Edmund Walter Lopat was a Major League Baseball pitcher, coach, manager, front office executive, and scout.
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10 Facts About Eddie Lopat
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Eddie Lopat was sometimes known as "The Junk Man", but better known as "Steady Eddie", a nickname later given to Eddie Murray.
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Eddie Lopat was traded to the New York Yankees on February 24,1948 for Aaron Robinson, Bill Wight, and Fred Bradley.
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Eddie Lopat pitched in the All-Star Game in 1951 for the American League.
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On July 30,1955, Eddie Lopat was traded to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim McDonald and cash, finishing out the season and retiring.
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Eddie Lopat then became a roving pitching coach in the Bombers' farm system in 1959.
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Eddie Lopat was not rehired by Stengel's successor, Ralph Houk, but he stayed in the league as pitching coach of the Minnesota Twins in 1961 and the Kansas City Athletics in 1962.
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In 1963 Eddie Lopat was tapped to manage the Athletics and continued in this role until June 11,1964.
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Eddie Lopat then scouted for the Montreal Expos during their early years in Major League Baseball.
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In 1978, Eddie Lopat was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame He died at his son's home in Darien, Connecticut, on June 15,1992.
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