Eddie Bressoud

Infobox MLB retired
name=Eddie Bressoud


width=
position=Shortstop
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1932|5|2
Los Angeles, California
debutdate=June 14
debutyear=by|1956
debutteam=New York Giants
finaldate=September 26
finalyear=by|1967
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.252
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=94
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=365
teams=
* New York / San Francisco Giants (by|1956-by|1961)
* Boston Red Sox (by|1962-by|1965)
* New York Mets (by|1966)
* St. Louis Cardinals (by|1967)
highlights=
* All-Star selection (1964)
* World Series champion (1967)

Edward Francis Bressoud (born May 2, 1932 in Los Angeles, California) is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from by|1956 through by|1967 for the New York & San Francisco Giants (1956-1961), Boston Red Sox (1962-1965), New York Mets (1966) and St. Louis Cardinals (1967). He batted and threw right handed. Bressoud reached the majors in 1956 with the New York Giants, spending two years with them before moving to San Francisco. He was the first selection of the Houston Colt 45s in the 1961 expansion draft, then was traded to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Don Buddin.

Bressoud gave four years of good services for Boston, hitting 40 doubles, nine triples, 14 home runs, 79 runs and a career-high 68 RBI in 1962, and 59 extra-bases in 1963, including a career-high 20 home runs and four two-HR games. In by|1964 he posted career-numbers in batting average (.293), hits (166), runs (86) and doubles (41), and represented the Red Sox in the All-Star Game. After that, he played for the New York Mets and ended his majors career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the only player other than Willie Mays to play for both the New York Giants and the New York Mets during his major league career.Fact|date=June 2007

In a 12-season career, Bressoud was a .252 hitter with 94 home runs and 365 RBI in 1186 games. Following his playing retirement he managed in the minors and scouted for the California Angels.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bressed01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eddie_Bressoud BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbrese101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/PX_brese101.htm Top Performances]