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Eddie Waitkus
Edward Stephen Waitkus
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 4, 1919 in Cambridge, MA
High School: Latin (Cambridge, MA)
School: Boston College
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1941
Final Game: September 20, 1955
Died: September 16, 1972 in Jamaica Plain, MA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1941 21 CHC NL 12 29 28 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .179 .207 .179 .385 11 5 1 1 0 /3
1946 26 CHC NL 113 472 441 50 134 24 5 4 55 3 23 14 .304 .340 .408 .748 113 180 8 1 7 *3 MVP-13
1947 27 CHC NL 130 554 514 60 150 28 6 2 35 3 32 17 .292 .336 .381 .717 93 196 8 2 6 *3
1948 28 CHC NL 139 614 562 87 166 27 10 7 44 11 43 19 .295 .348 .416 .764 109 234 12 2 7 *3O AS
1949 29 PHI NL 54 246 209 41 64 16 3 1 28 3 33 12 .306 .403 .426 .829 125 89 3 1 3 3 AS
1950 30 PHI NL 154 702 641 102 182 32 5 2 44 3 55 29 .284 .341 .359 .700 86 230 13 1 5 *3 MVP-24
1951 31 PHI NL 145 664 610 65 157 27 4 1 46 0 3 53 22 .257 .317 .320 .636 72 195 8 0 1 *3
1952 32 PHI NL 146 568 499 51 144 29 4 2 49 2 2 64 23 .289 .371 .375 .745 108 187 6 1 4 *3
1953 33 PHI NL 81 262 247 24 72 9 2 1 16 1 1 13 23 .291 .330 .356 .686 80 88 3 1 1 3
1954 34 BAL AL 95 349 311 35 88 17 4 2 33 0 1 28 25 .283 .341 .383 .724 106 119 8 1 6 3 3
1955 35 TOT MLB 71 220 192 12 52 6 1 2 23 2 1 28 17 .271 .364 .344 .707 94 66 5 0 0 0 4 3
1955 35 BAL AL 38 96 85 2 22 1 1 0 9 2 0 11 10 .259 .344 .294 .638 80 25 1 0 0 0 3 3
1955 35 PHI NL 33 124 107 10 30 5 0 2 14 0 1 17 7 .280 .379 .383 .762 106 41 4 0 0 0 1 3
11 Seasons 1140 4680 4254 528 1214 215 44 24 373 28 8 372 204 .285 .344 .374 .718 96 1589 75 11 40 3 4
162 Game Avg. 162 665 605 75 173 31 6 3 53 4 53 29 .285 .344 .374 .718 96 226 11 2 6
PHI (6 yrs) 613 2566 2313 293 649 118 18 9 197 9 7 235 116 .281 .348 .359 .707 91 830 37 4 14 0 1
CHC (4 yrs) 394 1669 1545 198 455 79 21 13 134 17 98 53 .294 .339 .398 .737 103 615 29 6 20
BAL (2 yrs) 133 445 396 37 110 18 5 2 42 2 1 39 35 .278 .342 .364 .705 100 144 9 1 6 3 3
NL (10 yrs) 1007 4235 3858 491 1104 197 39 22 331 26 7 333 169 .286 .344 .375 .719 96 1445 66 10 34 0 1
AL (2 yrs) 133 445 396 37 110 18 5 2 42 2 1 39 35 .278 .342 .364 .705 100 144 9 1 6 3 3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1950 30 PHI NL WS NYY L 4 18 15 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 .353 .333 .686 5 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 4 18 15 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 .353 .333 .686 5 0 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1941 CHC NL 21 1B 9 78 71 3 4 8 .949 8.22 .990 9.73
1946 CHC NL 26 1B 106 1077 992 81 4 76 .996 10.12 .991 9.28 MVP-13
1947 CHC NL 27 1B 126 1270 1161 101 8 109 .994 10.02 .991 7.94
1948 CHC NL 28 1B 116 1165 1064 92 9 77 .992 9.97 .990 8.62 AS
1948 CHC NL 28 OF 20 44 43 0 1 0 .977 2.15 .977 2.20 20-0-0 AS
1949 PHI NL 29 1B 54 491 452 36 3 51 .994 9.04 .991 8.98 AS
1950 PHI NL 30 1B 154 1496 1387 99 10 142 .993 9.65 .990 6.49 MVP-24
1951 PHI NL 31 1B 144 1318 1214 94 10 121 .992 9.08 .989 6.94
1952 PHI NL 32 1B 146 1388 1281 95 12 119 .991 9.42 .990 6.85
1953 PHI NL 33 1B 59 523 480 37 6 65 .989 8.76 .990 9.17
1954 BAL AL 34 1B 78 76 655.1 666 618 48 0 72 1.000 -0.8 -1.5 -1.8 -2.9 1.1 1 9.15 8.54 .990 9.60 8.00
1955 TOT MLB 35 1B 57 47 432.2 466 430 30 6 46 .987 -2.1 -5.8 -2.1 -1.3 -0.8 0 9.57 8.07 .991 9.72 8.67
1955 BAL AL 35 1B 26 18 176.0 194 180 9 5 15 .974 -2.5 -17.0 -2.5 -1.8 -0.7 0 9.66 7.27 .991 9.63 8.17
1955 PHI NL 35 1B 31 29 256.2 272 250 21 1 31 .996 0.4 1.9 0.4 0.5 -0.1 0 9.50 8.74 .991 9.79 9.09
11 Seasons 1B 1049 123 1088.0 9938 9150 716 72 886 .993 -2.9 -3.2 -3.9 -4.2 0.3 1 81.61 9.41 .990 9.65 7.83
1 Season OF 20 44 43 0 1 0 .977 2.15 .977 2.20 20-0-0
11 Seasons TOT 1069 123 1088.0 9982 9193 716 73 886 .993 -2.9 -3.2 -3.9 -4.2 0.3 1 81.97 9.27 .983 9.65 7.73 20-0-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games
1948 *
1949

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1946 NL (13, 6%)
1950 NL (24, 2%)
0.08 Career Shares (957th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1946 NL  .304 (6th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1952 NL  .371 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1950 NL  154 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1948 NL  562 (9th)
1950 NL  641 (2nd)
1951 NL  610 (6th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1950 NL  702 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1948 NL  87 (10th)
1950 NL  102 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1948 NL  166 (10th)
1950 NL  182 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1948 NL  27 (9th)
1950 NL  32 (9th)
1952 NL  29 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1948 NL  10 (4th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1948 NL  11 (7th)

Singles s c a p y
1948 NL  122 (7th)
1950 NL  143 (1st)
1951 NL  125 (9th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1950 NL  238 (9th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1948 NL  8.6 (10th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1946 NL  31.5 (2nd)
1947 NL  30.2 (3rd)
1948 NL  29.6 (2nd)
1950 NL  22.1 (1st)
1951 NL  27.7 (2nd)
1952 NL  21.7 (1st)
Career  20.9 (91st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1948 NL  415 (10th)
1950 NL  477 (3rd)
1951 NL  465 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 29 (794), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1067), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1805), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Jack Burns (921)
  7. Dick Hoblitzel (917)
  8. Pat Tabler (915)
  9. Buddy Hassett (910)
  10. Jack McCarthy (909)
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  5. Dick Siebert (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  7. Dick Siebert (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Pat Tabler (916)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. John Titus (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1948: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Hank Borowy to the Philadelphia Phillies for Monk Dubiel and Dutch Leonard.

March 16, 1954: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Philadelphia Phillies for $40,000.

July 25, 1955: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

July 30, 1955: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 10, 1955: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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