Joe Edelen

Benny Joe Edelen (born September 16, 1955 in Durant, Oklahoma) was touted as one of the all-time great high school athletes in the state of Oklahoma. A recipient of the Jim Thorpe award, Joe excelled in basketball and baseball receiving All-State and All-America honors in both sports. Joe is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds. The Cardinals drafted him in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1973 amateur draft and he debuted for them on April 18, 1981 against his future team, the Reds. During the 1981 season he was traded by the Cardinals with Neil Fiala to the Reds for Doug Bair. His Major League career was brief as he pitched his final game the next year.He know teaches art and coaches golf at Washington Oklahoma.

Career statistics

G	W	L	ERA	SO	BB
27	2	0	6.75	26	11

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

1973 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections

David Clyde John Stearns Robin Yount Dave Winfield Glenn Tufts Johnnie LeMaster Billy Taylor Gary Roenicke Lew Olsen Pat Rockett Eddie Bane Joe Edelen Doug Heinold Lee Mazzilli Mike Parrott Jerry Tabb Ted Cox Ted Farr Charles Bates Calvin Portley Steve Swisher Charles Kessler Randy Scarbery Steve Nicosia

St. Louis Cardinals first-round draft picks

1965: DiFabio
1966: Lee
1967: Simmons
1968: Hairston
1969: Minott
1970: Browning
1971: Kurpiel
1972: Larson
1973: Edelen
1974: Templeton
1975: Johnson
1976: Durham
1977: T. Kennedy
1978: Hicks
1979: Van Slyke
1980: Collins
1981: Meachem
1982: Worrell
1983: Lindeman
1984: Dunne
1985: Magrane
1986: Alicea
1987: Carpenter
1988: Ericks, DuVall, Jordan
1989: Coleman
1990: Osborne, Holbert, Ellis
1991: Young, Watson, Barber, McKinnon, Cholowsky
1992: Lowe
1993: Benes
1994: Wagner
1995: Morris, Haas
1996: Looper
1997: A. Kennedy
1998: Drew, Diggins
1999: Caple, Stocks, Duncan
2000: Boyd, Williams
2001: Pope
2002: None
2003: Barton
2004: Lambert
2005: Rasmus, Greene, McCormick, Herron
2006: Ottavino, C.Perez
2007: Kozma, Mortensen
2008: Wallace, Lynn
2009: Miller
2010: Cox, Blair, Jenkins
2011: Wong
2012: Wacha, Ramsey, Piscotty, Wisdom, Bean
2013: Gonzales, Kaminsky
2014: Weaver, Flaherty
2015: Plummer
2016: D.Pérez, Carlson, Hudson

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