Brian Clark Edgerly (July 18, 1943 – April 22, 2026) was an American baseball outfielder who played internationally with Team USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Edgerly was born in Plymouth, New Hampshire, on July 18, 1943.[1] He played college baseball at Colgate University, where he majored in philosophy and religion, and captained the soccer, ice hockey, and baseball teams.[2] He was a third-team baseball All-American in 1964, leading the nation in batting average with a .449 mark.[3] In 1964 Edgerly played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[4] He went on to play for Team USA at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[5][6] He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 17th round of the 1965 MLB draft, and played in the Red Sox’ minor league system for the Waterloo Hawks in 1965 and 1966.[7] Edgerly was inducted into the Colgate Raiders’ Hall of Honor in 1982.[8]
Edgerly died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 82.[1]
References
- ^ a b “Brian C. Edgerly”. Schellhaas Funeral Home & Cremation Svcs., Ltd. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
- ^ “Faces in the Crowd”. Sports Illustrated. June 8, 1964. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ “1964 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams”. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ “Lower Cape All-Stars”. Cape Cod Standard-Times. Hyannis, MA. July 14, 1964. p. 7.
- ^ “Olympic Rosters in NCAA Title Sports” (PDF). NCAA News. Vol. 1, no. 4. September–October 1964. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2012.
- ^ “Alumni players”. USA Baseball. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ “Brian Edgerly Minor Leagues Statistics”. Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ “Brian C. Edgerly (1982) – Hall of Honor”. Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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