Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

2x All-Star

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.4

4254

1214

.285

528

RBI

373

OBP

.344

SLG

.374

OPS

.718

OPS+

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-25 / in Starts: 29-25
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	51 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	8

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 246 PAs	27
Actual Runners on Base	146 (79-46-21) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 246 PAs	27
Avg. Runners on Base	165 (86-52-26)

Most Driven In
R Ashburn	15
G Hamner	6
P Caballero	1
S Lopata	1
K Silvestri	1
R Roberts	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
D Ennis	10
A Seminick	9
B Nicholson	5
W Jones	3
E Miller	3
S Hollmig	3
Self	1

1949 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	395	1	Apr 18	PHI	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	3	.71	0.037	1.84	0.06%	0.12	1B
2	396	2	Apr 19 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	3	.47	0.037	1.33	0.06%	1.01	1B
3	397	3	Apr 19 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-11	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.667	1.167	3	.66	0.195	1.79	0.32%	1.46	1B
4	398	4	Apr 20	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.471	.615	1.086	3	1.41	0.015	3.44	0.02%	0.48	1B
5	399	5	Apr 23	PHI		BRO	L,6-8	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.455	.500	.955	3	1.70	0.043	3.83	0.06%	0.04	1B
6	400	6	Apr 24 (1)	PHI		BRO	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.462	.500	.962	3	.49	-0.002	1.01	0.00%	-0.29	1B
7	401	7	Apr 24 (2)	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	CG	5	4	0	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.333	.484	.583	1.067	3	2.82	-0.067	6.33	-0.09%	1.17	1B
8	402	8	Apr 25	PHI		NYG	L,3-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.486	.538	1.024	3	.68	0.033	1.41	0.04%	0.18	1B
9	403	9	Apr 26	PHI		NYG	W,12-11	CG(11)	6	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.367	.537	.600	1.137	3	1.66	0.168	3.18	0.19%	2.16	1B
10	404	10	Apr 27	PHI		BSN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.489	.529	1.018	3	1.21	-0.129	2.43	-0.16%	-1.00	1B
11	405	11	Apr 28	PHI		BSN	L,1-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.490	.514	1.003	3	.86	0.073	1.46	0.08%	0.43	1B
12	406	12	Apr 29	PHI	@	BRO	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.472	.475	.947	3	.40	-0.017	.62	-0.02%	-0.54	1B
13	407	13	Apr 30	PHI	@	BRO	W,12-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.448	.444	.893	3	.39	-0.004	.74	0.00%	-0.78	1B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	408	14	May 1	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.452	.449	.901	3	.61	0.095	1.19	0.11%	0.99	1B
15	409	15	May 3	PHI		STL	W,7-3	CG	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0			0	1	0	.294	.455	.431	.886	3						1B
16	410	16	May 4	PHI		STL	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.457	.436	.894	3	1.26	-0.024	3.12	-0.04%	0.69	1B
17	411	17	May 5	PHI		STL	L,2-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.305	.453	.424	.877	3	1.85	-0.127	4.89	-0.20%	-0.35	1B
18	412	18	May 6	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.456	.444	.900	3	.81	0.121	1.82	0.17%	1.49	1B
19	413	19	May 7	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	CG	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	1	0	0	.318	.451	.455	.906	3	2.22	-0.085	5.75	-0.13%	-0.01	1B
20	414	20	May 8 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,7-14	CG(12)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.455	.451	.905	3	1.80	0.419	3.75	0.52%	1.36	1B
21	415	21	May 8 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,8-1	CG(6)	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.467	.466	.933	3	.42	0.089	.83	0.11%	1.27	1B
22	416	22	May 11	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.469	.474	.942	3	1.31	0.064	3.03	0.09%	0.57	1B
23	417	23	May 12	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.470	.468	.938	3	1.01	0.037	2.08	0.05%	0.40	1B
24	418	24	May 13	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.313	.452	.446	.898	3	.75	-0.137	1.84	-0.20%	-1.82	1B
25	419	25	May 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.444	.448	.893	3	.56	-0.028	1.26	-0.04%	-0.51	1B
