1B Eddie Waitkus #4
Age: 40 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
11/06/1969
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1B EDDIE WAITKUS #4 - AGE: 40 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 7
Gap 4 4 4 7
Power 3 3 3 4
Eye 5 5 5 8
Avoid K's 7 7 7 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: - 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Waitkus knows how to fit in.
Birthday:09/04/1929
Born in:Cambridge, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 110 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 132 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 8th Pick in Round 11
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Atlanta - FORT 20 135 549 143 27 3 0 62 76 54 4 5 28 1 2 .260 .328 .321 .649 69 72 -1.9
1951 Chicago - FORT 21 47 190 54 11 1 2 25 23 10 2 1 5 0 0 .284 .325 .384 .709 93 87 -0.3
1952 Chicago - FORT 22 47 182 55 13 1 2 36 23 15 0 2 7 1 1 .302 .352 .418 .769 119 115 0.6
1953 Toronto - FORT 23 75 234 77 12 1 2 29 33 22 1 4 7 1 2 .329 .383 .415 .798 110 116 0.7
1954 Kansas City - FORT 24 112 430 134 26 4 3 61 76 41 6 2 4 1 0 .312 .378 .412 .789 119 120 1.6
1955 Kansas City - FORT 25 63 221 60 7 3 3 23 29 19 3 2 6 0 1 .271 .335 .371 .706 94 96 -0.1
1955 Toronto - FORT 25 54 213 54 8 2 5 20 34 22 1 1 12 1 1 .254 .325 .380 .705 86 89 0.1
1955 Total - FORT 25 117 434 114 15 5 8 43 63 41 4 3 18 1 2 .263 .330 .376 .705 94 95 0.1
1956 Toronto - FORT 26 142 528 148 26 8 7 54 59 54 6 5 11 4 1 .280 .351 .400 .750 100 104 0.9
1957 Toronto - FORT 27 75 261 61 11 4 1 23 31 31 2 6 10 3 2 .234 .313 .318 .631 70 74 -0.8
1958 Detroit - FORT 28 155 608 154 35 3 4 51 76 68 7 4 30 7 0 .253 .333 .340 .674 84 88 -1.4
1959 Detroit - FORT 29 124 493 112 24 4 4 34 59 52 8 1 33 1 1 .227 .310 .316 .627 81 83 -1.9
1960 Detroit - FORT 30 92 342 83 23 2 3 28 31 26 3 0 22 1 0 .243 .302 .348 .650 82 81 -1.7
Total FORT 1121 4251 1135 223 36 36 446 550 414 43 33 175 21 11 .267 .336 .362 .698 90 92 -4.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Colorado Springs - AAA 20 19 67 23 3 1 0 8 10 10 3 0 2 1 0 .343 .450 .418 .868 131 132 0.0
1951 Mesa - AAA 21 33 131 43 11 0 2 16 23 15 5 1 10 0 0 .328 .414 .458 .872 121 127 0.0
1957 Santa Ana - AAA 27 40 162 55 9 1 2 19 22 18 4 0 5 3 0 .340 .418 .444 .863 135 134 0.0
1962 Memphis - AAA 32 131 490 137 32 2 12 74 68 57 16 3 55 4 1 .280 .371 .427 .798 119 118 0.0
1963 Memphis - AAA 33 117 441 145 33 1 7 60 81 44 11 4 58 9 1 .329 .400 .456 .856 132 137 0.0
1964 Hudson Valley - AAA 34 41 144 36 10 0 4 20 19 18 4 2 25 1 1 .250 .345 .403 .748 102 102 0.0
1965 Durham - AAA 35 108 372 116 28 1 9 53 66 38 11 7 42 4 2 .312 .386 .465 .851 126 131 0.0
Total MAAA 489 1807 555 126 6 36 250 289 200 54 17 197 22 5 .307 .389 .443 .833 124 126
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Kansas City - FORT 24 10 40 7 2 0 0 2 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .175 .283 .225 .508 0 0 0.0
1965 Brooklyn - FORT 35 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total FORT 11 41 7 2 0 0 2 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .171 .277 .220 .496 39 46
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 Atlanta - MLB 1B 56 56 528 24 73 563 11 .980 490.0 10.14 -7.6 .832
1951 Chicago - MLB 1B 47 47 376 16 52 395 3 .992 411.0 8.58 -4.0 .884
1953 Toronto - MLB 1B 11 0 34 1 0 36 1 .972 32.1 9.74 -0.5 .930
1954 Kansas City - MLB 1B 98 98 829 24 79 860 7 .992 816.2 9.40 -7.3 .861
1955 Kansas City - MLB 1B 51 51 335 18 40 358 5 .986 390.1 8.14 -4.2 .868
1956 Toronto - MLB 1B 5 5 39 3 3 42 0 1.000 44.0 8.59 -0.1 1.080
1957 Toronto - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1958 Detroit - MLB 1B 148 148 1329 51 124 1386 6 .996 1252.0 9.92 -17.7 .861
1959 Detroit - MLB 1B 97 97 795 31 82 841 15 .982 859.1 8.65 -17.8 .743
1960 Detroit - MLB 1B 49 46 392 17 44 413 4 .990 413.0 8.91 -14.1 .655
TOTAL 1B 563 548 4658 185 498 4895 52 .989 4710.2 9.25 -73.3 .821
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the Atlanta Braves (Round 2, Pick 16, 32nd overall pick).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
04/01/1950 Named the #34 prospect in the FORT
