Mike Eden (baseball)

Edward Michael Eden (born May 22, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played for the Atlanta Braves in 1976 and the Chicago White Sox in 1978.

Mike Eden
Second baseman/Shortstop
Born: (1949-05-22) May 22, 1949
Fort Clayton, Panama Canal Zone
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 2, 1976, for the Atlanta Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 11, 1978, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.080
Hits2
At bats25
Runs batted in1
Teams

Amateur career

Eden has the distinction of being the only major leaguer born in Fort Clayton, a former US military base on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal. He attended Southern Illinois University, and as member of the SIU Salukis, was selected third baseman to the All-Tournament Team of the 1971 College World Series. In 1970 and 1971, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and won the league's batting title in 1970.[1][2]

Eden with the Phoenix Giants in 1975

Professional career

Signed by the San Francisco Giants in 1972, Eden was acquired by the Atlanta Braves in 1976 as part of a five-player trade. He appeared in five games with Atlanta in that season before joining the Chicago White Sox in 1978, and also spent part of three seasons in Triple-A with the Iowa Oaks (1978) and Rochester Red Wings (1979–1980).

In two major league seasons, Eden posted a .080 batting average (2-for-25) and scored a run in 15 games. He hit .269 (251-for-932) in 266 minor league games, including 16 home runs, 114 RBI, and a .363 on-base percentage.

See also

References
  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  2. "Cape Codder Sports". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. August 27, 1970. p. 23.

 


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