He was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of California State University, Northridge in the 21st round (419th overall) of the first-ever MLB amateur entry draft in June 1965. He pitched for the White Sox in 1969 but then was killed in an auto accident.
February 13, 1970 – Tragedy struck the White Sox as promising young pitcher Paul Edmondson and his girlfriend were killed in an accident on US-101 near Santa Barbara, California. On a rain-slicked highway, Edmondson's car skidded into oncoming traffic and was struck by another vehicle. In his major league debut in Anaheim on June 20, 1969, Edmondson fired a complete game two-hitter beating California 9–1. It would be his only major league win.
February 13, 1970 – Tragedy struck the White Sox as promising young pitcher Paul Edmondson and his girlfriend were killed in an accident on US-101 near Santa Barbara, California. On a rain-slicked highway, Edmondson's car skidded into oncoming traffic and was struck by another vehicle. In his major league debut in Anaheim on June 20, 1969, Edmondson fired a complete game two-hitter beating California 9–1. It would be his only major league win.
He was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was drafted by the Chicago White Sox out of California State University, Northridge in the 21st round (419th overall) of the first-ever MLB amateur entry draft in June 1965. He pitched for the White Sox in 1969 but then was killed in an auto accident.
February 13, 1970 – Tragedy struck the White Sox as promising young pitcher Paul Edmondson and his girlfriend were killed in an accident on US-101 near Santa Barbara, California. On a rain-slicked highway, Edmondson's car skidded into oncoming traffic and was struck by another vehicle. In his major league debut in Anaheim on June 20, 1969, Edmondson fired a complete game two-hitter beating California 9–1. It would be his only major league win.
February 13, 1970 – Tragedy struck the White Sox as promising young pitcher Paul Edmondson and his girlfriend were killed in an accident on US-101 near Santa Barbara, California. On a rain-slicked highway, Edmondson's car skidded into oncoming traffic and was struck by another vehicle. In his major league debut in Anaheim on June 20, 1969, Edmondson fired a complete game two-hitter beating California 9–1. It would be his only major league win.
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