David Leonard Edwards (born February 24, 1954) is an American former professional
baseball
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outfielder. He played all or parts of five seasons in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB), from until .
Edwards has two siblings who also played in the major leagues, twin brothers
Mike
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Animals
* Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum
* Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off
* Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and docume ...
and
Marshall Edwards.
In 321 games over five seasons, Edwards posted a .238
batting average
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Cricket
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(152-for-640) with 95
runs, 14
home runs and 73
RBI. He finished his career with a .958
fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions.
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Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Winter League)
1954 births
Living people
African-American baseball players
American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Fort Lauderdale Yankees players
Gulf Coast Twins players
Lynchburg Twins players
Major League Baseball outfielders
Minnesota Twins players
Orlando Twins players
Reno Silver Sox players
San Diego Padres players
Baseball players from Los Angeles
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Tacoma Twins players
Tiburones de La Guaira players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Toledo Mud Hens players
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Jefferson High School (Los Angeles) alumni
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