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August 19, 1949: Roberts and Ashburn key Phillies win on Eddie Waitkus Night
On the night of June 14, 1949, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus was shot in the chest by a deranged admirer, Ruth Ann Steinhagen, in a Chicago hotel.1 Hours earlier, at Wrigley Field, Waitkus – a Chicago Cub until a December 1948 trade brought him to Philadelphia – had a hit, a walk, and […]
April 27, 1947: A ‘good look’ at Eddie Waitkus on Babe Ruth Day at Wrigley
In the interrogation room at Cook County Jail, Ruth Ann Steinhagen said, “I had my first good look at him on April 27, 1947. All the time I was watching I was building in my mind the idea of killing him.”1 One of the largest crowds of the season came out for that cold game […]
April 18, 1950: From deathbed to first base: Eddie Waitkus returns after near-fatal shooting
“I didn’t know if I’d ever play ball again,” Eddie Waitkus understated during spring training in Clearwater, Florida, “not even when I came down here in November. Once I got down here I felt better. I didn’t do too much for the first month, just picking up weight. I weighed 140 when I got out […]