# Ed Goodson

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{{short description|American baseball player (born 1948)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ed Goodson
|image=Ed Goodson Dodgers.jpg
|position=[First baseman](/source/First_baseman) / [Third baseman](/source/Third_baseman)
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1948|1|25}}
|birth_place=[Pulaski, Virginia](/source/Pulaski%2C_Virginia), U.S.
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 5
|debutyear=1970
|debutteam=San Francisco Giants
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear=1977
|finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
|stat1value=.260
|stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s 
|stat2value=30
|stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
|stat3value=170
|teams=
*[San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) (1970–1975)
*[Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) (1975)
*[Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers) (1976–1977)
}}

'''James Edward Goodson''' (born January 25, 1948) is an American former [first baseman](/source/first_baseman) and [third baseman](/source/third_baseman) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). He played from 1970 to 1977 for the [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants), [Atlanta Braves](/source/Atlanta_Braves) and [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers). In his one World Series plate appearance, in the sixth game of the 1977 fall classic, he was struck out by the Yankees’ Mike Torrez.

In 1973, Goodson got hot at the plate and was put in the starting lineup, the Giants moving 3rd baseman Dave Kingman to 1st to make room for Goodson, who led the major leagues in hitting for almost two weeks, reaching a high average of .333. 

Goodson was born in [Pulaski, Virginia](/source/Pulaski%2C_Virginia), and played high school baseball for the Fries, Virginia, Wildcats. He was a hero to many young boys in his hometown of Fries, Va., who used to ride a school bus annually to see him play both in Atlanta and Cincinnati when the Giants were in town. Goodson returned to his home county of Grayson after baseball to coach high school and continued to mentor the young players.

He was traded along with [Dusty Baker](/source/Dusty_Baker) from the [Braves](/source/1975_Atlanta_Braves_season) to the [Dodgers](/source/1976_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season) for [Jerry Royster](/source/Jerry_Royster), [Tom Paciorek](/source/Tom_Paciorek), [Lee Lacy](/source/Lee_Lacy) and [Jimmy Wynn](/source/Jimmy_Wynn) on November 17, 1975.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/18/archives/red-sox-get-jenkins-in-trade.html "Wynn Goes to Braves," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Monday, November 17, 1975.] Retrieved February 23, 2025.</ref>

In 515 games over eight seasons, Goodson posted a .260 [batting average](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) (329-for-1266) with 108 [runs](/source/run_(baseball)), 51 [doubles](/source/double_(baseball)), 30 [home runs](/source/home_runs) and 170 [RBIs](/source/RBIs). Defensively, he recorded a .994 [fielding percentage](/source/fielding_percentage) at first base, his primary position, and a .911 fielding percentage at third base for an overall .976 fielding percentage.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=g/goodsed01 |fangraphs= |cube=|brm=goodso001jam}}

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Category:Living people
Category:Major League Baseball first basemen
Category:Major League Baseball third basemen
Category:East Tennessee State Buccaneers baseball players
Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players
Category:San Francisco Giants players
Category:Atlanta Braves players
Category:Baseball players from Virginia
Category:People from Pulaski, Virginia
Category:Salt Lake City Giants players
Category:Great Falls Giants players
Category:Decatur Commodores players
Category:Fresno Giants players
Category:Phoenix Giants players
Category:Portland Beavers players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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