Ed Linke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: November 9, 1911 in Chicago, IL us

Died: June 21, 1988 in Chicago, IL

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Debut: April 27, 1933 (Age 21-169d, 7,595th in major league history)
vs. BOS 8.1 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 4, 1938 (Age 26-299d)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Edward Karl Linke

Nicknames: Babe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

5.61

120

449.0

156

WHIP

1.695

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1933	21	WSH-min	A	11	11	.500	4.90	38						158.0	198	105	86		73									1.715	11.3		4.2			CNG SOUA
1933	21	WSH	AL	1	0	1.000	5.06	3	2	0	0	0	0	16.0	15	10	9	0	11	0	6	0	0	1	72	84	4.21	1.625	8.4	0.0	6.2	3.4	0.55
1934	22	WSH-min	A	9	5	.643	1.90	18						128.0	97	34	27		30									0.992	6.8		2.1			CNG SOUA
1934	22	WSH	AL	2	2	.500	4.15	7	4	2	2	0	0	34.2	38	20	16	1	9	0	9	0	0	0	149	105	3.82	1.356	9.9	0.3	2.3	2.3	1.00
1935	23	WSH	AL	11	7	.611	5.01	40	22	8	10	1	3	178.0	211	111	99	6	80	3	51	1	0	4	808	87	4.41	1.635	10.7	0.3	4.0	2.6	0.64
1936	24	WSH-min	A1	9	8	.529	3.24	18			12			130.2	144	58	47		28		50	1	0	2				1.316	9.9		1.9	3.4	1.79	CNG SOUA
1936	24	WSH	AL	1	5	.167	7.10	13	6	4	1	0	0	52.0	73	46	41	4	14	1	11	0	0	3	240	67	4.70	1.673	12.6	0.7	2.4	1.9	0.79
1937	25	WSH	AL	6	1	.857	5.60	36	7	18	0	0	3	128.2	158	89	80	11	59	7	61	4	1	2	591	80	4.83	1.687	11.1	0.8	4.1	4.3	1.03
1938	26	SLB	AL	1	7	.125	7.94	21	2	12	0	0	0	39.2	60	37	35	6	33	7	18	0	0	1	206	63	6.60	2.345	13.6	1.4	7.5	4.1	0.55
1939	27	SLB-min	A1	2	6	.250	5.16	16	8					75.0	90	47	43		34									1.653	10.8		4.1			SAN TL
6 Yrs				22	22	.500	5.61	120	43	44	13	1	6	449.0	555	313	280	28	206	18	156	5	1	11	2066	80	4.71	1.695	11.1	0.6	4.1	3.1	0.76
162 Game Avg.				9	9	.500	5.61	50	18	18	5	0	3	187	232	131	117	12	86	8	65	2	0	5	862	80	4.71	1.695	11.1	0.6	4.1	3.1	0.76

WSH (5 yrs)				21	15	.583	5.39	99	41	32	13	1	6	409.1	495	276	245	22	173	11	138	5	1	10	1860	82	4.52	1.632	10.9	0.5	3.8	3.0	0.80
SLB (1 yr)				1	7	.125	7.94	21	2	12	0	0	0	39.2	60	37	35	6	33	7	18	0	0	1	206	63	6.60	2.345	13.6	1.4	7.5	4.1	0.55

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