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
01/26/1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the New York Mets (Round 11, Pick 8, 168th overall pick).
02/13/1951 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs, along with a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for SP Schoolboy Rowe.
07/01/1951 Injured on 06/29/1951, diagnosed with a fractured tibia, will miss 6 weeks.
10/27/1951 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
06/03/1952 Injured (Broken bone in elbow), out for 6 months.
07/01/1952 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles, along with SP Rick Honeycutt, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for SP Yu Darvish, LF Jonny Gomes.
07/13/1952 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with RP Bobby Keppel, in exchange for SP Allen Watson.
11/15/1952 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
10/25/1953 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Kansas City Royals, along with SP Len Barker, in exchange for .
11/12/1953 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $800,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
04/10/1954 Injured (Strained back), out for 2 weeks.
11/19/1954 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,200,000 through arbitration.
12/20/1954 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $7,780,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
07/16/1955 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for RP Camilo Pascual.
10/30/1955 Wins the 1955 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
08/28/1956 Injured (Bruised ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
03/12/1957 Injured (Torn hamstring), out for 5 weeks.
05/21/1957 Injured (Bruised ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/18/1957 Became a free agent.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
01/08/1958 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $9,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
04/07/1958 Injured (Bruised elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/20/1958 Injured (Bruised cheekbone), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/1958 Injured (Thumb contusion), day-to-day for one week.
07/28/1958 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
04/22/1959 Injured (Thigh muscle strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
05/30/1959 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/09/1959 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
03/23/1960 Injured (Latissimus dorsi (back) strain), out for 5 weeks.
11/18/1960 Became a free agent.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
02/28/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
05/25/1962 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/11/1962 Wins the MAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/30/1962 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/21/1962 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
04/18/1963 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
06/13/1963 Was selected to the 1963 MLB Triple A All-Star Game.
11/22/1963 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
07/18/1964 Signed a minor league contract ($140,000 bonus) with the Montreal Expos organization.
11/27/1964 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
03/03/1965 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization.
05/14/1965 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/28/1965 Injured (Bruised elbow), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/30/1965 Wins the 1965 MAAA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at DH.
11/01/1965 Wins the 1965 World Series with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
11/24/1965 Became a free agent.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
10/30/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1958 155 4
Year PA Rank
1958 688 6
Year AB Rank
1958 608 6
Year 2B Rank
1958 35 6
Year HP Rank
1954 6 9
1956 6 7
1958 7 8
1959 8 6
Year SF Rank
1957 6 10
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