Eddie Lopat

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: June 21, 1918 in New York, NY us

Died: June 15, 1992 in Darien, CT

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Greenwich, CT

High School: DeWitt Clinton HS (Bronx, NY)

Debut: April 30, 1944 (Age 25-314d, 7,606th in MLB history)
vs. SLB 7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 23, 1955 (Age 37-094d)
vs. WSH 4.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Edmund Walter Lopat

Nicknames: The Junkman

Name Note: born Edmund Walter Lopatynski

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.2

W

166

L

112

ERA

3.21

G

340

GS

318

SV

IP

2439.1

SO

859

WHIP

1.277

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1937	19	JRT	D	0	2	.000	4.50	6						26.0	26	23	13		18									1.692	9.0		6.2			JRT EVAN
1938	20	JRT,KIL,SHV	D,C,A1	18	13	.581	3.10	37	10					276.0	247	118	95		144									1.417	8.1		4.7			JRT,KIL,SHV EVAN,ETXL,TL
1939	21	CHW-min	C	16	9	.640	2.11	29						226.0	193	88	53		92									1.261	7.7		3.7			LGV ETXL
1940	22	MSH,SHV	C,A1	7	12	.368	4.03	39						201.0	212	121	90		75									1.428	9.5		3.4			MSH,SHV ETXL,TL
1941	23	CLE-min	C,A1	14	19	.424	3.37	38						227.0	249	121	85		84									1.467	9.9		3.3			SLI,OKC WA,TL
1942	24	NYG-min	A1	12	11	.522	3.08	44	7					193.0	176	90	66		76									1.306	8.2		3.5			OKC,LRK TL,SOUA
1943	25	LRK	A1	19	10	.655	3.05	32	28					245.0	258	103	83	2	62									1.306	9.5	0.1	2.3			LRK SOUA
1944	26	CHW	AL	11	10	.524	3.26	27	25	2	13	1	0	210.0	217	96	76	12	59		75	2	0	2	897	104	3.44	1.314	9.3	0.5	2.5	3.2	1.27
1945	27	CHW	AL	10	13	.435	4.11	26	24	2	17	1	1	199.1	226	101	91	8	56		74	6	1	3	874	80	3.25	1.415	10.2	0.4	2.5	3.3	1.32
1946	28	CHW	AL	13	13	.500	2.73	29	29	0	20	2	0	231.0	216	80	70	18	48		89	1	1	1	934	125	3.27	1.143	8.4	0.7	1.9	3.5	1.85
1947	29	CHW	AL	16	13	.552	2.81	31	31	0	22	3	0	252.2	241	88	79	17	73		109	2	0	0	1047	129	3.40	1.243	8.6	0.6	2.6	3.9	1.49	MVP-31
1948	30	NYY	AL	17	11	.607	3.65	33	31	1	13	3	0	226.2	246	106	92	16	66		83	2	2	3	958	112	3.74	1.376	9.8	0.6	2.6	3.3	1.26
1949	31	NYY	AL	15	10	.600	3.26	31	30	1	14	4	1	215.1	222	93	78	19	69		70	5	0	4	907	124	4.04	1.351	9.3	0.8	2.9	2.9	1.01
1950	32	NYY	AL	18	8	.692	3.47	35	32	2	15	3	1	236.1	244	110	91	19	65		72	4	1	0	999	124	3.90	1.307	9.3	0.7	2.5	2.7	1.11	MVP-28
1951	33	NYY	AL	21	9	.700	2.91	31	31	0	20	4	0	234.2	209	86	76	12	71		93	3	0	0	965	132	3.30	1.193	8.0	0.5	2.7	3.6	1.31	AS,MVP-12
1952	34	NYY	AL	10	5	.667	2.53	20	19	1	10	2	0	149.1	127	47	42	11	53		56	4	0	1	608	131	3.74	1.205	7.7	0.7	3.2	3.4	1.06
1953	35	NYY	AL	16	4	*.800*	2.42	25	24	1	9	3	0	178.1	169	58	48	13	32		50	4	1	1	720	152	3.59	1.127	8.5	0.7	1.6	2.5	1.56	MVP-17
1954	36	NYY	AL	12	4	.750	3.55	26	23	0	7	0	0	170.0	189	74	67	14	33		54	6	0	0	714	98	3.52	1.306	10.0	0.7	1.7	2.9	1.64
1955	37	TOT	AL	7	12	.368	3.91	26	19	4	4	1	0	135.2	158	69	59	20	25	5	34	4	0	1	574	97	4.42	1.349	10.5	1.3	1.7	2.3	1.36
1955	37	NYY	AL	4	8	.333	3.74	16	12	2	3	1	0	86.2	101	45	36	12	16	3	24	1	0	0	364	101	4.20	1.350	10.5	1.2	1.7	2.5	1.50
1955	37	BAL	AL	3	4	.429	4.22	10	7	2	1	0	0	49.0	57	24	23	8	9	2	10	3	0	1	210	90	4.82	1.347	10.5	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.11
1956	38	NYY-min	AAA	11	6	.647	2.85	21	21		9	2		136.0	134	53	43	12	29		30	3	0	1				1.199	8.9	0.8	1.9	2.0	1.03	RMD IL
12 Yrs				166	112	.597	3.21	340	318	14	164	27	3	2439.1	2464	1008	869	179	650	5	859	43	6	16	10197	116	3.60	1.277	9.1	0.7	2.4	3.2	1.32
162 Game Avg.				17	12	.597	3.21	35	33	1	17	3	0	252	255	104	90	18	67	1	89	4	1	2	1054	116	3.60	1.277	9.1	0.7	2.4	3.2	1.32

NYY (8 yrs)				113	59	.657	3.19	217	202	8	91	20	2	1497.1	1507	619	530	116	405	3	502	29	4	9	6235	121	3.72	1.277	9.1	0.7	2.4	3.0	1.24
CHW (4 yrs)				50	49	.505	3.18	113	109	4	72	7	1	893.0	900	365	316	55	236		347	11	2	6	3752	108	3.34	1.272	9.1	0.6	2.4	3.5	1.47
BAL (1 yr)				3	4	.429	4.22	10	7	2	1	0	0	49.0	57	24	23	8	9	2	10	3	0	1	210	90	4.82	1.347	10.5	1.5	1.7	1.8	1.11