Eddie Stanky

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 5-8, 170lb (173cm, 77kg) Born: September 3, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA us Died: June 6, 1999  in Fairhope, AL Buried: Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, AL High School: Northeast Manual Training School (Philadelphia, PA) Debut: April 21, 1943 (9,419th in major league history) vs. PIT 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: July 25, 1953 vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Full Name: Edward Raymond Stanky Nicknames: The Brat, Muggsy or Stinky View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject Relatives: Son-In-Law of Milt Stock

Nine Players Who Debuted in 1943

Gil Hodges
George Kell
Andy Pafko
Gene Woodling
Andy Seminick
Cass Michaels
Eddie Stanky
Snuffy Stirnweiss
Mickey Haefner

All-Time Teammate Team

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Notable Events and Chronology 

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September 30, 1945

Eddie Stanky draws a walk his first time at bat, his 148th walk of the year, from Hugh Mulcahy, to break Jimmy Sheckard’s mark. The Dodgers beat the Phils 4 – 1.

October 1, 1946

St. Louis and Brooklyn face off in first Playoff series to decide a league champion

June 22, 1947

Cincinnati Reds hurler Ewell “The Whip” Blackwell comes within two outs of pitching his second straight no-hitter

October 3, 1947

Bill Bevens loses World Series no hitter with 2 outs in 9th

March 6, 1948

The Braves acquire All-Star second baseman Eddie Stanky from the Dodgers for Bama Rowell and $60,000

October 6, 1948

Boston Braves beat Bob Feller and the Cleveland Indians, 1 – 0

December 14, 1949

In a major trade, the New York Giants get Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky from the Boston Braves in a swap for Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon, Buddy Kerr and Sam Webb.

August 30, 1950

Eddie Stanky ties a major league record by drawing a walk in seven consecutive plate appearances

December 10, 1951

The Cards trade lefty Max Lanier and OF Chuck Diering to the Giants for 2B Eddie Stanky, who becomes the team’s player-manager.

September 28, 1952

Former pitching prospect Stan Musial throws his only pitch in his 22 year career

August 30, 1953

Eddie stanky mocks Jackie Robinson

November 4, 1965

Al Lopez resigns as the manager of the White Sox

June 6, 1999

Eddie Stanky dies from a heart attack at the age of 82

Biography

Quotes About Eddie Stanky

“Eddie came up in baseball by his own bootstraps. There was no red plush carpet laid out for him. He observed and learned.” — Milt Stock

“He can’t hit, can’t run, can’t field. He’s no nice guy, but all the little SOB can do is win.” — manager Leo Durocher

Teams Eddie Stanky Played For

Chicago Cubs (1943-1944)
Brooklyn Dodgers (1944-1947)
Boston Braves (1948-1949)
New York Giants (1950-1951)
St. Louis Cardinals (1952-1953)

Teams Eddie Stanky Managed

St. Louis Cardinals (1952-1955)
Chicago White Sox (1966-1968)
Texas Rangers (1977)

Best Season: 1945
He led the NL in runs scored (128) and walks (148). Stanky led the NL in on-base percentage twice.

Description
“Pitchers ‘lose’ Stanky more than they ‘lose’ any other player in the game. They go to the mound with the burning desire to get the ball over to the pesiferous little purloiner of first base, who walked 148 times last year. They may get two strikes and no balls on him. But almost invariably they ‘lose’ him. And when they do, a saturating annoyance sets in. They are not the pitchers they were before Stanky upset them.” — J.G. Taylor Spink, The Sporting News, June 5, 1946

Nicknames
The Brat, Muggsy

Similar Players
Both Alvin dark and Leo Durocher were as driven as Stanky was to win. Stanky was probably the least talented of the trio.

Related Players
Stanky married the daughter of former major leaguer Milt Stock… Alvin Dark and Leo Durocher

Post-Season Appearances
1947 World Series
1948 World Series
1951 World Series

Feats
Stanky’s 148 walks in 1945 were a new National League record.

All-Star Selections
1947 NL
1948 NL
1950 NL

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