#87 Eddie Waitkus, First Base, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Eddie Waitkus
9/4/1919 29 USA,MA,CAMBRIDGE 6"1 175
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal Some ability 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,157,143 1948 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 1 1 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/19 | @STL | L 6-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/20 | CHC | L 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/21 | CHC | L 7-9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @NYN | L 3-10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | @BRO | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @BRO | L 6-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | CIN | L 3-7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | CHC | L 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | BSN | L 1-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | @PHI | L 3-15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 122 | 420 | 131 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 69 | 41 | 15 | .312 | .371 | .474 | .845 | .780 | .162 |
Projected | 122 | 420 | 131 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 69 | 41 | 15 | .312 | .371 | .474 | .845 | .780 | .162 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 103 | 467 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 199 | 40 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 72.0 | 6.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 63 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .206 | .292 | .222 | .514 |
vs. RHP | 357 | 118 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 65 | 60 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .331 | .385 | .518 | .903 |
Close/Late | 46 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .444 | .543 | .988 |
Scoring Position | 105 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .388 | .571 | .960 |
Pinch Hitting | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .444 | .529 | .974 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 61 | 197 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 23 | 11 | .340 | .406 | .508 | .914 |
Road | 61 | 223 | 64 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 4 | .287 | .337 | .444 | .781 |
March/April | 23 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | .325 | .402 | .373 | .776 |
May | 21 | 78 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | .269 | .310 | .410 | .720 |
June | 17 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | .306 | .358 | .516 | .874 |
July | 20 | 64 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | .281 | .347 | .469 | .816 |
August | 21 | 69 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | .348 | .392 | .536 | .928 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 64 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | .344 | .411 | .578 | .989 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1944 | 56 | 117 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .248 | .341 | .385 | .725 | PIT |
1945 | 103 | 267 | 84 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 44 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .376 | .449 | .826 | PIT |
1946 | 143 | 494 | 149 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 78 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .360 | .435 | .795 | PIT |
1947 | 133 | 445 | 134 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 71 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | .301 | .352 | .467 | .819 | PIT |
1948 | 122 | 420 | 131 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 73 | 69 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .312 | .371 | .474 | .845 | PIT |
Total | 557 | 1743 | 527 | 130 | 14 | 34 | 263 | 281 | 166 | 5 | 15 | 74 | 2 | 7 | .302 | .362 | .452 | .813 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1941, AAA | 92 | 253 | 80 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 40 | 50 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 4 | .316 | .409 | .494 | .903 |
1942, AAA | 116 | 409 | 149 | 39 | 4 | 17 | 96 | 90 | 69 | 27 | 14 | 15 | .364 | .447 | .604 | 1.051 |
1943, AAA | 136 | 522 | 173 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 81 | 105 | 74 | 37 | 14 | 11 | .331 | .412 | .519 | .932 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 116 | 103 | 1159 | 85 | 111 | 1265 | 21 | .983 | 919.1 | 12.38 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1941... Injured on 6/23/1941 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks... Had first career hit (double) on 4/1/1944, off Lefty Gomez (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1944, off Sam Nahem (STL)... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 7/7/1948...
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