Ed Amelung

Edward Allen Amelung

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
• School Santa Ana College, San Diego State University
• High School Buena Park High School
• Debut July 28, 1984
• Final Game July 7, 1986
• Born April 13, 1959 in Fullerton, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Amelung was signed as an amateur free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 20, 1980. His first action came with both the 1981 San Antonio Dodgers of the Texas League and the Vero Beach Dodgers of the Florida State League. He played 140 games between the two teams, compiling 537 at-bats with 157 hits for a .292 batting average. Amelung spent most of 1982 starring for San Antonio, hitting .302/.334/.512 with 96 runs, 24 homers and 91 RBI. He also had 17 outfield assists. He failed to make the Texas League All-Star outfield as Darryl Strawberry, Tom Dunbar and Brian Greer were chosen. He went 2 for 9 in a cup of coffee for the Albuquerque Dukes. Ed had a full season with the Dukes in 1983, appearing in 135 games, batting 534 times, collected 157 hits, along with 10 dingers and a .294 batting average.

The Dodgers gave Ed his first crack at the major leagues in 1984, when he appeared in 34 games as an outfielder late in the summer. He fielded flawlessly but hit only .217. He spent most of the year with the Albuquerque Dukes, where he played 107 games and hit .351/.374/.554 with 35 doubles and 89 runs scored. He almost won the Pacific Coast League batting title, losing by .006 to teammate Tony Brewer and beating out John Kruk among others. Amelung failed to make the PCL All-Star outfield, as Brewer, Doug Loman and league MVP Alejandro Sanchez were chosen.

Ed again spent a full season with the Albuquerque Dukes in 1985, hitting .291 and earning another chance with the major league Dodgers the following season. In 1986, he played 8 mid-season games and spent the balance of the season with the Dukes. He hit .282 in 291 at bats back in Triple A. The 1987 Edmonton Trappers used Ed for the year and he appeared in 124 games with 386 at-bats and had 100 hits for a .259 average. The 1988 season was to be Ed's last. He split the year between San Antonio (.284, 2 HR, 7 RBI; 7.71 ERA) and Albuquerque (.286) before finishing his career with the Mexico City Tigers (.293/.354/.397 in 19 games).

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball: Third Edition
SABR Minor League Database
Baseball-Reference.com