Eddie Basinski

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 172lb (185cm, 78kg)

Born: November 4, 1922 in Buffalo, NY us

School: University at Buffalo, State University of New York (Buffalo, NY)

Debut: May 20, 1944 (Age 21-198d, 7,629th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 4, 1947 (Age 24-242d)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Edwin Frank Basinski

Nicknames: Bazooka or Fiddler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

AB

602

R

H

147

BA

.244

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.292

SLG

.319

OPS

.611

OPS+

Standard Batting

Standard Batting
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	Pos	Awards
1944	21	BRO-min	AA	68	299	270	32	66	10	1	2	20	5	4	22	24	.244	.306	.311	.617		84	5	2	5			MTL · IL
1944	21	BRO	NL	39	120	105	13	27	4	1	0	9	1		6	10	.257	.310	.314	.624	77	33	1	2	7		4/6
1945	22	BRO	NL	108	361	336	30	88	9	4	0	33	0		11	33	.262	.293	.313	.606	69	105	11	4	11		6/4

1946	23	BRO-min	AAA	136	584	515	66	130	17	5	5	46	9		44	85	.252	.319	.334	.653		172	11	6	19			STP · AA
1947	24	NYY-min	AAA	71	270	244	24	65	10	2	2	32	5		18	38	.266	.319	.348	.668		85		1	7			POR,NWK · PCL,IL
1947	24	PIT	NL	56	182	161	15	32	6	2	4	17	0		18	27	.199	.279	.335	.615	60	54	5	0	3		4
1948	25	POR	AAA	175	686	632	83	175	24	3	4	50	8		35	83	.277	.320	.343	.663		217		5	14			POR · PCL
1949	26	POR	AAA	164	683	592	74	158	32	7	12	79	4		76	76	.267	.352	.405	.758		240		2	13			POR · PCL
1950	27	POR	AAA	202	822	722	80	173	39	1	15	75	1		69	97	.240	.312	.359	.671		259		7	24			POR · PCL
1951	28	POR	AAA	169	774	687	109	183	32	6	16	73	3		65	77	.266	.332	.400	.732		275		2	20			POR · PCL
1952	29	POR	Opn	166	632	552	60	136	25	1	10	58	4		64	62	.246	.329	.350	.679		193		4	12			POR · PCL
1953	30	POR	Opn	156	599	529	49	127	18	1	6	61	2		56	63	.240	.317	.312	.629		165	16	4	10			POR · PCL
1954	31	POR	Opn	157	635	551	73	142	34	2	14	54	4		55	62	.258	.330	.403	.733		222	13	6	20	3		POR · PCL
1955	32	POR	Opn	98	321	280	31	76	16	0	5	32	1		26	39	.271	.330	.382	.712		107	2	0	12	3		POR · PCL
1956	33	BRO-min	Opn	114	347	309	32	80	11	3	5	25	2		28	43	.259	.320	.362	.682		112	12	1	6	3		POR · PCL
1957	34	CHC-CIN-min	Opn	136	491	436	53	118	22	1	10	42	3		29	47	.271	.318	.394	.712		172	4	2	22	2		POR,SLE · PCL
1958	35	CIN-min	AAA	107	396	349	42	105	28	1	8	47	1		33	22	.301	.362	.456	.818		159	13	4	4	6		SLE · PCL
1959	36	BAL-min	AAA	43	104	94	12	13	2	0	2	8	0	0	4	8	.138	.198	.223	.421		21		3	3	0		VAN · PCL
3 Yrs				203	663	602	58	147	19	7	4	59	1		35	70	.244	.292	.319	.611	68	192	17	6	21
162 Game Avg.				162	529	480	46	117	15	6	3	47	1		28	56	.244	.292	.319	.611	68	153	14	5	17

BRO (2 yrs)				147	481	441	43	115	13	5	0	42	1		17	43	.261	.297	.313	.610	71	138	12	6	18
PIT (1 yr)				56	182	161	15	32	6	2	4	17	0		18	27	.199	.279	.335	.615	60	54	5	0	3

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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