Ed Walczak

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.

Ed Walczak
Second baseman
Born: (1915-09-21)September 21, 1915
West Warwick, Rhode Island
Died: March 10, 1998(1998-03-10) (aged 82)
Norwich, Connecticut
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
Hits12
Runs batted in2
Teams

After processing out of the Army 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

  1. Ed Walczak at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Jack Morris, Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. "Ed Walczak Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.


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