Eddie Lopat

Edmund Walter Lopat (originally Lopatynski) (June 21, 1918 – June 15, 1992) was a Major League Baseball pitcher, coach, manager, front office executive, and scout. He was sometimes known as "The Junk Man," but better known as "Steady Eddie," a nickname later given to Eddie Murray. He was born in New York, New York. A left-hander, Lopat made his Major League pitching debut on April 30, 1944, playing for the Chicago White Sox.

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Acting Credits

1951

1951 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1951

1951 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

Self

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Eddie Lopat.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1944	CHW	11-10	3.26	27	25	13	1	0	210	217	96	76	59	75
1945	CHW	10-13	4.11	26	24	17	1	1	199	226	101	91	56	74
1946	CHW	13-13	2.73	29	29	20	2	0	231	216	80	70	48	89
1947	CHW	16-13	2.81	31	31	22	3	0	252	241	88	79	73	109
1948	NYY	17-11	3.65	33	31	13	3	0	226	246	106	92	66	83
1949	NYY	15-10	3.26	31	30	14	4	1	215	222	93	78	69	70
1950	NYY	18-8	3.47	35	32	15	3	1	236	244	110	91	65	72
1951	NYY	21-9	2.91	31	31	20	4	0	234	209	86	76	71	93
1952	NYY	10-5	2.53	20	19	10	2	0	149	127	47	42	53	56
1953	NYY	16-4	2.42	25	24	9	3	0	178	169	58	48	32	50
1954	NYY	12-4	3.55	26	23	7	0	0	170	189	74	67	33	54
1955	NYY	4-8	3.74	16	12	3	1	0	86	101	45	36	16	24
1955	BAL	3-4	4.22	10	7	1	0	0	49	57	24	23	9	10
Career		166-112	-	340	318	164	27	3	-	2464	1008	869	650	859

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Major League fielding statistics for Eddie Lopat.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1944	CHW	30		-	9	44	0	4	1.000
1945	CHW	32		-	15	32	2	0	0.959
1946	CHW	30		-	8	48	0	4	1.000
1947	CHW	35		-	12	36	2	0	0.960
1948	NYY	34		-	6	50	3	3	0.949
1949	NYY	31		-	7	42	2	5	0.961
1950	NYY	36		-	10	47	2	4	0.966
1951	NYY	31		-	9	50	3	4	0.952
1952	NYY	20		-	6	30	1	2	0.973
1953	NYY	26		-	8	38	2	1	0.958
1954	NYY	26	23	170	3	28	1	1	0.969
1955	NYY	16	12	86	3	11	1	1	0.933
1955	BAL	10	7	49	4	12	0	1	1.000
Career		357	42	-	100	468	19	30	-

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Major League batting statistics for Eddie Lopat.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1944	CHW	30	81	8	25	1	1	0	6	5	5	0.309	0.349	0.346
1945	CHW	32	82	13	24	4	0	1	13	2	9	0.293	0.310	0.378
1946	CHW	30	87	10	22	2	1	0	10	8	7	0.253	0.316	0.299
1947	CHW	35	96	5	19	3	0	0	11	4	6	0.198	0.230	0.229
1948	NYY	34	81	6	14	0	0	0	10	8	6	0.173	0.247	0.173
1949	NYY	31	76	9	20	8	0	1	4	7	8	0.263	0.325	0.408
1950	NYY	36	82	14	19	2	3	0	7	17	9	0.232	0.364	0.329
1951	NYY	31	84	7	15	1	0	3	9	7	10	0.179	0.242	0.298
1952	NYY	20	52	7	9	2	0	0	4	3	5	0.173	0.218	0.212
1953	NYY	26	63	5	12	3	0	0	1	5	13	0.190	0.250	0.238
1954	NYY	26	57	2	1	0	0	0	2	5	6	0.018	0.095	0.018
1955	NYY	16	29	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.138	0.138	0.138
1955	BAL	10	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.176	0.263	0.176
Career		357	887	87	187	26	5	5	77	73	92	-	-	-

First Name	Edmund
Middle Name	Walter
Last Name	Lopat
Full Name at Birth	Edmund Walter Lopat
Other Names	Eddie Lopat
Age	73 (age at death)
Date of Birth	June 21, 1918
Birthplace	New York, NY
Date of Death	June 15, 1992
Location of Death	Darien, CT
Buried	St. Mary Cemetery, Greenwich, CT
Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight	185 lbs (83.9 kg)
Star Sign	Gemini
Nationality	American
High School	Clinton (New York, NY)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Left
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	30 April 1944
Last MLB Game	23 September 1955