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  Eddie Stanky - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Born in Philadelphia, Stanky was famous for his ability to draw walks; he drew 100 walks in 6 seasons, twice posting 140.
In 1946, Stanky hit just.273, but his 137 walks allowed him to lead the league in OBP with a.436 figure.
An intense competitor, Stanky managed the Cardinals from 1952 through the middle of the 1955 season, and the Chicago White Sox from 1966 through mid-1968.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Eddie_Stanky   (326 words)

  
 SLAM! Major League Statistics
Dickie Stanky, who was married to Eddie Stanky for 57 years, broke down when reached via telephone.
Stanky was briefly replaced by Connie Ryan before Billy Hunter took over the team for the rest of the season.
As a player, Stanky had a deep desire to win and would do anything to help his ballclub, including allow himself to be hit by a pitch.
www.canoe.ca /StatsBBM/BC-BBM-LGNS-OBITSTANKY-R.html   (988 words)

  
 TDA Bullpen - Our Writers' Blog
Eddie Joost (not to be confused with Eddie Yost) got within ten in 1949, with 128 runs scored on 138 hits (and 149 walks).
Eddie Stanky (what is it about Eddies?) in 1945 came pretty close, with 128 runs scored in 143 hits (and 148 walks).
Stanky's remembered mostly for his role on the 1951 Giants in their celebrated pennant race with the Dodgers.
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 CNN/SI - Baseball MLB - Ex-major league manager Eddie Stanky dead at 83 - Sunday June 06, 1999 06:56 PM
Eddie Robinson, who was then the Rangers' executive vice president, was in his hotel room when he got a call that morning from Stanky.
Stanky, who missed the 1980 season at South Alabama after undergoing open heart surgery, was a tough, demanding coach.
Stanky is survived by his wife, Dickie; three daughters, Beverly, Kay and Maryann; and one son, Mike.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/1999/06/06/stanky_obit   (574 words)

  
 Pocono Record Online: Former major leaguer Eddie Stanky dies at 83   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Stanky, nicknamed "The Brat," played 11 seasons in the majors and had a career batting average of.268.
Stanky ended his career as a player-manager for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953, and later managed the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers.
Stanky also was a successful coach at the University of South Alabama, where he compiled a 488-193 record during his 14-year tenure.
www.poconorecord.com /1999/sports/national/jmm14715.htm   (226 words)

  
 1950 NL MVP AWARD
DB Eddie Stanky was a good second baseman who had his best year at the plate.
Stanky's nicknames included "Muggsy" and "The Brat"; his one key asset was his ability to draw a whole bunch of walks.
Stanky played for the Giants, who were in third place.
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 Eddie Stanky | BaseballLibrary.com
Stanky led the NL in runs scored with 128 in 1945, when he drew a then-record 148 walks.
Stanky hit.300 that year, then contributed 115 runs and a career-high 14 HR to the Giants' miracle pennant in 1951.
Stanky then walks to load the bases and Billy Herman follows with a 3-run double to tie the game.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Stanky_Eddie.stm   (1535 words)

  
 Stanky isn’t only Texas manager to go unbeaten
Stanky, who was known as a fiery competitor during an 11-year career in the major leagues as a second baseman, had already spent three seasons as the head baseball coach at South Alabama before taking the Rangers’ managerial job.
Stanky, who was player/manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and spent three seasons as skipper of the Chicago White Sox from 1966-68, guided Texas to a 10-8 victory over the Minnesota Twins in his Rangers’ debut in Minneapolis.
Stanky played for three pennant winners, led the National League in walks three times and runs scored once, had a.268 career batting average, managed three different teams and held the shortest major league managerial stint in baseball history.
texnews.com /1998/1999/sports/alcol0608.html   (802 words)

  
 Baseball Prospectus | Articles | The Eddie Award
Eddie Yost's 1956 campaign is clearly the gold standard.
Eddie Joost actually retired and sat out a year following a dreadful campaign with the Boston Braves in 1945, but 84-year-old Connie Mack dusted him off and inserted him as the Philadelphia A's starting shortstop for the 1947 season.
Henderson is how I visualize the classic Eddie, and I'll miss the most recent version of Rickey as much as the one that terrorized opponents with his bat and legs.
www.baseballprospectus.com /article.php?articleid=1669   (1725 words)

