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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	BAL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
2	2	Apr 14	BAL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
3	3	Apr 15	BAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
4	4	Apr 17	BAL		DET	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
5	5	Apr 18	BAL		DET	L,3-8	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
6	6	Apr 21	BAL		CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
7	7	Apr 22	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
8	8	Apr 23	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	10.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
9	9	Apr 24	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-14	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
10	10	Apr 25 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
11	11	Apr 25 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	40	8.1	12	2	0	14	1	1B
12	12	Apr 29	BAL	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
13	13	Apr 30	BAL	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	16 (2)	May 6	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-9	GS	26	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
15	38 (21)	May 30	BAL		CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
16	39	May 31 (1)	BAL		DET	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
17	40	May 31 (2)	BAL		DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	41	Jun 1	BAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
19	42	Jun 2	BAL	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
20	43	Jun 3	BAL	@	PHA	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
21	44	Jun 4	BAL	@	PHA	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
22	45	Jun 5 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
23	46	Jun 5 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
24	47	Jun 6 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
25	48	Jun 6 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
26	49	Jun 8	BAL	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
27	50	Jun 9	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
28	51	Jun 10 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
29	52	Jun 10 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	83 (30)	Jul 15	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
31	86 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
32	87	Jul 18 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
33	88	Jul 19 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	40	8.2	13	1	0	14	1	1B
34	89	Jul 19 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
35	90	Jul 20	BAL	@	WSH	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
36	91	Jul 21	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	10	0	0	10	0	1B
37	92	Jul 22	BAL	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	12	1	0	13	0	1B
38	93	Jul 23	BAL	@	PHA	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
39	94	Jul 24	BAL	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
40	95	Jul 25 (1)	BAL	@	PHA	L,4-9	CG	47	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
41	96	Jul 25 (2)	BAL	@	PHA	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
42	97	Jul 27	BAL		WSH	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
43	98	Jul 28	BAL		WSH	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
44	99	Jul 29	BAL		WSH	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
45	100	Jul 30	BAL		NYY	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
46	101	Jul 31	BAL		NYY	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	102	Aug 1 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
48	103	Aug 1 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
49	104	Aug 2	BAL		PHA	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
50	105	Aug 3	BAL		PHA	L,2-6	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
51	106	Aug 4	BAL		PHA	L,4-6	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
52	107	Aug 6	BAL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	43	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
53	108	Aug 7	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
54	109	Aug 8 (1)	BAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	47	11.0	7	2	0	9	3	1B
55	110	Aug 8 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
56	111	Aug 10	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
57	112	Aug 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
58	113	Aug 13	BAL	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
59	117 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	BAL		CHW	L,0-2	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
60	118	Aug 17 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
61	119	Aug 18	BAL		CHW	L,1-4	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	1B
62	120	Aug 19	BAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
63	121	Aug 20	BAL		CLE	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
64	122	Aug 21	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
65	123	Aug 22	BAL		CLE	L,1-12	CG	51	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
66	124	Aug 24	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	125	Aug 25	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
68	126	Aug 26	BAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
69	127	Aug 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
70	128	Aug 28	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	46	10.1	6	1	0	7	2	1B
71	129	Aug 29 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
72	130	Aug 29 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
73	131	Aug 30	BAL	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
74	132	Aug 31 (1)	BAL	@	PHA	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	1
75	133	Aug 31 (2)	BAL	@	PHA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	134	Sep 3	BAL	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
77	135	Sep 4	BAL	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
78	153 (17)	Sep 24	BAL		CHW	W,2-1	GF	5	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	1B
							78gm		655.1	618	48	0	666	72