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	24-47 / in Starts: 15-32
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 221 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	142 (63-49-30) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 221 PAs	24
Avg. Runners on Base	141 (74-44-21)

Most Driven In
D Ennis	4
W Miranda	3
W Jones	2
B Cox	2
R Ashburn	2
G Hamner	2
Self	2
B Kennedy	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
D Ennis	2
L Moss	1
B Morgan	1
R Ashburn	1
H Smith	1
H Wehmeier	1
A Seminick	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	1070	1	Apr 11	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-12	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.78	-0.078	1.98	-0.12%	-1.08	1B
2	1071	2	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	.90	0.034	1.99	0.05%	0.05	1B
3	1072	3	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	2.92	-0.077	6.18	-0.10%	-0.25	PH
4	1073	4	Apr 17 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-14	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.39	PH
5	1074	5	Apr 17 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	8	2.72	-0.079	4.62	-0.08%	-0.34	PH 1B
6	1075	8 (2)	Apr 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-14	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
7	1076	9	Apr 22	BAL		WSH	L,2-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	3.32	-0.077	4.36	-0.06%	-0.27	1B
8	1077	10	Apr 23	BAL		WSH	W,3-0	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	2						PH
9	1078	11	Apr 24 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,2-1	9-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.357	.182	.539	7	5.42	0.010	7.33	0.01%	0.38	PH
10	1079	14 (2)	Apr 27	BAL	@	DET	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	7	.40	-0.040	.47	-0.03%	-0.14	1B
11	1080	15	Apr 29	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	5	4	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.435	.333	.768	2	1.36	0.235	1.44	0.15%	2.27	1B
12	1081	16	Apr 30	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.444	.364	.808	2	.96	0.135	1.11	0.09%	1.56	1B
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
13	1082	17	May 1 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,9-8	9-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.464	.364	.828	6	3.71	0.139	4.25	0.10%	0.84	1B
14	1083	20 (2)	May 4	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.433	.333	.767	9	2.12	-0.102	1.61	-0.05%	-0.46	1B
15	1084	22 (1)	May 7	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-1	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.452	.360	.812	4	.23	0.009	.14	0.00%	0.58	1B
16	1085	23	May 8 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.469	.462	.930	9	6.85	0.639	5.38	0.30%	1.77	PH
17	1086	24	May 8 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	L,7-15	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.323	.432	.419	.852	3	.26	-0.010	.20	-0.01%	-0.37	1B
18	1087	27 (2)	May 12	BAL		CHW	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.421	.406	.827	9	.18	-0.005	.11	0.00%	-0.15	PH
19	1088	28	May 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.405	.389	.794	2	.37	0.001	.24	0.00%	-0.02	1B
20	1089	29	May 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.375	.766	2	.53	0.000	.37	0.00%	-0.14	1B
21	1090	30	May 17	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.380	.364	.744	2	.64	0.034	.32	0.01%	0.27	1B
22	1091	31	May 18	BAL		DET	L,3-6	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.292	.382	.354	.736	2	1.34	0.069	.75	0.02%	0.52	1B
23	1092	32	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	2	2.10	0.129	1.16	0.04%	0.82	1B
24	1093	33	May 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.385	.339	.724	2	.40	-0.050	.17	-0.01%	-0.51	1B
25	1094	42 (8)	May 29	BAL		NYY	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.300	.391	.350	.741	3	1.14	0.049	.13	0.00%	0.47	1B
26	1095	43	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.400	.350	.750	4	3.94	-0.003	.26	0.00%	0.17	PH 1B
27	1096	45 (1)	May 31	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(13)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.387	.338	.725	3	1.27	-0.118	.11	-0.01%	-0.91	1B
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
28	1097	46	Jun 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.392	.348	.740	2	.33	-0.021	.03	0.00%	-0.15	1B
29	1098	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-9	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.388	.343	.730	9	.59	-0.016	.02	0.00%	-0.45	PH
30	1099	48	Jun 3	BAL	@	DET	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.369	.324	.693	3	1.42	-0.156	.03	0.00%	-1.02	1B
31	1100	49	Jun 4	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.325	.700	3	.81	-0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.08	1B
32	1101	51 (1)	Jun 5 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.371	.321	.691	4	.22	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.16	1B
33	1102	54 (2)	Jun 11	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.367	.316	.683	9	1.41	-0.036	.03	0.00%	-0.10	PH
34	1103	56 (1)	Jun 12 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.363	.313	.675	9	.88	-0.022	.02	0.00%	-0.24	PH
35	1104	58 (1)	Jun 15 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.370	.313	.682	9	2.39	0.083	.04	0.00%	0.60	PH
36	1105	59	Jun 15 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.366	.309	.674	8	.51	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
