Eddie Waitkus

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: September 4, 1919 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: September 16, 1972 in Jamaica Plain, MA

Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

High School: Cambridge High and Latin School (Cambridge, MA)

School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Debut: April 15, 1941 (Age 21-223d, 9,027th in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1955 (Age 36-016d)
vs. BRO 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Edward Stephen Waitkus

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.4

4254

1214

.285

528

RBI

373

OBP

.344

SLG

.374

OPS

.718

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Jun 22)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHI		BRO	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
2	2	Apr 19	PHI		BRO	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
3	3	Apr 21	PHI	@	BSN	T,2-2	CG	27	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 22	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
5	5	Apr 23 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
6	6	Apr 23 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
7	7	Apr 25	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
8	8	Apr 26	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	46	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
9	9	Apr 27	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
10	10	Apr 28	PHI		BSN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
11	11	Apr 29	PHI		BSN	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 30 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
13	13	Apr 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 2	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-10	CG	48	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
15	15	May 3	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
16	16	May 4	PHI	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	0	9.0	12	2	1	15	2
17	17	May 5	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
18	18	May 6	PHI	@	STL	W,11-7	CG	0	9.0	11	3	0	14	2
19	19	May 7 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
20	20	May 7 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
21	21	May 8	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
22	22	May 11	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
23	23	May 13	PHI		NYG	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
24	24	May 14 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 14 susp	PHI		NYG	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
26	26	May 16	PHI		CIN	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
27	27	May 17	PHI		CIN	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
28	28	May 20	PHI		CHC	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
29	29	May 21 (1)	PHI		STL	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
30	30	May 21 (2)	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
31	31	May 23	PHI		PIT	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
32	35 (3)	May 27	PHI	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
33	36	May 28 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	44	11.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
34	37	May 28 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
35	38	May 30 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,6-7	CG	45	9.2	13	0	0	13	1	1B
36	39	May 30 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	40	Jun 1	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
38	41	Jun 3	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
39	42	Jun 4	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
40	43	Jun 5	PHI	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
41	44	Jun 6	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
42	45	Jun 7	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
43	46	Jun 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
44	47	Jun 11 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
45	48	Jun 11 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	49	11.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
46	49	Jun 13	PHI		STL	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
47	50	Jun 14	PHI		STL	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
48	51	Jun 17	PHI		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
49	52	Jun 18 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
50	53	Jun 18 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
51	54	Jun 20	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
52	55	Jun 21	PHI		PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
53	56	Jun 22	PHI		PIT	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	0
54	57	Jun 23	PHI		CHC	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
55	58	Jun 24	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
56	59	Jun 25 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,8-11	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
57	60	Jun 25 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
58	61	Jun 27	PHI	@	BSN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
59	62	Jun 28	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
60	63	Jun 29	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
61	64	Jun 30	PHI		BRO	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	65	Jul 1	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
63	66	Jul 2 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
64	67	Jul 2 (2)	PHI		BRO	T,8-8	CG	40	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
65	68	Jul 3	PHI		BSN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
66	69	Jul 4 (1)	PHI		BSN	W,14-5	GS	13	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
67	70	Jul 4 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,9-12	GF	14	3.0	3	1	0	4	0	PH 1B
68	71	Jul 5	PHI		NYG	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
69	72	Jul 6	PHI		NYG	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
70	73	Jul 7	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
71	74	Jul 8	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
72	75	Jul 9	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
73	76	Jul 13	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
74	77	Jul 14	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	8	2	0	10	0
75	78	Jul 15	PHI	@	STL	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
76	79	Jul 16 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
77	80	Jul 16 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
78	81	Jul 18 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
79	82	Jul 18 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
80	83	Jul 19 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
81	84	Jul 19 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
82	85	Jul 20	PHI	@	PIT	L,8-10	CG	43	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
83	86	Jul 21	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
84	87	Jul 22 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
85	88	Jul 22 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
86	89	Jul 23 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,12-4	GS	32	7.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
87	90	Jul 23 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	0
88	91	Jul 24	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
89	92	Jul 25 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
90	93	Jul 25 (2)	PHI		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
91	94	Jul 26	PHI		CHC	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	8	3	0	11	2
92	95	Jul 27	PHI		CHC	W,13-3	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
93	96	Jul 28	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
94	97	Jul 29	PHI		PIT	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
95	98	Jul 30 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,10-0	GS	23	6.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
96	99	Jul 30 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	100	Aug 1 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
98	101	Aug 1 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
99	102	Aug 2	PHI		CIN	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
100	103	Aug 4	PHI		STL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
101	104	Aug 5	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
102	105	Aug 6 (1)	PHI		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
103	106	Aug 6 (2)	PHI		STL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
104	107	Aug 7	PHI		STL	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
105	108	Aug 8	PHI	@	BRO	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
106	109	Aug 9	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
107	110	Aug 10	PHI		NYG	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	11	1	0	12	0
108	111	Aug 11	PHI		NYG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
109	112	Aug 12	PHI		NYG	W,5-4	CG	51	11.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
110	113	Aug 13	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
111	114	Aug 15	PHI		BSN	W,9-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
112	115	Aug 16	PHI		BSN	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
113	116	Aug 18	PHI	@	NYG	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
114	117	Aug 21	PHI	@	NYG	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
115	118	Aug 22	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	119	Aug 23	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
117	120	Aug 24	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	4	1B
118	121	Aug 25	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	62	15.0	20	1	0	21	1	1B
119	122	Aug 26	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	10	2	0	12	2
120	123	Aug 27 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
121	124	Aug 27 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	T,4-4	CG	44	11.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
122	125	Aug 28 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
123	126	Aug 28 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	1	9	5	1B
124	127	Aug 29	PHI	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
125	128	Aug 30	PHI	@	STL	W,9-8	CG	49	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	129	Sep 1	PHI	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
127	130	Sep 2	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
128	131	Sep 4 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
129	132	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-9	GS	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
130	133	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
131	134	Sep 6 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
132	135	Sep 7	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
133	136	Sep 8	PHI		BRO	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
134	137	Sep 9	PHI		BSN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
135	138	Sep 10	PHI		BSN	L,1-3	CG	20	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
136	139	Sep 12	PHI		STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
137	140	Sep 14	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
138	141	Sep 15 (1)	PHI		CIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
139	142	Sep 15 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,8-7	CG	81	19.0	23	1	1	25	2	1B
140	143	Sep 16	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
141	144	Sep 17	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
142	145	Sep 19	PHI		CHC	L,0-1	CG	30	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
143	146	Sep 20	PHI		CHC	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
144	147	Sep 23	PHI		BRO	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
145	148	Sep 24	PHI		BRO	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	6	0	2	8	1	1B
146	149	Sep 25 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,12-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
147	150	Sep 25 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
148	151	Sep 26	PHI	@	BSN	W,8-7	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
149	152	Sep 27 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,7-8	CG	43	9.1	5	5	0	10	0	1B
150	153	Sep 27 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
151	154	Sep 28 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
152	155	Sep 28 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	4	0	9	1	1B
153	156	Sep 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
154	157	Oct 1	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	36	10.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
							154gm		1361.1	1387	99	10	1496	142