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Eddie Lopat
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| Ed Lopat | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: June 21, 1918 | ||
| Died: June 15, 1992 (aged 73) | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 30, 1944 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Final game | ||
| September 23, 1955 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Pitching Record | 166-112 | |
| Earned run average | 3.21 | |
| Strikeouts | 859 | |
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Edmund Walter Lopat (originally Lopatynski) (June 21, 1918 - June 15, 1992) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.
Lopat was born in New York, New York. His first Major League game was on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox.
He was traded to the New York Yankees on February 24, 1948 for Aaron Robinson, Bill Wight, and Fred Bradley. From 1948 to 1954 he was the third of the "Big Three" of the Yankees' pitching staff, together with Allie Reynolds and Vic Raschi. Since Reynolds and Raschi were fastball pitchers, Lopat's slower "junk" pitches frustrated enemy batters. He pitched in the All-Star Game in 1951 for the American League. In 1953 he led the AL in both earned-run average and won/lost percentage.
On July 30, 1955 he was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim McDonald and cash, finishing out the season and retiring from Major League Baseball. Over his 12-year AL career, Lopat won 166 games, losing 112 (.597) with an ERA of 3.21.
Lopat managed the AAA Richmond Virginians for the Yankees in the late 1950s, and in 1960 served one season as the Yanks' pitching coach before holding the same post with the Minnesota Twins in 1961 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1962. In 1963 Lopat was tapped to manage the Athletics and continued in this role until June 11, 1964. His major league managerial record was only 90-124 (.421). Lopat stayed on as a senior front office aide to tempestuous team owner Charlie Finley until the club moved to Oakland after the 1967 season.
He was sometimes known as "The Junk Man," but better-known as "Steady Eddie."
He died in Darien, Connecticut. He also has a grandson, Chris Lopat.
Eddie won five World Series during his career.
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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| Preceded by Allie Reynolds |
American League ERA Champion 1953 |
Succeeded by Mike Garcia |
| Preceded by Hank Bauer |
Kansas City Athletics Manager 1963-1964 |
Succeeded by Mel McGaha |
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| 1 Snuffy Stirnweiss | 5 Joe DiMaggio | 6 Bobby Brown | 7 Cliff Mapes | 8 Yogi Berra | 10 Phil Rizzuto | 11 Joe Page | 14 Gene Woodling | 15 Tommy Henrich | 17 Vic Raschi | 22 Allie Reynolds | 24 Billy Johnson | 25 Hank Bauer | 27 Johnny Lindell | 28 Tommy Byrne | 29 Charlie Silvera | 30 Ed Lopat | 36 Johnny Mize | 38 Gus Niarhos | 42 Jerry Coleman Manager 37 Casey Stengel |
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| 5 Joe DiMaggio | 6 Bobby Brown | 7 Cliff Mapes | 8 Yogi Berra | 10 Phil Rizzuto | 14 Gene Woodling | 17 Vic Raschi | 19 Whitey Ford | 22 Allie Reynolds | 24 Billy Johnson | 25 Hank Bauer | 26 Tom Ferrick | 30 Ed Lopat | 36 Johnny Mize | 38 Johnny Hopp | 40 Jackie Jensen | 41 Joe Collins | 42 Jerry Coleman | 52 Tom Morgan Manager 37 Casey Stengel |
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| 1 Billy Martin | 5 Joe DiMaggio | 7 Mickey Mantle | 8 Yogi Berra | 9 Bobby Brown | 10 Phil Rizzuto | 11 Johnny Sain | 12 Gil McDougald | 14 Gene Woodling | 17 Vic Raschi | 21 Bob Kuzava | 22 Allie Reynolds | 25 Hank Bauer | 30 Ed Lopat | 35 Joe Ostrowski | 36 Johnny Mize | 38 Johnny Hopp | 40 Bobby Hogue | 41 Joe Collins | 42 Jerry Coleman | 52 Tom Morgan Manager 37 Casey Stengel |
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| 1 Billy Martin | 7 Mickey Mantle | 8 Yogi Berra | 9 Hank Bauer | 10 Phil Rizzuto | 11 Johnny Sain | 12 Gil McDougald | 14 Gene Woodling | 17 Vic Raschi | 18 Ray Scarborough | 21 Bob Kuzava | 22 Allie Reynolds | 24 Tom Gorman | 25 Irv Noren | 30 Ed Lopat | 32 Ralph Houk | 36 Johnny Mize | 40 Ewell Blackwell | 41 Joe Collins Manager 37 Casey Stengel |
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| 1 Billy Martin | 7 Mickey Mantle | 8 Yogi Berra | 9 Hank Bauer | 10 Phil Rizzuto | 11 Johnny Sain | 12 Gil McDougald | 14 Gene Woodling | 15 Joe Collins | 16 Whitey Ford | 17 Vic Raschi | 18 Jim McDonald | 21 Bob Kuzava | 22 Allie Reynolds | 24 Tom Gorman | 25 Irv Noren | 30 Ed Lopat | 36 Johnny Mize | 38 Art Schallock | 45 Don Bollweg Manager 37 Casey Stengel |
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Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Oakland Athletics (1968-present) |