37	1106	60	Jun 16	BAL		CHW	L,0-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.362	.305	.667	5	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.22	1B
38	1107	62 (1)	Jun 18	BAL		DET	L,0-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.351	.294	.645	6	.19	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.54	1B
Aug		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
				Player went from Baltimore Orioles to Philadelphia Phillies
39	1108	109	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.357	.302	.659	9	2.17	0.086	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
40	1109	111 (1)	Aug 3	PHI	@	CIN	W,8-4	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.307	.667	7	1.83	0.185	.00	0.00%	1.36	PH 1B
41	1110	112	Aug 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.366	.307	.673	7	4.04	0.056	.01	0.00%	0.24	1B
42	1111	113	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	W,7-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.368	.312	.680	7	.99	0.184	.00	0.00%	0.62	1B
43	1112	115 (1)	Aug 7	PHI	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.378	.357	.736	6	1.21	0.204	.00	0.00%	2.41	1B
44	1113	116	Aug 9	PHI		PIT	W,9-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307	.391	.366	.758	6	.59	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.26	1B
45	1114	117	Aug 10	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.383	.358	.742	6	2.30	-0.229	.00	0.00%	-0.69	1B
46	1115	118	Aug 14 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.387	.352	.739	6	1.51	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.48	1B
47	1116	119	Aug 14 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.384	.349	.733	9	4.50	-0.117	.01	0.00%	-0.45	PH
48	1117	120	Aug 16	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.385	.354	.739	6	.39	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.32	1B
49	1118	121	Aug 17	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.291	.381	.350	.731	6						1B
50	1119	122	Aug 19	PHI		BRO	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.380	.350	.730	6	1.25	0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.01	1B
51	1120	124 (1)	Aug 21	PHI		BRO	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298	.383	.355	.738	6	.20	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.27	1B
52	1121	125	Aug 23	PHI		MLN	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.379	.352	.731	6	2.14	0.171	.01	0.00%	0.04	1B
53	1122	126	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		STL	W,11-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.380	.348	.728	6	.86	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.58	1B
54	1123	128 (1)	Aug 26	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.294	.377	.353	.730	6	1.63	-0.187	.00	0.00%	-1.57	1B
55	1124	132 (3)	Aug 29	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.373	.350	.723	6	1.49	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.92	1B
56	1125	133	Aug 30	PHI		CHC	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.364	.340	.704	6	1.82	-0.214	.00	0.00%	-1.64	1B
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
57	1126	136 (2)	Sep 3	PHI		NYG	L,2-3	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.373	.338	.711	8	1.47	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.36	1B
58	1127	137	Sep 4	PHI		NYG	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.365	.329	.694	6	.88	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.80	1B
59	1128	138	Sep 5 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.356	.320	.677	6	.67	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.94	1B
60	1129	139	Sep 5 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.356	.327	.683	6	.60	-0.027	.00	0.00%	0.07	1B
61	1130	140	Sep 7	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.348	.319	.667	6	1.22	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-1.31	1B
62	1131	142 (1)	Sep 9	PHI	@	STL	L,2-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.346	.317	.663	7	.42	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
63	1132	143	Sep 10	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	CG(6)	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.271	.353	.331	.684	6						1B
64	1133	144	Sep 11 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.271	.351	.329	.680	6	.55	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.66	1B
65	1134	145	Sep 11 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.354	.329	.683	6	.45	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.34	1B
66	1135	146	Sep 13	PHI	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.365	.331	.696	2	.85	0.080	.00	0.00%	1.87	1B
67	1136	147	Sep 16	PHI		PIT	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.274	.363	.335	.698	2	.83	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.31	1B
68	1137	148	Sep 18 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.361	.330	.690	2	1.44	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.20	1B
69	1138	149	Sep 18 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.363	.330	.693	2	1.21	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.56	1B
70	1139	150	Sep 20 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270	.361	.344	.705	2	1.66	-0.147	.00	0.00%	-0.92	1B
71	1140	151	Sep 20 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.367	.344	.710	2	.94	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1B
							24-47		221	192	12	52	6	1	2	23	29	4	17	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	.271	.367	.344	.710		1.14	0.422	.37	0.32%	1.96

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