Ed Fitz Gerald

Full Name: Edward Raymond Fitz Gerald	Primary Position: C
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170	First Game: April 19, 1948
Birthdate: May 21, 1924	Final Game: September 15, 1959
Birthplace: Santa Ynez, California	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Ed Fitz Gerald (Edward Raymond Fitz Gerald) was born on May 21, 1924 in Santa Ynez, California. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 35 RBI. Fitz Gerald played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Ed Fitz Gerald's best season was 1954, when he hit for a .289 average.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1948	PIT	N	102	262	31	70	1	35	.267	.349	.336	9	3	32	37	1	2	3	0	3
1949	PIT	N	75	160	16	42	2	18	.262	.302	.344	7	0	8	27	1	2	1	0	5
1950	PIT	N	6	15	1	1	0	0	.067	.067	.133	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1
1951	PIT	N	55	97	8	22	0	13	.227	.286	.289	6	0	7	10	1	0	1	0	6
1952	PIT	N	51	73	4	17	1	7	.233	.300	.288	1	0	7	15	0	0	0	0	4
1953	WAS	A	88	288	23	72	3	39	.250	.299	.326	13	0	19	34	1	3	2	0	10
1953	PIT	N	6	17	2	2	0	1	.118	.118	.176	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1953	Total		94	305	25	74	3	40	.243	.289	.318	14	0	19	36	1	3	2	0	10
1954	WAS	A	115	360	33	104	4	40	.289	.349	.386	13	5	33	22	2	3	0	0	12
1955	WAS	A	74	236	28	56	4	19	.237	.317	.309	3	1	25	23	3	5	0	0	8
1956	WAS	A	64	148	15	45	2	12	.304	.387	.399	8	0	20	16	0	1	0	1	4
1957	WAS	A	45	125	14	34	1	13	.272	.331	.360	8	0	10	9	1	3	2	1	9
1958	WAS	A	58	114	7	30	0	11	.263	.309	.289	3	0	8	15	0	1	0	0	8
1959	WAS	A	19	62	5	12	0	5	.194	.242	.242	3	0	4	8	0	2	0	0	1
1959	CLE	A	49	129	12	35	1	4	.271	.343	.357	6	1	12	14	2	0	0	1	5
1959	TOT	A	68	191	17	47	1	9	.246	.311	.319	9	1	16	22	2	2	0	1	6
Total	NL		295	624	62	154	4	74	.247	.310	.316	25	3	54	94	3	4	5	0	19
Total	AL		512	1462	137	388	15	143	.265	.329	.345	57	7	131	141	9	18	4	3	57
Total			807	2086	199	542	19	217	.260	.323	.336	82	10	185	235	12	22	9	3	76

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1948	PIT	N	C	96	0	0	338	36	15	4	15	0	0	0	.961
1949	PIT	N	C	56	0	0	163	22	5	5	7	0	0	0	.974
1950	PIT	N	C	5	0	0	16	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	.950
1951	PIT	N	C	38	0	0	98	13	4	2	1	0	0	0	.965
1952	PIT	N	3B	2	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.875
1952	PIT	N	C	18	0	0	49	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1953	WAS	A	C	85	0	0	319	33	4	3	8	0	0	0	.989
1953	PIT	N	C	5	0	0	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1953	Total		C	90	0	0	332	36	4	3	8	0	0	0	.989
1954	WAS	A	C	107	0	0	396	38	12	5	3	0	0	0	.973
1955	WAS	A	C	72	0	0	304	30	6	5	8	0	0	0	.982
1956	WAS	A	C	50	0	0	206	19	6	5	4	0	0	0	.974
1957	WAS	A	C	37	32	276.1	142	16	6	3	2	19	4	0	.963
1958	WAS	A	1B	5	3	36	31	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1.000
1958	WAS	A	C	21	20	152.2	94	4	3	0	3	16	2	0	.970
1959	WAS	A	C	16	15	134	68	13	0	2	0	5	6	2	1.000
1959	CLE	A	C	45	38	334.1	192	26	5	3	0	13	15	3	.978
1959	TOT	A	C	61	53	468.1	260	39	5	5	0	18	21	5	.984
Total			1B	5	3	36	31	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			3B	2	0	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.875
Total			C	651	105	897.1	2398	260	67	37	54	53	27	5	.975

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Sacramento (PCL) to Pittsburgh Pirates (October, 1947).
Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to Washington Senators (May 13, 1953).
Traded by Washington Senators to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Hal Woodeshick and Hal Naragon (May 25, 1959).
Released by Cleveland Indians (April 12, 1960).

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