Eddie Stanky
[edit] Biography
Eddie Stanky (Edward Raymond Stanky) was born on September 3, 1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1943 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1943, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 0 home runs and 47 RBI. Stanky played for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Eddie Stanky's best season was 1950, when he hit for a .300 average and knocked in 51 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 142
| 510
| 92
| 125
| 0
| 47
| .245
| .363
| .278
| 15
| 1
| 92
| 42
| 2
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 13
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 13
| 25
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .240
| .296
| .320
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 89
| 261
| 32
| 72
| 0
| 16
| .276
| .382
| .326
| 9
| 2
| 44
| 13
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 3
|
| 1944
| TOT
| N
| 102
| 286
| 36
| 78
| 0
| 16
| .273
| .375
| .325
| 9
| 3
| 46
| 15
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1945
| BRO
| N
| 153
| 555
| 128
| 143
| 1
| 39
| .258
| .417
| .333
| 29
| 5
| 148
| 42
| 4
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 7
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| 144
| 483
| 98
| 132
| 0
| 36
| .273
| .436
| .352
| 24
| 7
| 137
| 56
| 2
| 20
| 8
| 0
| 5
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| 146
| 559
| 97
| 141
| 3
| 53
| .252
| .373
| .329
| 24
| 5
| 103
| 39
| 5
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 67
| 247
| 49
| 79
| 2
| 29
| .320
| .455
| .417
| 14
| 2
| 61
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 138
| 506
| 90
| 144
| 1
| 42
| .285
| .417
| .358
| 24
| 5
| 113
| 41
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 8
|
| 1950
| NY
| N
| 152
| 527
| 115
| 158
| 8
| 51
| .300
| .460
| .412
| 25
| 5
| 144
| 50
| 12
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 8
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| 145
| 515
| 88
| 127
| 14
| 43
| .247
| .401
| .369
| 17
| 2
| 127
| 63
| 6
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 53
| 83
| 13
| 19
| 0
| 7
| .229
| .373
| .277
| 4
| 0
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 17
| 30
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .267
| .405
| .267
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1259
| 4301
| 811
| 1154
| 29
| 364
| .268
| .410
| .348
| 185
| 35
| 996
| 374
| 35
| 103
| 48
| 0
| 62
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1943
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 362
| 416
| 27
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1944
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 132
| 138
| 11
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 71
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 72
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1944
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 141
| 12
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1944
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1945
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 429
| 441
| 34
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1945
| BRO
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1946
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 141
| 0
| 0
| 356
| 359
| 17
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1947
| BRO
| N
| 2B
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 402
| 406
| 12
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1948
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 202
| 7
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1949
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 357
| 354
| 15
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1950
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 407
| 418
| 20
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1951
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 356
| 412
| 18
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1952
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 44
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1953
| STL
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 92
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1152
| 0
| 0
| 3030
| 3215
| 162
| 816
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Bob Chipman (June 6, 1944).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Boston Braves in exchange for Bama Rowell, Ray Sanders and $40000 (March 6, 1948).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Al Dark to New York Giants in exchange for Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr, Willard Marshall and Red Webb (December 14, 1949).
- Traded by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Chuck Diering and Max Lanier (December 11, 1951).
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