Ed Walczak
Ed Walczak | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: West Warwick, Rhode Island | September 21, 1915|
Died: March 10, 1998 Norwich, Connecticut | (aged 82)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 1945, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1945, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .211 |
Hits | 12 |
Runs batted in | 2 |
Teams | |
Edwin Joseph "Husky" Walczak (September 21, 1915 – March 10, 1998) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Born in West Warwick, Rhode Island, he played with the Philadelphia Phillies in September of the 1945 season. He batted and threw right-handed.
After processing out of the Army Air Forces as a sergeant in August 1945, Walczak joined the Phillies and earned a starting role at second base in the final month of the season.[1] September 1945 would be his only month as an MLB player; he spent the remainder of his professional baseball career (1946–50) in the minor leagues.[2]
Walczak died on March 10, 1998, in Norwich, Connecticut, aged 82.
References[]
- ^ Ed Walczak at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Jack Morris, Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Ed Walczak Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Ed Walczak at Find a Grave
Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1998 deaths
- Baseball players from Rhode Island
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- People from West Warwick, Rhode Island
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- American people of Polish descent
- Mooresville Moors players
- Utica Blue Jays players
- Newton-Conover Twins players
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- United States Army Air Forces soldiers
- American baseball infielder stubs