Ed FitzGerald Notable

b. May 21, 1924 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1948–1953, Washington Senators 1953–1959, Cleveland Indians 1959

Ed FitzGerald played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1948 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1959. His longest stay was with the Washington Senators, from 1953 to 1959.

Across 807 games he batted .260, with 542 hits and 199 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 82 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

He played 651 games behind the plate, with 2,398 putouts and 67 errors. He turned 37 double plays.

He was born in Santa Ynez, CA, USA on May 21, 1924, and died on June 14, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1948	PIT	102	262	31	70	9	3	1	35	32	37	3	.267
1949	PIT	75	160	16	42	7	0	2	18	8	27	1	.263
1950	PIT	6	15	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.067
1951	PIT	55	97	8	22	6	0	0	13	7	10	1	.227
1952	PIT	51	73	4	17	1	0	1	7	7	15	0	.233
1953	PIT/WSH	94	305	25	74	14	0	3	40	19	36	2	.243
1954	WSH	115	360	33	104	13	5	4	40	33	22	0	.289
1955	WSH	74	236	28	56	3	1	4	19	25	23	0	.237
1956	WSH	64	148	15	45	8	0	2	12	20	16	0	.304
1957	WSH	45	125	14	34	8	0	1	13	10	9	2	.272
1958	WSH	58	114	7	30	3	0	0	11	8	15	0	.263
1959	CLE/WSH	68	191	17	47	9	1	1	9	16	22	0	.246
Career	—	807	2086	199	542	82	10	19	217	185	235	9	.260

On this day & linked events

1924

Born May 21, 1924

Santa Ynez, CA, USA

2020

Died June 14, 2020

1948

Major-league debut: Ed FitzGerald

Ed FitzGerald made a major-league debut on April 19, 1948.

1959

Final major-league game: Ed FitzGerald

Ed FitzGerald played a final major-league game on September 15, 1959.

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