  
 The Arlington Morning News : Ex-Rangers manager Stanky dies of heart attack at age 83 @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Stanky was named manager on June 22, 1977, after Frank Lucchesi went 31-31.
Stanky wound up his career at South Alabama, where he is credited with turning the school's flagging baseball team into two-time Sun Belt Conference champions.
Stanky came to South Alabama in 1969, after spending 11 years in the major leagues and playing in three World Series.
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 Eddie Stanky Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Eddie Stanky was born on Sunday, September 3 1916, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stanky was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1943, with the Chicago Cubs.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eddie Stanky baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=stanked01   (252 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Eddie Stanky
In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP) (sometimes referred to as on base average (OBA)) is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielders choice.
Stanky died at age 82 in Fairhope, Alabama.
Fairhope is a city located in Baldwin County, Alabama.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Eddie-Stanky   (812 words)

  
 Gonzalez Jersey No. 5 Retired
Gonzalez is the second Jaguar to have his jersey retired, joining former coaching great Eddie Stanky who had his No. 12 jersey retired.
In the ceremony, Gonzalez was awarded by University of South Alabama President V. Gordon Moulton a resolution of support from the USA Board of Trustees and given the key to the city of Mobile by city council president Reggie Copeland.
Dickie Stanky, Eddie's wife, Kittrell and USA Athletic Director Joe Gottfried were present.
www.southalabama.edu /usa/gonzalezjersey.html   (297 words)

  
 TheDeadballEra.com :: EDDIE STANKY'S OBIT
Stanky helped change all that by putting a much improved product on the field.
Stanky was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.
Stanky is survived by his wife, Dickie; three daughters, Beverly, Kay and Marianne; and one son, Mike.
www.thedeadballera.com /Obits/Stanky.Eddie.Obit.html   (554 words)

  
 Eddie Stanky -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Eddie Stanky -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
In 1946, Stanky (The act of contacting one thing with another) hit just.273, but his 137 walks allowed him to lead the league in (additional info and facts about OBP) OBP with a.436 figure.
Stanky died at age 82 in (additional info and facts about Fairhope, Alabama) Fairhope, Alabama.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/eddie_stanky.htm   (99 words)

  
 Chanute Tribune Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
- Eddie Stanky, a fiery second baseman who helped three different teams win National League pennants, died Sunday of a heart attack.
He managed the Rangers for just one game in 1977, then quit because he was homesick.
After taking over the school's lowly baseball program in 1969, he led the Jaguars to five NCAA tournaments, two Sun Belt Conference titles and two No. 1 rankings.
www.chanute.com /chnsub/99Jun/405760.HTM   (206 words)

  
 Eddie, Eddie, Eddie and the American League Walkathon -- The Hardball Times
Eddie Yost was nicknamed "The Walking Man" during his career as a third baseman in the American League from 1944-62.
Yost is widely remembered today as an excellent leadoff man by virtue of his extremely patient approach at the plate that yielded lots and lots of bases on balls, giving him an outstanding On-Base Percentage despite rarely achieving a good Batting Average.
The definitive player of the era was Pat Seerey, who in 1948 hit.231 with 102 strikeouts in 105 games, but also drew 90 walks and drove in 70 runs in 105 games.
www.hardballtimes.com /main/article/eddie-eddie-eddie-and-the-american-league-walkathon   (2138 words)

  
 texnews sports
After the game that night, Lucchesi heard from reporters that Stanky, a former major leaguer who was the coach at the University of South Alabama, was coming in to manage the Rangers.
Stanky, who had managed St. Louis during the 1950s and the Chicago White Sox during the '60s, arrived in Minneapolis and was so enthusiastic at an introductory news conference that everyone was convinced the Rangers were headed in the right direction.
The baseball stadium at South Alabama is called Eddie Stanky Field.
www.texnews.com /sports/rangers070796.html   (1946 words)

  
 The Sporting News: Baseball History of the World Series
Like Eddie Stanky's gung-ho approach to the game, as exemplified by his ball-kicking act in Game 3.
The Giants outfielder's theft came in the first inning and seemingly indicated that momentum from the stretch-run tear and playoff success was still with the Giants.
Eddie Lopat cooled off the Giants in Game 2, pitching a five-hitter and contributing a run-scoring single in a 3-1 victory.
www.sportingnews.com /archives/worldseries/1951.html   (1109 words)

