Eddie Stanky
American baseball player and manager (1915–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Raymond Stanky (born Stankiewicz[1] (September 3, 1915 – June 6, 1999) was an American professional baseball second baseman, shortstop, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1943 and 1953. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
Eddie Stanky | |
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Second baseman / Manager | |
Born: (1915-09-03)September 3, 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: June 6, 1999(1999-06-06) (aged 83) Fairhope, Alabama, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 21, 1943, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 25, 1953, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .268 |
Home runs | 29 |
Runs batted in | 364 |
Managerial record | 467–435 |
Winning % | .518 |
Teams | |
As player
As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
It took Stanky eight years to reach the major leagues at age 27, after starting out at Greenville, Mississippi, in the East Dixie League, where he was a teammate of future St. Louis Cardinals star Harry Brecheen, whom Stanky would manage in St. Louis in 1952. After spending a brief time as a player-manager, he transitioned to managing full-time, ending his MLB career in 1968, along with a brief return in 1977. In the interim, he had a successful run as an NCAA baseball manager.