Ed Fitz Gerald
1948–1959 · bats R / throws R · Cleveland Guardians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60)
808G
.260AVG
.324OBP
.336SLG
543H
19HR
217RBI
8SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808 | 2,312 | 2,086 | 200 | 543 | 81 | 10 | 19 | 217 | 187 | 239 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 701 | .260 | .324 | .336 | .660 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1953-06-24 to 1953-07-07
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1959-04-09 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1955-09-07 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1955-05-01 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 416 | 1171 | 276 | 7 | 107 | 93 | 116 | .261 | .315 | .334 |
| Away | 392 | 1141 | 267 | 12 | 110 | 94 | 123 | .260 | .316 | .339 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 75 | 199 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | .164 | .216 | .208 |
| May | 169 | 540 | 130 | 4 | 56 | 44 | 53 | .268 | .322 | .328 |
| June | 136 | 389 | 97 | 2 | 35 | 40 | 40 | .284 | .352 | .364 |
| July | 157 | 419 | 115 | 7 | 53 | 28 | 46 | .303 | .341 | .408 |
| August | 141 | 397 | 89 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 44 | .245 | .297 | .338 |
| September | 128 | 364 | 81 | 1 | 32 | 33 | 31 | .246 | .313 | .304 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 84 | 267 | 65 | 2 | 20 | 26 | 19 | .272 | .341 | .351 |
| new-york-yankees | 83 | 267 | 58 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 23 | .245 | .307 | .295 |
| boston-red-sox | 71 | 221 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 21 | .259 | .294 | .322 |
| baltimore-orioles | 69 | 217 | 49 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 17 | .251 | .304 | .313 |
| cleveland-guardians | 65 | 197 | 50 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 27 | .286 | .340 | .349 |
| detroit-tigers | 64 | 202 | 53 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 18 | .293 | .347 | .381 |
| boston-braves | 48 | 126 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 21 | .348 | .389 | .443 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 46 | 119 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 15 | .230 | .269 | .310 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 102 | 262 | 70 | 1 | 34 | 3 | .267 | – | – |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 160 | 43 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .269 | – | – |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | .067 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 55 | 97 | 22 | – | 13 | 1 | .227 | – | – |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 51 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 7 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 94 | 305 | 74 | 3 | 40 | 2 | .243 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 115 | 360 | 104 | 4 | 40 | – | .289 | – | – |
| 1955 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 74 | 236 | 56 | 4 | 19 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1956 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 64 | 148 | 45 | 2 | 12 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1957 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 45 | 125 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1958 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 58 | 114 | 30 | – | 11 | – | .263 | – | – |
| 1959 | Cleveland Guardians, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 68 | 191 | 47 | 1 | 9 | – | .246 | – | – |