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Eddie Waitkus

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Full name Edward Stephen Waitkus
Born September 4, 1919, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Died September 16, 1972, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Buried at Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts (World War II Lot- Tier 22- Grave 39)
First Game: April 15, 1941; Final Game: September 20, 1955
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 170
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                       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 BFW Year Team 1941 CHI N Daily Splits 12 28 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .179 .207 .179 -0.5 1941 CHI N 1946 CHI N Daily Splits 113 441 50 134 24 5 4 55 23 1 14 1 7 0 7 8 3 4 .304 .340 .408 0.6 1946 CHI N 1947 CHI N Daily Splits 130 514 60 150 28 6 2 35 32 4 17 2 6 0 8 8 3 2 .292 .336 .381 -0.1 1947 CHI N 1948 CHI N Daily Splits 139 562 87 166 27 10 7 44 43 1 19 2 7 0 13 12 11 3 .295 .348 .416 0.9 1948 CHI N 1949 PHI N Daily Splits 54 209 41 64 16 3 1 28 33 0 12 1 3 0 4 3 3 1 .306 .403 .426 0.8 1949 PHI N 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 154 641 102 182 32 5 2 44 55 2 29 1 5 0 19 13 3 2 .284 .341 .359 -2.0 1950 PHI N 1951 PHI N Daily Splits 145 610 65 157 27 4 1 46 53 2 22 0 1 0 9 8 0 3 .257 .317 .320 -3.2 1951 PHI N 1952 PHI N Daily Splits 146 499 51 144 29 4 2 49 64 8 23 1 4 0 7 6 2 2 .289 .371 .375 0.0 1952 PHI N 1953 PHI N Daily Splits 81 247 24 72 9 2 1 16 13 0 23 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 .291 .330 .356 -1.2 1953 PHI N 1954 BAL A Daily Splits 95 311 35 88 17 4 2 33 28 1 25 1 6 3 0 4 8 0 1 .283 .341 .383 -0.2 1954 BAL A 1955 BAL A Daily Splits 38 85 2 22 1 1 0 9 11 3 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 .259 .344 .294 -0.6 1955 BAL A 1955 PHI N Daily Splits 33 107 10 30 5 0 2 14 17 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 .280 .379 .383 0.0 1955 PHI N 1955 Total 71 192 12 52 6 1 2 23 28 4 17 0 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 .271 .364 .344 -0.6 1955 Total Total NL (10 Years) 1007 3858 491 1104 197 39 22 331 333 19 169 10 34 0 0 74 66 26 20 .286 .344 .375 -4.7 Total NL Total AL ( 2 Years) 133 396 37 110 18 5 2 42 39 4 35 1 6 3 0 5 9 2 1 .278 .342 .364 -0.8 Total AL Total (11 Years) Splits 1140 4254 528 1214 215 44 24 373 372 23 204 11 40 3 0 79 75 28 21 .285 .344 .374 -5.5 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          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

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

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1941 CHI N Daily Splits 1B 9 7 4 60 71 3 4 8 0 .949 1946 CHI N Daily Splits 1B 106 105 104 954 992 81 4 76 0 .996 1947 CHI N Daily Splits 1B 126 125 124 1105.2 1161 101 8 109 1 .994 1948 CHI N Daily Splits 1B 116 115 114 1003.2 1064 92 9 77 0 .992 1948 CHI N LF 20 20 19 170 41 1 1 0 0 .977 1948 CHI N OF 20 20 19 170 43 0 1 0 0 .977 20 0 0 1949 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 54 54 54 501 452 36 3 51 0 .994 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 154 153 149 1361.1 1387 99 10 142 1 .993 1951 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 144 142 136 1274 1214 94 10 121 0 .992 1952 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 143 139 137 1251 1281 95 12 119 0 .991 1953 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 59 53 50 476 480 37 6 65 0 .989 1954 BAL A Daily Splits 1B 78 76 74 655.1 618 48 0 72 0 1.000 1955 BAL A Daily Splits 1B 26 18 18 176 180 9 5 15 0 .974 1955 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 31 29 29 256.2 250 21 1 31 0 .996 1955 Total 1B 57 47 47 432.2 430 30 6 46 0 .987 Total (11 Years) Splits 1B 1046 1016 993 9074.2 9150 716 72 886 2 .993 Total ( 1 Year ) LF 20 20 19 170 41 1 1 0 0 .977 Total ( 1 Year ) OF 20 20 19 170 43 0 1 0 0 .977 20 0 0 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1950 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 4 4 4 35.2 34 3 0 1 0 1.000

Transaction Information

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 25, 1955).

Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (July 30, 1955).

Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 10, 1955).

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