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Eddie Waitkus   |   Major Leaguer   1941-1955

Full Name:  Edward Stephen Waitkus
Born:  September 4,1919  in  Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death:  September 16,1972
Height:  6-1  Weight:  175  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Left
High School:  Cambridge Rindge And Latin (Cambridge,MA)
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1939] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Cubs.  [Dec 14,1948] - Traded by Cubs with Hank Borowy to Phillies for Dutch Leonard and Monk Dubiel.  [Mar 16,1954] - Purchased by Orioles from Phillies.  [Jul 29,1955] - Released by Orioles.  [Aug 1,1955] - Signed as Free Agent by Phillies.  [Oct 10,1955] - Released by Phillies.  


 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1941Chi CubsNL21ChcMLB 1b 12281500000 031 0 .179*.187.179*366--
1946Chi CubsNL26ChcMLB 1b 113441501342454553 23141 7 .304*.343.408*751--
1947Chi CubsNL27ChcMLB 1b 130514601502862353 32172 6 .292*.338.381*719--
1948Chi CubsNL28ChcMLB 1b 13956287166271074411 43192 7 12 .295*.350.416*766--
1949PhiladelphNL29PhiMLB 1b 5420941641631283 33121 3 .306*.404.426*830--
1950PhiladelphNL30PhiMLB 1b 1546411021823252443 55291 5 13 .284*.345.359*704--
1951PhiladelphNL31PhiMLB 1b 145610651572741460353220 1 .257*.322.320*642--
1952PhiladelphNL32PhiMLB 1b 146499511442942492264231 4 .289*.373.375*748--
1953PhiladelphNL33PhiMLB 1b 812472472921161113231 1 .291*.332.356*688--
1954BaltimoreAL34BalMLB 1b 9531135881742330128251 63.283.341.383724--
1955BaltimoreAL35BalMLB 1b 388522211092011100300.259.344.294638--
 PhiladelphNL35PhiMLB 1b 33107103050214011770100.280.379.383762--
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)114042545281214215442437328372204114075 .285.374-----


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1950PhiladelphNL30PhiWs41504100000200000.267.353.333686--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)41504100000200000.267.353.333686--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1941Chi CubsNL21ChcMLB1B97134788---.949--
 
1946Chi CubsNL26ChcMLB1B106992814107776---.996--
 
1947Chi CubsNL27ChcMLB1B126116110181270109---.994--
 
1948Chi CubsNL28ChcMLB1B1161064929116577---.992--
1948Chi CubsNL28ChcMLBOF204301440---.977--
 
1949PhiladelphNL29PhiMLB1B5445236349151---.994--
 
1950PhiladelphNL30PhiMLB1B154138799101496142---.993--
 
1951PhiladelphNL31PhiMLB1B144121494101318121---.992--
 
1952PhiladelphNL32PhiMLB1B146128195121388119---.991--
 
1953PhiladelphNL33PhiMLB1B5948037652365---.989--
 
1954BaltimoreAL34BalMLB1B7861848066672---1.000--
 
1955BaltimoreAL35BalMLB1B261809519415---.974--
1955PhiladelphNL35PhiMLB1B3125021127231---.996--
 


 Awards
[1946] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)  [1948] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1949] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1950] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #24)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1948-1949)
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