Eddie Miksis
1944–1958 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals
1,042G
.236AVG
.288OBP
.322SLG
More career statistics
722H
44HR
228RBI
52SB
1Rare feat
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 · At bats | 3,053 | 3,052 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 22 | 28 |
| Batting · Doubles | 95 | 96 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 313 | 316 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,338 | 3,337 |
| Batting · RBI | 228 | 229 |
| Batting · Walks | 215 | 214 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,042 | 3,338 | 3,053 | 383 | 722 | 95 | 17 | 44 | 228 | 215 | 313 | 52 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 983 | .236 | .288 | .322 | .610 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1951-06-18 to 1951-07-02
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1949-05-17 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1956-06-07 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1944-09-16 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 537 | 1727 | 386 | 26 | 139 | 103 | 157 | .243 | .283 | .338 |
| Away | 505 | 1610 | 336 | 18 | 90 | 111 | 159 | .229 | .278 | .305 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 125 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | .325 | .384 | .412 |
| May | 193 | 628 | 140 | 4 | 34 | 35 | 53 | .243 | .279 | .314 |
| June | 215 | 728 | 143 | 14 | 55 | 48 | 78 | .214 | .262 | .320 |
| July | 212 | 650 | 141 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 64 | .234 | .268 | .307 |
| August | 212 | 692 | 146 | 12 | 49 | 45 | 78 | .232 | .276 | .318 |
| September | 157 | 495 | 112 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 29 | .251 | .305 | .345 |
| October | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .214 | .316 | .214 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 151 | 478 | 84 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 45 | .194 | .255 | .276 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 150 | 516 | 111 | 11 | 38 | 32 | 55 | .235 | .277 | .343 |
| new-york-giants | 150 | 498 | 122 | 10 | 41 | 37 | 45 | .270 | .319 | .381 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 142 | 473 | 102 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 50 | .237 | .283 | .316 |
| cincinnati-reds | 135 | 448 | 97 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 31 | .234 | .272 | .280 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 87 | 327 | 74 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 38 | .242 | .275 | .359 |
| milwaukee-braves | 74 | 221 | 44 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 17 | .222 | .267 | .263 |
| boston-braves | 72 | 257 | 62 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 24 | .262 | .292 | .380 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 26 | 91 | 20 | – | 12 | 4 | .220 | – | – |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 48 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .146 | – | – |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 45 | 86 | 23 | 4 | 10 | – | .267 | – | – |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 86 | 220 | 47 | 2 | 16 | 5 | .214 | – | – |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 50 | 113 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .221 | – | – |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 51 | 76 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 3 | .250 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs | 121 | 431 | 114 | 4 | 35 | 11 | .265 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Chicago Cubs | 93 | 382 | 89 | 2 | 19 | 4 | .233 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 142 | 578 | 145 | 8 | 39 | 13 | .251 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 38 | 99 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .202 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 131 | 481 | 113 | 9 | 41 | 3 | .235 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 114 | 356 | 85 | 9 | 27 | 4 | .239 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals | 50 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | .205 | – | – |
| 1958 | Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds | 72 | 52 | 7 | – | 4 | 1 | .135 | – | – |