.88   13  124.0
 1985 29 NYM NL   P   31     15   14    2    2  .935  .954  0.94  0.68  1.37  1.92   29  191.0
 1986 30 TOT NL   P   24      7   12    0    2 1.000  .955  0.79  0.66  1.69  1.94   13  101.4
         NYM NL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  2.12    0    1.7
         CHC NL   P   23      7   12    0    2 1.000  .955  0.83  0.66  1.72  1.94   13   99.7
 1987 31 CHC NL   P   58      9   17    0    2 1.000  .956  0.45  0.62  2.12  1.91    8  110.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 248     64  110    4    7  .978  .954  0.70  0.67  1.67  1.93  119  940.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       248     64  110    4    7  .978  .954  0.70  0.67  1.67  1.93  119    940

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1983 NL-11-10

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1985 NL-1.126-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1983 NL-2.11-6
1985 NL-1.27-3

SO to Walk
1985 NL-2.41-10

Hit Batsmen
1984 NL-4-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1934) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1195) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
September 18, 1979: Sent by the Texas Rangers to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on August 12, 1979. The Texas Rangers sent players to be named later to the New York Mets for Willie Montanez. The Texas Rangers sent Ed Lynch (September 18, 1979) and Mike Jorgensen (October 23, 1979) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.
June 30, 1986: Traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs for Dave Liddell and Dave Lenderman (minors).
November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Salaries Leaders
1985 New York Mets $330,000

1986 New York Mets $530,000

1987 Chicago Cubs $550,000

Career (may be incomplete) $1,410,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms
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