His death in San Angelo was announced by his family through longtime friends. Other details were not disclosed.
Edwards spent more than a half century in baseball. He succeeded Pat Corrales as manager of Cleveland, where in 1962 he began his major league career as a player. He managed the Indians for the 1987-89 seasons, finishing with a record of 173-207. Earlier, he was a coach for Cleveland, as well as Philadelphia and the New York Mets.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Edwards was a poor hitter, neither hitting for average nor getting on base. His best year at the plate was his first, where he posted a .273/.325/.378 slash line in 154 PA. I suspect the collapse of offense during the 1960s hurt. Like most people who managed the Indians in the 1970s and 1980s, he had little success, although the .481 winning percentage in 1988, his only full year at the helm was one of the better ones during that span.
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