From big man on campus at Lewis and Clark High School to big-league first baseman, Ed Bouchee built an oversized reputation as one of the area’s all-time finest athletes.
Bouchee, who lived in retirement in Gilbert, Ariz., died Wednesday afternoon in Phoenix. He was 79. He had outlived a brush with infamy to play seven seasons of major league baseball, enjoy a long industrial career and reap the rewards of enduring friendship.
Suffering from the effects of diabetes, Bouchee had been hospitalized for several weeks, according to former pitcher Jack Spring, his longtime friend and former teammate.
...In 1957, Bouchee became Philadelphia’s regular first baseman. He batted .293 and hit 17 home runs. Although the official vote favored his teammate, pitcher Jack Sanford, The Sporting News named Bouchee its N.L. Rookie of the Year.
Acclaim abruptly gave way to disgrace.
On Jan. 17, 1958, Spokane police arrested Bouchee after he was accused of exposing himself to schoolgirls. He pled guilty to two counts of indecent exposure involving children and underwent psychiatric treatment. By July he rejoined the Phillies for the rest of the season.
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1. Mefisto Posted: January 25, 2013 at 03:38 PM (#4355024)I had the entire 1957 Topps Baseball Card Set, except for Ed Bouchee, who was on one of the Checklist Cards. I kept buying more packs of cards trying to luck out until I realized that NO ONE had an Ed Bouchee card! His card was apparently pulled by Topps after the checklist was created, but before the cards were printed.
Needless to say, back in those days, information was hard to come by, and Ed's indecent exposure problems were not well known in Brooklyn.
I can now forgive him, especially since I foolishly threw out the entire set some time in the 60's!
the 1958 card, you mean
consider your collection complete
;)
http://cardsthatneverwere.blogspot.com/2011/11/1958-topps-145-ed-bouchee.html
With an assist of an error by the second baseman that let Mays score an unearned run. Goddam BB-Ref. takes the romance out of baseball, doesn't it?
--- A Baseball Digest article called "HOO-RAY BOO-SHAY"
--- "Ick! A pervert!"
--- "Well, at least it wasn't a boy. We'll give him another chance."
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