Eddie Waitkus Baseball player

Edward Stephen Waitkus (September 4, 1919 – September 16, 1972) was a Lithuanian-American first baseman in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career (1941, 1946–1955). He played for the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies in the National League and for the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. He was elected to the National League All-Star team twice (1948 and 1949).

Personal facts

Eddie Waitkus
Alias (AKA)Waitkus Edward Stephen
Birth dateSeptember 04, 1919
Date of deathSeptember 16, 1972

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Baseball player

Career startApril 15, 1941
Career endSeptember 20, 1955
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former teams
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
position
First baseman
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
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Eddie Waitkus on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://wrigleyivy.com/the-shootings-of-billy-jurges-and-eddie-waitkus
  2. http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/W/Waitkus_Eddie.stm
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090106171848/http:/waitkus.net/The