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The wiry, durable Brinkman was a poor hitter until manager Ted Williams changed his batting style in 1969; his BA jumped nearly 80 points to .266. In 1972 with Detroit, he won a Gold Glove while setting four single- season records for shortstops: consecutive errorless games (72), consecutive errorless chances (331), fewest errors (7), and best fielding percentage (.990). The older brother of ML catcher Chuck Brinkman, Ed was a teammate of Pete Rose at Cincinnati's Western Hills High. He joined the White Sox as a coach in 1983. (JCA)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 23, 1963: Baltimore vet Robin Roberts two-hits the Senators to win 6–0. Both hits are by weak-hitting Eddie Brinkman. » September 2, 1963: With the Senators ahead 5–3 on 4th-inning homers by Don Zimmer and Ed Brinkman, Nats starter Ed Hobaugh hits his only career home run in the same frame off Cleveland's Jerry Walker. The Tribe knocks out Hobaugh but the Senators hold on to win, 8–7. Hobaugh's homer comes on his last official at bat: in his one more plate appearance, he draws a walk. Hobaugh joins Buster Narum this year as the first pitchers to have more homers than wins in a year. It'll be matched this century by Dave Eiland in 1992. » July 15, 1969: With President Nixon attending his 5th game of the season, the Senators beat the Tigers again, 7–3. The Tigers pull off the first triple play of the year when Eddie Brinkman grounds to 3B Don Wert. Tim Cullen, hitting .206, drives in four runs with a single, double and home run. » August 5, 1972: During a 4–3 win over Cleveland, Detroit SS Ed Brinkman commits an error; this ending his ML-record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue. » July 29, 1974: Detroit hits four home runs in the first inning in an 8–2 win over the Indians. Al Kaline, Bill Freehan, and Mickey Stanley hit consecutive home runs off Fritz Peterson, and Ed Brinkman adds another, though not consecutive, off Steve Kline. » November 18, 1974: In a three-way deal, San Diego trades slugger Nate Colbert to Detroit for Ed Brinkman, Bob Strampe and Dick Sharon. Brinkman is then packaged with Danny Breeden and shipped to St. Louis, and the Cards send pitchers Allan Foster, Rich Folkers, and Sonny Siebert to the Pads. None of the new Padres have a prayer, while the ailing Colbert, who set a record in 1972 by driving in 22.75% of his team's runs, will prove that his 1974 average of .207 was no fluke. He and Brinkman will play for three teams in 1975. » April 19, 1989: Mets SS Kevin Elster plays his 73rd consecutive errorless game in a 4–2 win over the Phillies, breaking Ed Brinkman's major-league record for shortstops.