Eddie Waitkus
Eddie Waitkus
Full name: Edward Stephen Waitkus Born: September 4, 1919, Cambridge, Massachusetts Died September 16, 1972, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts Buried at Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts First Game: April 15, 1941; Final Game: September 20, 1955 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170
Eddie Waitkus
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1941 CHI N 1941 CHI N 1946 CHI N 1946 CHI N 1947 CHI N 1947 CHI N 1948 CHI N 1948 CHI N 1949 PHI N 1949 PHI N 1950 PHI N 1950 PHI N 1951 PHI N 1951 PHI N 1952 PHI N 1952 PHI N 1953 PHI N 1953 PHI N 1954 BAL A 1954 BAL A 1955 BAL A 1955 BAL A 1955 PHI N 1955 PHI N 1955 Total 71 192 12 52 6 1 2 23 28 4 17 0 0 0 5 2 1 .271 .364 .344 -0.7 1955 Total
Total NL 1007 3858 491 1104 197 39 22 331 333 1i 169 10 34 0i 66 26 7i .286 .344 .375 -5.1 Total NL
Total AL 133 396 37 110 18 5 2 42 39 3i 35 1 6 3 9 2 1 .278 .342 .364 -0.9 Total AL
Total 1140 4254 528 1214 215 44 24 373 372 4i 204 11 40 3i 75 28 8i .285 .344 .374 -6.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1950 PHI N Daily Splits 4 15 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .353 .333 1950 PHI N
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1948 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 1948 NL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1941 CHI N 1946 CHI N 1947 CHI N 1948 CHI N 1948 CHI N 1949 PHI N 1950 PHI N 1387 99 10 142 .993
1951 PHI N 1952 PHI N 1953 PHI N 1954 BAL A 1955 BAL A 1955 PHI N 1955 Total 1B 57 430 30 6 46 .987
Total 1B 1049 9150 716 72 886 .993
Total OF 20 43 0 1 0 .977 20 0 0
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1950 PHI N Daily 1B 4 4 4 35.2 34 3 0 1 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1939).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Hank Borowy to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Monk Dubiel and Dutch Leonard (December 14, 1948 ).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Baltimore Orioles for $40000 (March 16, 1954 ).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (July 29, 1955 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (August 1, 1955 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 10, 1955 ).
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