| Birth: | Sep. 4, 1919 | | Death: | Sep. 15, 1972 | 
Major League Baseball Player. He was first baseman for the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids." Two-Time All-Star (once for the Cubs, once for the Phils). While the Phillies were in Chicago to play the Cubs in 1949, he was shot in the chest by a deranged female fan who was obsessed with him. He was severely injured and missed the rest of the 1949 season, but recovered to play in all of the Phillies pennant winning 1950 season games. The incident was the real-life inspiration for Bernard Malamud's baseball novel "The Natural," which was made into a movie starring Robert Redford. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
Search Amazon for Eddie Waitkus | | | Burial:
Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge
Middlesex County
Massachusetts, USA
Plot: World War II Lot, Tier 22, Grave 39 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Sep 27, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 6479 |
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