  
 Chicago White Sox (1901-Present)
On the mound Eddie Cicotte would dominate the AL Hitters all year compiling a 28-12 record with a league low 1.53.
Following up the dramatic win was Eddie Cicotte who won Game 7 after refusing to throw another, saying he was only paid to throw 2 games.
However with the series returning to Chicago for Game 8 gamblers knew their bets were in danger so they threatened Left Williams that they would harm his wife unless he lost the 8th game.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /al/chisox/whitesox.html   (10186 words)

  
 American Heroes
Rizzuto had the ball in plenty of time and Stanky knew he was a dead duck...
Yankee manager Casey Stengel argued vehemently that Stanky had left the base line to do Rizzuto dirt, but American League umpire Bill Summers waved Stengel back to the dugout.
Stanky's aggressive play ignited a 5-run 5th inning that gave the Giants a 6-2 victory and a 2 Games-to 1 Series lead.
www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=92   (1374 words)

  
 NetShrine Discussion Forum - Offseason stat package--BB
Prior to Bonds, the NL record was 388, by Eddie Stanky, from 1945-47.
Prior to Bonds, the record was 896, by Eddie Yost, from 1950-56.
Prior to Bonds, the NL record was 833, by Eddie Stanky, from 1945-51.
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 Andy Seminick | BaseballLibrary.com
On August 11-12, 1950, during a series with the Giants, second baseman Eddie Stanky waved his arms whenever Seminick was at the plate.
After the first day, the umpires ordered Stanky to stop, but when Seminick slid hard into third baseman Hank Thompson, Stanky declared an end to the truce on Seminick's next at-bat, and umpire Lon Warneke ejected Stanky.
August 12, 1950: The Giants Eddie Stanky is banished by umpire Lon Warneke for refusing to stop waving his arms in an attempt to distract Phillies batter
baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Seminick_Andy.stm   (1122 words)

  
 Eddie Stanky - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Eddie Stanky - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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 Pete Hamill on Eddie Stanky (Unabridged) -- Audio book download   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The wartime teams are just dismal - many major league players are serving their country and the teams have been clogged with has-beens and guys that are 4-F. But Pete's father tells him to "watch this little guy." His name is Eddie Stanky.
An ex-soccer player, Stanky bounced around the minor leagues until getting the call to the majors.
Eddie Stanky represents the twilight of Hamill's youth and his growing appreciation of his father through his admiration of Stanky.
www.all-audio-books.com /audible-originals/random-house-audible/pete-hamill-on-eddie.shtml   (268 words)

  
 Kodak Presents - Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments brought to you by The Sporting News
He was one out away from pitching the first no-hitter in Series history when Lavagetto, pinch hitting for Eddie Stanky, drove an outside 1-0 fastball into right field.
Brooklyn's Al Gionfriddo and Eddie Miksis, who had reached base on walks, raced home, ending both the no-hitter and Bevens' hope for victory.
Two in the fifth resulted in a run thanks to a sacrifice by Brooklyn second baseman Eddie Stanky and Reese's grounder.
archive.sportingnews.com /baseball/25moments/25.html   (1188 words)

  
 Stanky Field Renovations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Stanky Field, home of the nationally ranked Jaguar baseball program for the last 24 seasons, was once considered one of the region's top facilities but has sustained wear and tear in recent years.
"The Stanky Field renovation and upgrade campaign is currently the university's number one fundraising priority and maybe the largest single fundraising initiative ever at USA," said Joe Busta, USA's Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations.
After the facelift, Stanky Field will be in a better position to host NCAA Tournaments, high school games and other selected baseball events.
www.usouthal.edu /athletics/baseball/stadiumrenovations.shtml   (877 words)

  
 Stanky Field   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Jaguars opened play in the facility on March 8, 1980 by sweeping a double-header from the University of Alabama.
It has also served as the home of the Mobile Bay Sharks minor league baseball team during the mid-90s, the USA men’s soccer team prior to 1991, hosts several high school baseball events and was the site of a pair of club football games in 2000.
In addition to playing at Stanky Field, the Jaguars also play one annual game at Hank Aaron Stadium, home of the Mobile Bay Bears, the Class AA affiliate of the San Diego Padres.
www.southalabama.edu /athletics/facilities/stankyfield.shtml   (340 words)

  
 American Heroes
Eddie Stanky (St Louis Cardinal manager and a coach for The NL All-Star squad): How about Mizell for one?
While Eddie Stanky and Giants outfielder Bobby Thompson are talking and signing balls, a bus arrives from the hotel with National League players.
Stanky stands up to greet Monte Irvin (NY Giants third baseman), who, as a special quest arrives with Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn's second baseman).
www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=119   (1507 words)

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