Ed FitzGerald

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: May 21, 1924 in Santa Ynez, CA us

Died: June 14, 2020 in Folsom, CA

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Citrus Heights, CA

High School: Santa Ynez Valley Union HS (Santa Ynez, CA)

School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)

Debut: April 19, 1948 (Age 23-334d, 10,463rd in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 15, 1959 (Age 35-117d)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Edward Raymond FitzGerald

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.4

2086

542

.260

199

RBI

217

OBP

.323

SLG

.336

OPS

.659

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	WSH		NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
2	2	Apr 14	WSH		NYY	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
3	5 (2)	Apr 19	WSH		PHA	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
4	7 (1)	Apr 21	WSH	@	PHA	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
5	8	Apr 23	WSH		BOS	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
6	10 (1)	Apr 25	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
7	12 (1)	Apr 30	WSH		DET	L,1-2	GS	35	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	14 (1)	May 2 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
9	16 (1)	May 4	WSH		CHW	L,6-8	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH C
10	17	May 5	WSH		CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
11	18	May 6	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
12	20 (1)	May 11	WSH	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	21	May 12	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
14	24 (2)	May 15	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
15	26 (1)	May 16 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
16	28 (1)	May 19	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
17	29	May 21	WSH		PHA	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
18	30	May 22	WSH		PHA	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
19	33 (2)	May 26	WSH		NYY	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	34	May 27	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
21	36 (1)	May 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
22	38 (1)	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	39	May 31 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	41 (1)	Jun 1	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
25	44 (2)	Jun 4	WSH		DET	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	C
26	45	Jun 5	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	47	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
27	46	Jun 6 (1)	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
28	49 (2)	Jun 9	WSH		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
29	51 (1)	Jun 11	WSH		BAL	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	52	Jun 12	WSH		BAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
31	54 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	WSH		BAL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
32	57 (2)	Jun 17	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
33	58	Jun 18	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	57	13.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
34	59	Jun 19	WSH	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
35	60	Jun 20 (1)	WSH	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	63 (2)	Jun 23	WSH	@	CHW	L,6-8	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	64	Jun 24	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
38	66 (1)	Jun 26	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	C
39	67	Jun 27	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
40	68	Jun 29	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
41	69	Jun 30	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-8	CG	42	8.2	4	0	1	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	70	Jul 2 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	49	10.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
43	72 (1)	Jul 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
44	74 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,0-14	CG	53	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
45	76 (1)	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	78 (1)	Jul 10	WSH		NYY	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
47	79	Jul 11	WSH		NYY	L,3-7	GF	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
48	80	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
49	82 (1)	Jul 17	WSH		CHW	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
50	83	Jul 18 (1)	WSH		CLE	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
51	85 (1)	Jul 19	WSH		CLE	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
52	86	Jul 20	WSH		BAL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
53	87	Jul 21	WSH		BAL	W,6-5	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
54	88	Jul 22	WSH		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
55	89	Jul 23	WSH		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
56	91 (1)	Jul 25	WSH		DET	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	92	Jul 27	WSH	@	BAL	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
58	93	Jul 28	WSH	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	94	Jul 29	WSH	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
60	96 (1)	Jul 31	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	98 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
62	100 (1)	Aug 3	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
63	101	Aug 4	WSH	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
64	102	Aug 5	WSH	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
65	103	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
66	104	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
67	105	Aug 8 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
68	106	Aug 8 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-3	GF	7	2.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH C
69	107	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
70	109 (1)	Aug 11 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
71	110	Aug 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
72	111	Aug 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
73	112	Aug 13	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
74	113	Aug 14	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
75	114	Aug 15	WSH		PHA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
76	115	Aug 17	WSH		BOS	L,3-4	CG	44	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
77	117 (1)	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,6-11	CG	50	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	C
78	118	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	52	11.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	120 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
80	123 (2)	Aug 25	WSH		CHW	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
81	124	Aug 26	WSH		CLE	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
82	127 (2)	Aug 29 (1)	WSH		BAL	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
83	128	Aug 29 (2)	WSH		BAL	L,0-5	GF	14	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
84	130 (1)	Aug 31	WSH		DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	131	Sep 1	WSH		DET	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
86	132	Sep 2	WSH		DET	W,16-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
87	133	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
88	134	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
89	135	Sep 5	WSH		NYY	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	136	Sep 6 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
91	138 (1)	Sep 7	WSH		PHA	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
92	139	Sep 8	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
93	140	Sep 9	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
94	141	Sep 10	WSH	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
95	142	Sep 11	WSH	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
96	143	Sep 12 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
97	144	Sep 12 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,3-8	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
98	145	Sep 14	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	30	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
99	146	Sep 17	WSH		BOS	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
100	147	Sep 18	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	CG	65	15.0	6	1	2	9	0	C
101	148	Sep 19	WSH		BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	C
102	149	Sep 20	WSH	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
103	150	Sep 21	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
104	151	Sep 22	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	152	Sep 24 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	42	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
106	153	Sep 24 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,6-4	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
107	154	Sep 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
							107gm		879.0	396	38	12	446	5