Eddie Miksis
[edit] Biography
Eddie Miksis (Edward Thomas Miksis) was born on September 11, 1926 in Burlington, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on June 17, 1944 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .213 with 2 home runs and 16 RBI. Miksis played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 14 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 26
| 91
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 11
| .220
| .268
| .242
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| 23
| 48
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .146
| .212
| .146
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| 45
| 86
| 18
| 23
| 4
| 10
| .267
| .337
| .419
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| BRO
| N
| 86
| 221
| 28
| 47
| 2
| 16
| .213
| .278
| .281
| 7
| 1
| 19
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| BRO
| N
| 50
| 113
| 17
| 25
| 1
| 6
| .221
| .267
| .292
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1950
| BRO
| N
| 51
| 76
| 13
| 19
| 2
| 10
| .250
| .296
| .382
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 102
| 421
| 48
| 112
| 4
| 35
| .266
| .319
| .340
| 13
| 3
| 33
| 36
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 10
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 19
| 10
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .333
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| N
| 121
| 431
| 54
| 114
| 4
| 35
| .265
| .320
| .339
| 14
| 3
| 34
| 38
| 1
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 10
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 93
| 383
| 44
| 89
| 2
| 19
| .232
| .272
| .305
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 142
| 577
| 61
| 145
| 8
| 39
| .251
| .293
| .343
| 17
| 6
| 33
| 59
| 1
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 18
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 38
| 99
| 9
| 20
| 2
| 3
| .202
| .225
| .293
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 131
| 481
| 52
| 113
| 9
| 41
| .235
| .282
| .328
| 14
| 2
| 32
| 55
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 3
| 11
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 114
| 356
| 54
| 85
| 9
| 27
| .239
| .303
| .360
| 10
| 3
| 32
| 40
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 10
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| 49
| 38
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .211
| .333
| .289
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1957
| BAL
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| Total
|
| 50
| 39
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 2
| .205
| .326
| .282
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 69
| 50
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .140
| .218
| .140
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| 72
| 52
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .135
| .211
| .135
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1038
| 3050
| 383
| 722
| 44
| 228
| .237
| .288
| .322
| 95
| 17
| 215
| 312
| 6
| 62
| 52
| 6
| 74
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1042
| 3053
| 383
| 722
| 44
| 228
| .236
| .288
| .322
| 95
| 17
| 215
| 313
| 6
| 62
| 52
| 6
| 74
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 24
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .896
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 20
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 106
| 101
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1948
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 42
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1948
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 62
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1949
| BRO
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1950
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1950
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 31
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1951
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 317
| 19
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1951
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 317
| 19
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 114
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1952
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 126
| 140
| 14
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 210
| 262
| 23
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1953
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 144
| 12
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 19
| 175.2
| 62
| 61
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1955
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 46
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 96
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1956
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 52
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| LF
| 14
| 0
| 25
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| OF
| 31
| 4
| 84
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| CF
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| STL
| N
| RF
| 15
| 4
| 51
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 31
| 2
| 82.2
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 4
| 41
| 10
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 24
| 0
| 49.2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 6
| 0
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 2
| 52
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1958
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 11.1
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1958
| BAL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1958
| Total
|
| SS
| 6
| 0
| 12.1
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 39
| 4
| 100.2
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 381
| 23
| 216.2
| 880
| 988
| 74
| 207
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 21
| 0
| 41.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 137
| 0
| 12.1
| 238
| 326
| 24
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 180
| 4
| 69
| 177
| 320
| 19
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 218
| 6
| 168
| 380
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 6
| 2
| 26
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1944).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Bruce Edwards, Joe Hatten and Gene Hermanski to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Johnny Schmitz, Rube Walker, Andy Pafko and Wayne Terwilliger (June 15, 1951).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Hobie Landrith, Jim Davis and Sam Jones to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt and Wally Lammers (December 11, 1956).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from St. Louis Cardinals (September 19, 1957).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 16, 1958).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 17, 1958).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (March 20, 1959).
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