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

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1941	Chi Cubs	NL	21	Chc	MLB	1b		12	28	1	5	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	1		0		1	.179	*.187	.179	*366	--
1946	Chi Cubs	NL	26	Chc	MLB	1b		113	441	50	134	24	5	4	55	3		23	14	1		7		8	.304	*.343	.408	*751	--
1947	Chi Cubs	NL	27	Chc	MLB	1b		130	514	60	150	28	6	2	35	3		32	17	2		6		8	.292	*.338	.381	*719	--
1948	Chi Cubs	NL	28	Chc	MLB	1b		139	562	87	166	27	10	7	44	11		43	19	2		7		12	.295	*.350	.416	*766	--
1949	Philadelph	NL	29	Phi	MLB	1b		54	209	41	64	16	3	1	28	3		33	12	1		3		3	.306	*.404	.426	*830	--
1950	Philadelph	NL	30	Phi	MLB	1b		154	641	102	182	32	5	2	44	3		55	29	1		5		13	.284	*.345	.359	*704	--
1951	Philadelph	NL	31	Phi	MLB	1b		145	610	65	157	27	4	1	46	0	3	53	22	0		1		8	.257	*.322	.320	*642	--
1952	Philadelph	NL	32	Phi	MLB	1b		146	499	51	144	29	4	2	49	2	2	64	23	1		4		6	.289	*.373	.375	*748	--
1953	Philadelph	NL	33	Phi	MLB	1b		81	247	24	72	9	2	1	16	1	1	13	23	1		1		3	.291	*.332	.356	*688	--
1954	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	1b		95	311	35	88	17	4	2	33	0	1	28	25	1		6	3	8	.283	.341	.383	724	--
1955	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	1b		38	85	2	22	1	1	0	9	2	0	11	10	0	3	0	0	1	.259	.344	.294	638	--
	Philadelph	NL	35	Phi	MLB	1b		33	107	10	30	5	0	2	14	0	1	17	7	0	1	0	0	4	.280	.379	.383	762	--

Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)								1140	4254	528	1214	215	44	24	373	28		372	204	11		40		75	.285		.374	---	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1950	Philadelph	NL	30	Phi	Ws	4	15	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	686	--

Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)						4	15	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333	686	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1941	Chi Cubs	NL	21	Chc	MLB	1B	9			71	3	4	78	8	-	-	-	.949	--

1946	Chi Cubs	NL	26	Chc	MLB	1B	106			992	81	4	1077	76	-	-	-	.996	--

1947	Chi Cubs	NL	27	Chc	MLB	1B	126			1161	101	8	1270	109	-	-	-	.994	--

1948	Chi Cubs	NL	28	Chc	MLB	1B	116			1064	92	9	1165	77	-	-	-	.992	--
1948	Chi Cubs	NL	28	Chc	MLB	OF	20			43	0	1	44	0	-	-	-	.977	--

1949	Philadelph	NL	29	Phi	MLB	1B	54			452	36	3	491	51	-	-	-	.994	--

1950	Philadelph	NL	30	Phi	MLB	1B	154			1387	99	10	1496	142	-	-	-	.993	--

1951	Philadelph	NL	31	Phi	MLB	1B	144			1214	94	10	1318	121	-	-	-	.992	--

1952	Philadelph	NL	32	Phi	MLB	1B	146			1281	95	12	1388	119	-	-	-	.991	--

1953	Philadelph	NL	33	Phi	MLB	1B	59			480	37	6	523	65	-	-	-	.989	--

1954	Baltimore	AL	34	Bal	MLB	1B	78			618	48	0	666	72	-	-	-	1.000	--

1955	Baltimore	AL	35	Bal	MLB	1B	26			180	9	5	194	15	-	-	-	.974	--
1955	Philadelph	NL	35	Phi	MLB	1B	31			250	21	1	272	31	-	-	-	.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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