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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.

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1946 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	8 (7)	Apr 25	CHC		CIN	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
2	9	Apr 27	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	1
3	10	Apr 28 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	0	10.0	11	3	0	14	1
4	11	Apr 28 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	12	Apr 30	CHC		BRO	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	7	2	0	9	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	13	May 1	CHC		BRO	L,1-5	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
7	14	May 2	CHC		BRO	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	13	2	0	15	1
8	15	May 3	CHC		NYG	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
9	16	May 4	CHC		NYG	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
10	17	May 5 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,13-1	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
11	18	May 5 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
12	19	May 8	CHC		BSN	W,10-5	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
13	20	May 9	CHC		BSN	L,2-5	CG	53	12.0	9	1	0	10	0
14	21	May 12	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
15	22	May 15	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	GS	0		9	0	0	9	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	36 (13)	Jun 1	CHC		BSN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	4
17	37	Jun 2 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
18	38	Jun 2 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	19	0	0	19	0
19	39	Jun 4	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	43	9.0	9	2	0	11	3
20	40	Jun 5	CHC		NYG	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
21	41	Jun 6	CHC		NYG	W,10-6	CG	53	12.0	5	1	0	6	0
22	42	Jun 7	CHC		BRO	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
23	43	Jun 8	CHC		BRO	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
24	44	Jun 9	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	49	10.0	12	2	0	14	0
25	45	Jun 10	CHC		PHI	L,8-9	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
26	46	Jun 11	CHC		PHI	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
27	47	Jun 14	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
28	48	Jun 15	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0
29	49	Jun 16	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	1
30	50	Jun 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
31	51	Jun 21	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1
32	52	Jun 22 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	3	0	14	1
33	53	Jun 22 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
34	54	Jun 23 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,10-15	CG	48	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
35	55	Jun 23 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
36	56	Jun 24	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
37	57	Jun 25	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	1
38	58	Jun 26	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	3
39	59	Jun 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
40	60	Jun 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
41	61	Jun 30 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	1	6	1
42	62	Jun 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	63	Jul 1	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
44	64	Jul 2	CHC		PIT	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
45	65	Jul 3 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
46	66	Jul 3 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
47	67	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
48	68	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
49	69	Jul 5	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
50	70	Jul 6 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,2-0	CG	46	12.0	16	1	0	17	1
51	71	Jul 6 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
52	72	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
53	73	Jul 11	CHC		BRO	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
54	74	Jul 12	CHC		BRO	W,13-2	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
55	75	Jul 13	CHC		BRO	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0
56	76	Jul 14	CHC		NYG	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1
57	77	Jul 15	CHC		NYG	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
58	78	Jul 16	CHC		NYG	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
59	79	Jul 17	CHC		BSN	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	2
60	80	Jul 18	CHC		BSN	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
61	81	Jul 19	CHC		BSN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
62	82	Jul 20 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
63	83	Jul 20 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
64	84	Jul 21 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2
65	85	Jul 21 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
66	86	Jul 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	99 (12)	Aug 6	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
68	107 (7)	Aug 14	CHC		STL	L,4-6	GF	30	6.0	4	3	0	7	0
69	118 (10)	Aug 24	CHC		BSN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
70	119	Aug 25	CHC		NYG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
71	120	Aug 26	CHC		NYG	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
72	121	Aug 27	CHC		NYG	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2
73	122	Aug 28	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
74	123	Aug 29	CHC		BRO	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
75	124	Aug 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	125	Sep 1 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
77	126	Sep 1 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	3
78	127	Sep 2 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
79	128	Sep 2 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
80	129	Sep 3	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
81	130	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
82	131	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	13	0	0	13	1
83	132	Sep 7	CHC		CIN	L,5-9	CG	52	11.0	13	1	0	14	2
84	133	Sep 8	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
85	134	Sep 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
86	135	Sep 11	CHC	@	BSN	T,3-3	CG	0	17.0	13	3	1	17	1
87	136	Sep 12 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
88	137	Sep 12 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	8	0	0	8	2
89	138	Sep 13	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	4	1	0	5	1
90	139	Sep 14	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
91	140	Sep 15 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	7	1	0	8	1
92	141	Sep 15 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	21	5.0	6	1	0	7	0
93	142	Sep 16	CHC	@	BRO	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
94	143	Sep 17	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
95	144	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	2	11	1
96	145	Sep 19	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
97	146	Sep 21	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
98	147	Sep 22	CHC		STL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
99	148	Sep 23	CHC		STL	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
100	149	Sep 24 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,13-3	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
101	150	Sep 24 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,0-13	CG	0	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
102	151	Sep 25	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	66	16.0	21	0	0	21	1
103	152	Sep 26	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	1
104	153	Sep 27	CHC	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
105	154	Sep 28	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1
106	155	Sep 29	CHC	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
							106gm		955.0	992	81	4	1077	76