26	420	26	May 15	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.438	.440	.877	3	1.08	-0.012	2.21	-0.02%	-0.15	1B
27	421	27	May 17	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	CG(12)	6	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.323	.449	.448	.897	3						1B
28	422	28	May 18	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.320	.443	.440	.883	3	1.40	0.112	2.45	0.12%	0.33	1B
29	423	29	May 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.327	.449	.442	.891	3	.39	0.009	.81	0.01%	-0.18	1B
30	424	30	May 22	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.340	.466	.453	.918	3						1B
31	425	31	May 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG(11)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.453	.432	.885	3	1.61	-0.179	4.10	-0.27%	-1.38	1B
32	426	32	May 25	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.440	.417	.857	3	1.85	-0.183	4.41	-0.26%	-1.29	1B
33	427	33	May 27	PHI		NYG	W,9-3	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.328	.452	.437	.889	3	.52	0.078	1.13	0.10%	0.97	1B
34	428	34	May 28	PHI		NYG	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.325	.447	.447	.894	3	1.06	0.199	2.64	0.30%	0.85	1B
35	429	35	May 29 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,2-4	CG(15)	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.323	.439	.438	.878	3	1.83	-0.216	4.90	-0.35%	-0.31	1B
36	430	36	May 29 (2)	PHI		NYG	L,0-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.431	.429	.860	3	.62	-0.047	1.54	-0.07%	-0.44	1B
37	431	37	May 30 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.421	.416	.837	3	.87	-0.108	1.85	-0.14%	-1.07	1B
38	432	38	May 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.414	.415	.830	3	.91	0.018	1.70	0.02%	0.15	1B
39	433	39	May 31	PHI		BSN	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.306	.414	.422	.836	3	1.33	0.014	2.73	0.02%	0.81	1B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	434	40	Jun 1	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.303	.408	.414	.822	3	2.79	0.419	4.57	0.41%	0.83	1B
41	435	41	Jun 2	PHI		CIN	W,12-3	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	.293	.397	.401	.798	3	1.70	-0.108	3.12	-0.12%	0.44	1B
42	436	42	Jun 3 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.399	.413	.811	3	1.01	0.054	1.96	0.06%	0.68	1B
43	437	43	Jun 3 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.290	.401	.407	.808	3	.55	0.023	.98	0.02%	-0.17	1B
44	438	44	Jun 4	PHI		CHC	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.285	.395	.400	.795	3	.84	-0.079	1.51	-0.08%	-0.65	1B
45	439	45	Jun 5 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.280	.392	.393	.785	3	.51	-0.004	1.02	-0.01%	-0.32	1B
46	440	46	Jun 5 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,7-8	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.392	.399	.791	3	1.67	-0.027	3.52	-0.03%	0.15	1B
47	441	47	Jun 7	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	CG	5	5	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.397	.404	.802	3	1.90	0.381	3.80	0.46%	1.03	1B
48	442	48	Jun 8	PHI		PIT	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.291	.394	.401	.795	3						1B
49	443	49	Jun 9	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG(18)	8	8	0	4	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.398	.426	.825	3	1.60	-0.004	3.62	-0.01%	1.20	1B
50	444	50	Jun 10	PHI		STL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.404	.433	.837	3	1.77	0.346	5.41	0.64%	1.97	1B
51	445	51	Jun 11	PHI		STL	L,2-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.406	.429	.835	3	.95	0.057	2.99	0.11%	0.18	1B
52	446	52	Jun 12 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.408	.435	.843	3	.56	0.039	1.41	0.06%	0.14	1B
53	447	53	Jun 12 (2)	PHI		STL	W,8-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.403	.429	.833	3	.63	0.031	1.44	0.04%	-0.18	1B
54	448	54	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-2	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.403	.426	.829	3	.56	0.035	1.28	0.05%	-0.20	1B
							29-25		246	209	41	64	16	3	1	27	33	0	12	1	3		3	3	3	1	.306	.403	.426	.829		1.19	1.654	2.65	2.06%	11.90

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Waitkus Pages

Eddie Waitkus Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Eddie Waitkus Pages at Baseball Reference