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.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 8)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	1
2	2	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
3	3	Apr 18	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	GS	31	7.0	6	1	0	7	0
4	13 (9)	Apr 30	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	14	May 1	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
6	15	May 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
7	16	May 8 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	2
8	17	May 8 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
9	18	May 9	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
10	19	May 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	11	5	0	16	0
11	20	May 11 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
12	21	May 11 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	6	1	0	7	2
13	22	May 13	CHC		BSN	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	2
14	23	May 15	CHC		NYG	L,3-8	CG	49	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
15	24	May 16	CHC		NYG	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
16	25	May 17	CHC		NYG	L,1-3	CG	48	11.0	13	1	0	14	1
17	26	May 18	CHC		BRO	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
18	27	May 19	CHC		BRO	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
19	28	May 20	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	12	1	0	13	1
20	29	May 21	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
21	30	May 24	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	1	10	1
22	31	May 25	CHC		CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
23	32	May 26	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	1
24	33	May 27	CHC	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
25	34	May 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	8.1	4	0	0	4	1
26	35	May 30 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	1	0	0	1	1
27	36	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	2
28	37	May 31	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	38	Jun 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	4
30	39	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
31	40	Jun 4	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
32	41	Jun 5 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
33	42	Jun 5 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-9	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
34	43	Jun 6	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
35	44	Jun 9	CHC	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
36	45	Jun 10	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	2
37	46	Jun 11 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
38	47	Jun 11 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
39	48	Jun 12	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
40	49	Jun 13	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
41	50	Jun 14	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
42	51	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
43	52	Jun 16	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	10	0	2	12	0
44	53	Jun 18	CHC		BRO	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
45	54	Jun 19	CHC		BRO	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
46	55	Jun 20	CHC		BSN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
47	56	Jun 21	CHC		BSN	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	0
48	57	Jun 22	CHC		BSN	L,7-8	CG	0	11.0	11	1	1	13	2
49	58	Jun 23	CHC		NYG	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
50	59	Jun 24	CHC		NYG	L,0-11	CG	48	9.0	11	0	0	11	1
51	60	Jun 25	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	1	13	1
52	61	Jun 26	CHC		PIT	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
53	62	Jun 27	CHC		PIT	L,8-12	CG	49	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	67 (4)	Jul 3	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
55	68	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		STL	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
56	69	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
57	75 (5)	Jul 11	CHC	@	BRO	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
58	76	Jul 12 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2
59	77	Jul 12 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	6	0	0	6	0
60	78	Jul 13 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,7-8	CG	0	8.0	6	2	0	8	0
61	79	Jul 13 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	13	2	0	15	0
62	80	Jul 14	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-3	GF	15	4.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	82 (1)	Jul 16	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	4
64	92 (9)	Jul 27	CHC		NYG	L,6-12	CG	49	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
65	94 (1)	Jul 29	CHC		PHI	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
66	95	Jul 30	CHC		PHI	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	3
67	96	Jul 31	CHC		PHI	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	97	Aug 1	CHC		BRO	W,10-8	CG	42	9.0	9	2	1	12	2
69	98	Aug 2	CHC		BRO	W,12-7	CG	44	9.0	10	0	1	11	0
70	99	Aug 3	CHC		BRO	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
71	100	Aug 4	CHC		STL	L,1-8	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
72	101	Aug 5	CHC		STL	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
73	102	Aug 6	CHC		PIT	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	1
74	103	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
75	104	Aug 8	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	45	11.0	13	1	0	14	1
76	105	Aug 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
77	106	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
78	107	Aug 10	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
79	108	Aug 11	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	12	1	0	13	2
80	109	Aug 12	CHC	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1
81	110	Aug 13	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
82	111	Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
83	112	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	10	0	0	10	1
84	113	Aug 17 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	7	2	0	9	1
85	114	Aug 17 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	6	2	0	8	1
86	115	Aug 19 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	9	2	0	11	0
87	116	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	7	0	0	7	0
88	117	Aug 20	CHC	@	PHI	T,1-1	CG	24	6.0	4	1	0	5	1
89	118	Aug 21 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-8	CG	44	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
90	119	Aug 21 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	12	0	0	12	0
91	120	Aug 22	CHC	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	2
92	121	Aug 23	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
93	122	Aug 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	11	0	0	11	2
94	123	Aug 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
95	124	Aug 25	CHC	@	NYG	W,9-7	CG	43	10.0	11	1	0	12	2
96	125	Aug 26	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-7	CG	40	8.1	9	1	0	10	1
97	126	Aug 27	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
98	127	Aug 28	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
99	128	Aug 30	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
100	129	Aug 31	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	3
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	130	Sep 1 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
102	131	Sep 1 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,2-13	CG	46	9.0	5	2	0	7	1
103	132	Sep 3	CHC		STL	L,1-11	CG	49	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
104	133	Sep 6	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	9.1	9	0	0	9	2
105	134	Sep 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
106	135	Sep 9	CHC		BRO	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	15	4	0	19	1
107	136	Sep 10	CHC		BRO	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0
108	137	Sep 12 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
109	138	Sep 12 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
110	139	Sep 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
111	140	Sep 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,1-3	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
112	141	Sep 14 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
113	142	Sep 14 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3
114	143	Sep 15	CHC		BSN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
115	144	Sep 17 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
116	145	Sep 17 (2)	CHC		NYG	W,12-10	CG	0	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
117	146	Sep 18	CHC		NYG	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
118	147	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
119	148	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	6	2	0	8	1
120	149	Sep 22 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	5	2	0	7	1
121	150	Sep 22 (2)	CHC	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	11	0	0	11	0
122	151	Sep 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
123	152	Sep 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	7	2	0	9	1
124	153	Sep 26	CHC		STL	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	1
125	154	Sep 27	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
126	155	Sep 28	CHC		STL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	2
							126gm		1103.0	1161	101	8	1270	109