Ed Brinkman
1961–1975 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,846G
.224AVG
.280OBP
.300SLG
More career statistics
1,355H
60HR
461RBI
30SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,045 | 6,046 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 35 | 36 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 845 | 843 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,640 | 6,642 |
| Batting · Runs | 550 | 551 |
| Batting · Walks | 444 | 445 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,846 | 6,640 | 6,045 | 550 | 1,355 | 201 | 38 | 60 | 461 | 444 | 845 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 1,812 | .224 | .280 | .300 | .580 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1964-05-31 to 1964-06-19
18longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1969-07-15 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1967-06-04 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1962-08-05 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 908 | 3192 | 661 | 28 | 232 | 213 | 398 | .228 | .274 | .303 |
| Away | 938 | 3450 | 694 | 32 | 229 | 232 | 445 | .221 | .268 | .296 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 205 | 811 | 165 | 10 | 64 | 62 | 105 | .227 | .280 | .324 |
| May | 324 | 1174 | 241 | 8 | 84 | 74 | 139 | .224 | .268 | .294 |
| June | 339 | 1253 | 259 | 12 | 82 | 82 | 167 | .228 | .272 | .313 |
| July | 324 | 1164 | 248 | 13 | 87 | 71 | 154 | .232 | .274 | .316 |
| August | 335 | 1176 | 227 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 154 | .211 | .259 | .269 |
| September | 305 | 1018 | 202 | 10 | 68 | 78 | 117 | .219 | .275 | .287 |
| October | 14 | 46 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .295 | .304 | .295 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 207 | 741 | 138 | 8 | 36 | 57 | 90 | .204 | .263 | .271 |
| new-york-yankees | 203 | 728 | 150 | 4 | 49 | 56 | 91 | .228 | .283 | .289 |
| boston-red-sox | 200 | 737 | 168 | 5 | 44 | 36 | 109 | .246 | .277 | .324 |
| cleveland-guardians | 199 | 712 | 145 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 103 | .229 | .289 | .316 |
| minnesota-twins | 179 | 631 | 116 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 89 | .196 | .231 | .257 |
| chicago-white-sox | 164 | 575 | 115 | 4 | 33 | 30 | 78 | .217 | .252 | .285 |
| california-angels | 125 | 460 | 89 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 59 | .213 | .257 | .317 |
| detroit-tigers | 122 | 468 | 102 | 4 | 42 | 34 | 50 | .241 | .291 | .310 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 4 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | .091 | – | – |
| 1962 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 54 | 133 | 22 | – | 4 | 1 | .165 | – | – |
| 1963 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 145 | 514 | 117 | 7 | 45 | 5 | .228 | – | – |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 132 | 447 | 100 | 8 | 34 | 2 | .224 | – | – |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 154 | 445 | 82 | 5 | 35 | 1 | .184 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 158 | 582 | 133 | 7 | 48 | 7 | .229 | – | – |
| 1967 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 109 | 320 | 60 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .188 | – | – |
| 1968 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 77 | 193 | 36 | – | 6 | – | .187 | – | – |
| 1969 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 151 | 576 | 153 | 2 | 43 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1970 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 158 | 625 | 164 | 1 | 40 | 8 | .262 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Detroit Tigers | 159 | 527 | 120 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .228 | – | – |
| 1972 | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 516 | 105 | 6 | 49 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1973 | Detroit Tigers | 162 | 515 | 122 | 7 | 40 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1974 | Detroit Tigers | 153 | 502 | 111 | 14 | 54 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1975 | New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers | 74 | 140 | 29 | 1 | 8 | – | .207 | – | – |