Eddie Waitkus

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

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)

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+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1939	19	-4.3	Moline	IIIL	B	CHC	122	527	472	71	154	19	12	3	70	4		38	28	.326	.381	.436	.818	206		4	13
1940	20	-6.4	Tulsa	TL	A1	CHC	162		634		192	39	16	1						.303		.420		266
1941	21	-4.8	Tulsa	TL	A1	CHC	125		474		139	18	14	1						.293		.397		188
1941	21	-6.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	12	29	28	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.179	.207	.179	.386	5	1	1	0		0
1942	22	-6.9	Los Angeles	PCL	AA	CHC	175	766	699	108	235	40	8	9	81	7		45	26	.336	.379	.455	.834	318		3	19

1946	26	-2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	113	472	441	50	134	24	5	4	55	3	4	23	14	.304	.340	.408	.748	180	8	1	7		1
1947	27	-1.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	130	554	514	60	150	28	6	2	35	3	2	32	17	.292	.336	.381	.717	196	8	2	6		4
1948	28	0.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	139	614	562	87	166	27	10	7	44	11	3	43	19	.295	.348	.416	.764	234	12	2	7		1
1949	29	0.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	54	246	209	41	64	16	3	1	28	3	1	33	12	.306	.403	.426	.829	89	3	1	3		0
1950	30	2.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	154	702	641	102	182	32	5	2	44	3	2	55	29	.284	.342	.359	.700	230	13	1	5		2
1951	31	2.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	145	664	610	65	157	27	4	1	46	0	3	53	22	.257	.317	.320	.636	195	8	0	1		2
1952	32	3.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	146	568	499	51	144	29	4	2	49	2	2	64	23	.289	.371	.375	.745	187	6	1	4		8
1953	33	4.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	81	262	247	24	72	9	2	1	16	1	1	13	23	.292	.330	.356	.686	88	3	1	1		0
1954	34	5.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	95	349	311	35	88	17	4	2	33	0	1	28	25	.283	.341	.383	.724	119	8	1	6	3	1
1955	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	PHI	71	220	192	12	52	6	1	2	23	2	1	28	17	.271	.364	.344	.707	66	5	0	0	0	4
1955	35	6.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	33	124	107	10	30	5	0	2	14	0	1	17	7	.280	.379	.383	.762	41	4	0	0	0	1
1955	35	6.5	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	38	96	85	2	22	1	1	0	9	2	0	11	10	.259	.344	.294	.638	25	1	0	0	0	3
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		1140	4680	4254	528	1214	215	44	24	373	28	21	372	204	.285	.344	.374	.718	1589	75	11	40	3	23
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		584	2401	2279	179	720	116	50	14	151	11		83	54	.316		.429		978		7	32
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1724	7081	6533	707	1934	331	94	38	524	39	21	455	258	.296		.393		2567	75	18	72	3	23

AA (1 season)					Minors		175	766	699	108	235	40	8	9	81	7		45	26	.336	.379	.455	.834	318		3	19
A1 (2 seasons)					Minors		287	1108	1108		331	57	30	2						.299		.410		454
B (1 season)					Minors		122	527	472	71	154	19	12	3	70	4		38	28	.326	.381	.436	.818	206		4	13