Stanky, Edward Raymond

▪ 2000

(“Eddie”; “the Brat”), 

      American baseball player whose aggressive play helped bring pennants to three different teams—the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Boston Braves in 1948, and the New York Giants in 1951; short and slight of build, he became adept at drawing walks to make up for his lack of hitting power, and in 1945 he set a National League record by drawing 148; after playing 11 seasons in the major leagues (1942–53)—the last 2 as player-manager for the St. Louis Cardinals—he managed the Chicago White Sox (1966–68) and, for one game in 1977, the Texas Rangers; as coach of the baseball team at the University of South Alabama (1969–83), he turned a once obscure program into a national powerhouse (b. Sept. 3, 1917, Philadelphia, Pa.—d. June 6, 1999, Fairhope, Ala.).

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