17 Facts About Eddie Stanky

Eddie Stanky played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and St Louis Cardinals between 1943 and 1953.

Eddie Stanky was famous for his ability to draw walks; he drew 100 or more walks in each of six different seasons, 140 or more in two of them.

Eddie Stanky was famous for what came to be called "the Stanky maneuver", distracting opposing hitters by jumping up and down and waving his arms behind the pitcher from his second base position.

Eddie Stanky was a master of the "delayed steal" in which the runner feigns disinterest after the pitch, but instead of walking back to first breaks for second as soon as the infielders return to their normal positions.

Eddie Stanky contributed to the breaking of the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

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Eddie Stanky stayed silent at first, but finally yelled back at Ben Chapman's racist insults during a game.

Robinson, a natural second baseman, was shifted to first base in his rookie season as Eddie Stanky was already the Dodgers' second baseman and leadoff hitter.

Robinson credited Eddie Stanky with giving him tips that made the transition to first base easier.

Eddie Stanky appeared in three World Series in the five years between 1947 and 1951 — with three different National League champions, the Dodgers, Braves and Giants, all of whom lost to their American League opponents.

Eddie Stanky then managed the Triple-A Minneapolis Millers before returning to the Majors as a coach for the Cleveland Indians.

Eddie Stanky then spent almost six seasons in the Cardinal front office in charge of player development, moving on to the New York Mets in a similar capacity in 1965.

Eddie Stanky used to have pitchers throw batting practice without a protective screen, presumably to encourage toughness.

Eddie Stanky expected his players to know the statistics of the opposing team.

Eddie Stanky returned to MLB on June 22,1977 as manager of the Texas Rangers, replacing Frank Lucchesi who was dismissed earlier that day despite the team being four games out of first place in the AL West.

Eddie Stanky was inducted into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

Eddie Stanky died of a heart attack in 1999 at age 83 in Fairhope, Alabama.

Eddie Stanky was good friends with Dark, his roommate when the two played together on the Braves and Giants.