Ed Linke

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: November 9, 1911 in Chicago, IL us

Died: June 21, 1988 in Chicago, IL

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Debut: April 27, 1933 (Age 21-169d, 7,596th in major league history)
vs. BOS 8.1 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 7 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 4, 1938 (Age 26-299d)
vs. CLE 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Edward Karl Linke

Nicknames: Babe

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

5.61

120

449.0

156

WHIP

1.695

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-24 / in Starts: 5-1
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	36 (20-9-7) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (17-11-6)

Most Driven In
J Hill	1
J Wasdell	1
G Case	1
B Myer	0

Most Driven In By
J Kuhel	2
A Simmons	2
B Chapman	1
J Stone	1
C Travis	1
M Almada	0

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	65	3 (2)	Apr 23	WSH		PHA	L,1-7	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9	.06	0.002	.14	0.00%	0.28	P
2	66	5 (1)	Apr 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,5-12	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.17	-0.013	.34	-0.02%	-1.21	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	67	10 (4)	May 2	WSH	@	PHA	W,10-7	4-9	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.571	.400	.971	9	1.66	0.064	2.51	0.06%	0.45	P
4	68	16 (5)	May 10	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-6	3-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.571	.667	.571	1.238	9	.21	0.018	.39	0.02%	0.69	P
5	69	18 (1)	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-13	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100	9	.97	-0.028	1.39	-0.02%	-0.84	PH
6	70	21 (2)	May 16	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.444	.545	.444	.990	9	2.40	-0.070	4.18	-0.07%	-0.26	P
7	71	25 (3)	May 20	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.538	.455	.993	9	.82	0.001	1.57	0.00%	0.02	P
8	72	30 (4)	May 25	WSH		CHW	L,2-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.538	.455	.993	9						P
9	73	33 (2)	May 28	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-7	5-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	.11	0.005	.16	0.00%	0.41	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	74	38 (4)	Jun 2	WSH	@	DET	L,8-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.533	.462	.995	9	1.89	-0.051	2.63	-0.04%	-0.28	P
11	75	40 (1)	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	L,3-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.533	.462	.995	9						P
12	76	43 (2)	Jun 7	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-17	3-GF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.556	.429	.984	9	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.03	P
13	77	48 (4)	Jun 13 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.556	.429	.984	9						P
14	78	49	Jun 15	WSH		DET	L,8-9	2-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.476	.353	.829	9	.24	-0.019	.16	-0.01%	-0.71	P
15	79	58 (8)	Jun 26	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.476	.353	.829	9						P
16	80	59	Jun 27	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9						P
17	81	60	Jun 29	WSH		BOS	T,2-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	82	63 (2)	Jul 2	WSH		NYY	W,8-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9	.04	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.23	P
19	83	67 (3)	Jul 5 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	T,2-2	GS-11	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9	.69	-0.077	.18	-0.01%	-0.83	P
20	84	68	Jul 9	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-16	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.240	.345	.240	.585	9	.21	-0.018	.07	0.00%	-1.46	P
21	85	74 (5)	Jul 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-11	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	9	.36	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.27	P
22	86	76 (1)	Jul 18	WSH	@	DET	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	9						P
23	87	81 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.207	.303	.207	.510	9	.87	-0.028	.00	0.00%	0.07	P
24	88	86 (4)	Jul 28	WSH		CHW	W,11-8	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	9	.68	0.020	.01	0.00%	0.14	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	89	90 (3)	Aug 1	WSH		CLE	L,2-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.314	.226	.540	9						P
26	90	93 (2)	Aug 5	WSH		SLB	L,4-7	5-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.212	.297	.212	.509	9	.37	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
27	91	94	Aug 6	WSH		DET	L,3-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.289	.206	.495	9	.10	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
28	92	99 (4)	Aug 10 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,8-6	3-9	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.317	.222	.539	9	1.33	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
29	93	103 (3)	Aug 14	WSH		BOS	W,8-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.295	.205	.501	9	.44	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
30	94	108 (4)	Aug 18	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.289	.200	.489	9	1.40	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
31	95	110 (1)	Aug 20	WSH	@	BOS	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.220	.304	.220	.524	9	.40	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
32	96	112 (1)	Aug 25	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.298	.214	.512	9	1.14	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	97	124 (11)	Sep 5	WSH		NYY	L,5-10	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.292	.209	.501	9	2.03	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
34	98	128 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.286	.205	.490	9	1.38	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.35	P
35	99	132 (3)	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-10	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.294	.217	.512	9	.95	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.66	P
36	100	137 (4)	Sep 14	WSH		DET	L,6-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.294	.217	.512	9						P
37	101	149 (11)	Sep 28 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,0-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.294	.217	.512	9						P
							11-24		52	46	8	10	0	0	0	3	5	0	10	0	1		1		0	0	.217	.294	.217	.512		.70	-0.359	.44	-0.09%	-5.89

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