Paul Edmondson

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Paul Edmondson
1970 Topps baseball card #414
Pitcher
Born: (1943-02-12)February 12, 1943
Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Died: February 13, 1970(1970-02-13) (aged 27)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1969, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1969, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–6
Earned run average3.70
Strikeouts46
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Paul Michael Edmondson (February 12, 1943 – February 13, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.

Early life and education

Born in Kansas City, Kansas, the right-hander attended California State University, Northridge where he played both baseball and basketball for the Matadors.[1][2]

Career

In June, 1965 Edmondson was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 21st round (419th overall) of the first-ever MLB amateur entry draft.[3] In his major league debut on June 20, 1969, Edmondson pitched a complete game two-hitter in a 9–1 White Sox victory over the California Angels.[4]

Edmondson started thirteen of the fourteen games he appeared in during his MLB career. He had the second-best earned run average (3.70) of any of the six White Sox pitchers who started ten or more games during the 1969 season.

Some of Paul Edmondson's efforts in 1969:

  • 9 innings, 0 earned runs vs. Oakland—NO DECISION (September 13)
  • 9+1⁄3 innings, 1 earned run vs. California—NO DECISION (September 6)
  • 8 innings, 1 earned run vs. Kansas City—NO DECISION (September 25)
  • 7 innings, 1 earned run vs. Oakland—LOST 2-1 (July 8)
  • 6+2⁄3 innings, 1 earned run vs. California—NO DECISION (July 4)
  • 7+1⁄3 innings, 3 earned runs vs. Washington—NO DECISION (August 6)
  • 6 innings, 3 earned runs vs. Seattle—LOST 3-1 (June 25)

Death

While traveling south on rain-soaked U.S. Route 101 near Santa Barbara, California on February 13, 1970, the day after his 27th birthday, his automobile skidded and crashed into oncoming northbound traffic, killing Edmondson and his passenger, Lauraine Leas, 22, of Simi Valley, California. They had traveled from Simi to San Luis Obispo where Lauraine would be attending Cal Poly the following semester.[5] The tragedy occurred only two weeks prior to spring training, and the White Sox had hoped that Edmondson would become the fourth starter in the rotation.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Valley State's 9 Has High Hopes for Season". Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1965. p. SF_C6. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Cagers Hit High on List". Los Angeles Times. March 21, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ^ Chicago White Sox 1965 Picks in the June Draft baseball-reference.com
  4. ^ Newhan, Ross (June 21, 1969). "Angels Win First Game, 2–1, Drop Nightcap to Chisox: Angels Split". Los Angeles Times. p. OC_A1. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "White Sox Pitcher Killed in Crash". Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1970. pp. 1-B5. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Lindberg, Richard. Who's on 3rd?: The Chicago White Sox Story. South Bend, Indiana: Icarus Press, 1983.
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