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Eddie Waitkus Stats

Eddie Waitkus was born on Thursday, September 4, 1919, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Waitkus was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1941, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eddie Waitkus baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:	Edward Stephen Waitkus
Nickname:	Eddie
Born On:	09-04-1919
Born In:	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Zodiac:	Virgo
Died On:	09-16-1972
Died In:	Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Cemetery:	Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts

College:	Boston College
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Height:	6-01
Weight:	175
First Game:	04-15-1941 (Age 21)
Last Game:	09-20-1955
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Eddie Waitkus Eddie Waitkus Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1941	Cubs	12	28	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	0	-	1	1	.179	.207	.179
1946	Cubs	113	441	50	134	24	5	4	0	55	23	-	14	7	-	1	8	.304	.340	.408
1947	Cubs	130	514	60	150	28	6	2	1	35	32	-	17	6	-	2	8	.292	.336	.381
1948	Cubs	139	562	87	166	27	10	7	0	44	43	-	19	7	-	2	12	.295	.348	.416
1949	Phillies	54	209	41	64	16	3	1	0	28	33	-	12	3	-	1	3	.306	.403	.426
1950	Phillies	154	641	102	182	32	5	2	0	44	55	-	29	5	-	1	13	.284	.341	.359
1951	Phillies	145	610	65	157	27	4	1	0	46	53	-	22	1	-	0	8	.257	.317	.320
1952	Phillies	146	499	51	144	29	4	2	0	49	64	-	23	4	-	1	6	.289	.371	.375
1953	Phillies	81	247	24	72	9	2	1	0	16	13	-	23	1	-	1	3	.291	.330	.356
1954	Orioles	95	311	35	88	17	4	2	0	33	28	-	25	6	3	1	8	.283	.341	.383
1955	Orioles	38	85	2	22	1	1	0	0	9	11	3	10	0	0	0	1	.259	.344	.294
1955	Phillies	33	107	10	30	5	0	2	0	14	17	1	7	0	0	0	4	.280	.379	.383
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
11 Years		1,140	4,254	528	1,214	215	44	24	1	373	372	4	204	40	3	11	75	.285	.344	.374

Eddie Waitkus Eddie Waitkus Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1941 Cubs	1B	9	-	-	78	8.7	74	71	3	4	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	.949	0.00	-
1946 Cubs	1B	106	-	-	1,077	10.2	1,073	992	81	4	76	n/a	n/a	n/a	.996	0.00	-
1947 Cubs	1B	126	-	-	1,270	10.1	1,262	1,161	101	8	109	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	0.00	-
1948 Cubs	1B	116	-	-	1,165	10.0	1,156	1,064	92	9	77	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	0.00	-
1948 Cubs	LF	20	-	-	44	2.2	43	43	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.977	0.00	-
1949 Phillies	1B	54	-	-	491	9.1	488	452	36	3	51	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	0.00	-
1950 Phillies	1B	154	-	-	1,496	9.7	1,486	1,387	99	10	142	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	-
1951 Phillies	1B	144	-	-	1,318	9.2	1,308	1,214	94	10	121	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	0.00	-
1952 Phillies	1B	146	-	-	1,388	9.5	1,376	1,281	95	12	119	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	0.00	-
1953 Phillies	1B	59	-	-	523	8.9	517	480	37	6	65	n/a	n/a	n/a	.989	0.00	-
1954 Orioles	1B	78	-	-	666	8.5	666	618	48	0	72	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
1955 Orioles	1B	26	-	-	194	7.5	189	180	9	5	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	0.00	-
1955 Phillies	1B	31	-	-	272	8.8	271	250	21	1	31	n/a	n/a	n/a	.996	0.00	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1B Totals		1,049	0	0	9,938	9.5	9,866	9,150	716	72	886	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	--
LF Totals		20	0	0	44	2.2	43	43	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.977	0.00	--
11 Years		1,069	-	-	9,982	9.3	9,909	9,193	716	73	886	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	0.00	--

Eddie Waitkus Eddie Waitkus Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1941 Cubs	0	-	-	-	-	n/a	0.0	9.3	0.0	-	-	-
1946 Cubs	3	-	-	-	-	n/a	110.3	31.5	8.0	-	-	-
1947 Cubs	3	-	-	-	-	n/a	257.0	30.2	14.7	-	-	-
1948 Cubs	11	-	-	-	-	n/a	80.3	29.6	12.8	-	-	-
1949 Phillies	3	-	-	-	-	n/a	209.0	17.4	7.5	-	-	-
1950 Phillies	3	-	-	-	-	n/a	320.5	22.1	14.6	-	-	-
1951 Phillies	0	3	.000	-	-	n/a	610.0	27.7	13.3	-	-	-
1952 Phillies	2	2	.500	-	-	n/a	249.5	21.7	10.2	-	-	-
1953 Phillies	1	1	.500	-	-	n/a	247.0	10.7	15.4	-	-	-
1954 Orioles	0	1	.000	-	-	n/a	155.5	12.4	9.4	-	-	-
1955 Orioles	2	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	8.5	9.4	-	-	-
1955 Phillies	0	1	.000	-	-	n/a	53.5	15.3	7.6	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
11 Years	28	8	.778	-	-	n/a	177.3	20.9	11.4	-	-	-

Eddie Waitkus Eddie Waitkus Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1941 Chicago Cubs	27	Undetermined	-	-
1946 Chicago Cubs	36	Undetermined	-	-
1947 Chicago Cubs	36	Undetermined	-	-
1948 Chicago Cubs	36	Undetermined	Stats	-
1949 Philadelphia Phillies	4	Undetermined	Stats	-
1950 Philadelphia Phillies	4	Undetermined	-	Stats
1951 Philadelphia Phillies	4	Undetermined	-	-
1952 Philadelphia Phillies	4	Undetermined	-	-
1953 Philadelphia Phillies	4	Undetermined	-	-
1954 Baltimore Orioles	3	Undetermined	-	-
1955 Baltimore Orioles	9	Undetermined	-	-
1955 Philadelphia Phillies	44	Undetermined	-	-
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