Ed Linke
1933–1938 · bats R / throws R · St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
122G
.263AVG
.343OBP
.353SLG
More career statistics
41H
2HR
17RBI
0SB
22–22W–L
449.0IP
156K
5.63ERA
43GS
6SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · RBI | 17 | 18 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,066 | 2,071 |
| Pitching · p er | 281 | 285 |
| Pitching · p k | 156 | 157 |
| Pitching · p w | 206 | 207 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 179 | 156 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | .263 | .343 | .353 | .696 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449.0 | 120 | 43 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 555 | 314 | 281 | 28 | 206 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 5.63 | 1.695 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1935-08-15 to 1935-09-15
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1935-05-25 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1935-09-11 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1935-06-16 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 3 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 16 | 6 |
| 1934 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 8 | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | .182 | 34 | 9 |
| 1935 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 40 | 68 | 20 | 1 | 9 | – | .294 | 178 | 52 |
| 1936 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | – | .400 | 52 | 11 |
| 1937 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 37 | 46 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .217 | 128 | 62 |
| 1938 |  St. Louis Browns | 21 | 10 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 39 | 17 |