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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-9 / in Starts: 1-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 29 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	9 (7-1-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 29 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (9-6-3)

Most Driven In
B Herman	0

Most Driven In By
S Hack	1
B Nicholson	0

1941 Batting Game Log

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1941 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	1	1	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	.47	-0.036	1.22	-0.06%	-0.64	1B
2	2	2	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	2	.31	-0.031	.85	-0.05%	-0.80	1B
3	3	7 (4)	Apr 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-11	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	2	.89	-0.053	2.22	-0.08%	-0.60	1B
4	4	10 (2)	Apr 27	CHC		STL	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	8	.14	0.010	.33	0.02%	0.34	PH
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
5	5	13 (2)	May 2	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.41	-0.010	.84	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
6	6	14	May 3	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	7	.65	-0.050	1.18	-0.05%	-0.37	1B
7	7	15	May 4	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0			0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	7						1B
8	8	17 (1)	May 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	5						1B
9	9	18	May 8	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	5						1B
10	10	19	May 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.227	.190	.418	9	.32	-0.008	.47	-0.01%	-0.22	PH
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
11	11	152 (132)	Sep 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	2	.99	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.55	1B
12	12	153	Sep 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	2	.63	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1B
							3-9		29	28	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		0	1	0	1	.179	.207	.179	.385		.61	-0.280	.92	-0.25%	-3.65

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