Ed Linke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: November 9, 1911 in Chicago, IL us

Died: June 21, 1988 in Chicago, IL

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Debut: April 27, 1933 (Age 21-169d, 7,596th in major league history)
vs. BOS 8.1 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 4, 1938 (Age 26-299d)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Edward Karl Linke

Nicknames: Babe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

5.61

120

449.0

156

WHIP

1.695

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-11 / in Starts: 1-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 19 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	12 (8-4-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 19 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
C Bolton	2
J Kuhel	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Myer	1
O Bluege	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	52	2 (1)	Apr 15	WSH		NYY	W,6-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.029	3.02	-0.05%	-0.28	P
2	53	7 (4)	Apr 20 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	1.500	2.100	9	.79	0.204	2.40	0.37%	1.21	P
3	54	12 (4)	Apr 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.667	1.167	1.833	9	.61	0.072	1.62	0.12%	0.59	P
4	55	15 (2)	Apr 28	WSH		DET	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.636	1.000	1.636	9	1.66	0.010	4.65	0.02%	-0.03	P
5	56	17 (1)	Apr 30	WSH		DET	W,8-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.583	.889	1.472	9	2.39	-0.061	6.64	-0.10%	-0.34	P
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
6	57	23 (5)	May 6	WSH		CHW	L,1-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.500	.727	1.227	9	.65	-0.038	1.36	-0.05%	-0.40	P
7	58	26 (2)	May 9	WSH		BOS	L,5-9	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.500	.727	1.227	9						P
8	59	28 (1)	May 14	WSH	@	CHW	L,12-13	1-5	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.563	.846	1.409	9	.56	0.067	.99	0.07%	1.83	P
9	60	31 (2)	May 17	WSH	@	DET	L,7-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.563	.846	1.409	9						P
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
10	61	49 (17)	Jun 6	WSH		DET	L,4-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.563	.846	1.409	9						P
11	62	50	Jun 7	WSH		DET	L,8-10	6-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.588	.846	1.434	1	.59	0.026	1.06	0.03%	0.62	P
12	63	55 (4)	Jun 13	WSH		CHW	L,2-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.588	.846	1.434	9						P
Sept		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
13	64	137 (81)	Sep 7 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.526	.733	1.260	9	1.19	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
							2-11		19	15	3	6	2	0	1	4	4	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.526	.733	1.260		.93	0.189	2.15	0.40%	2.58

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