What is Eddie Basinski?
{{Infobox baseball biography |name=Eddie Basinski |position=[[Second baseman]] / [[Shortstop]] |image=Eddie Balinski (2).jpeg |birth_date={{Birth date|1922|11|4}} |birth_place=[[Buffalo, New York]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2022|1|8|1922|11|4}} |death_place=[[Gladstone, Oregon]] |bats=Right |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 20 |debutyear=1944 |debutteam=Brooklyn Dodgers |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 4 |finalyear=1947 |finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]] |stat1value=.244 |stat2label=[[Run (baseball)|Runs scored]] |stat2value=58 |stat3label=[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]] |stat3value=59 |teams= * [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] ({{mlby|1944}}–{{mlby|1945}}) * [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1947}}) |highlights= * [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1945]]) }} '''Edwin Frank Basinski''' (November 4, 1922 {{ndash}} January 8, 2022) was an American former [[professional baseball]] [[infielder]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] for the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. His career lasted between 1944 until 1947.<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Oldest_Living_MLB_Player Oldest Living MLB Player]</ref> He died in [[Gladstone, Oregon|Gladstone]] on January 8, 2022, at the age of 99.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Richard|date=2022-01-14|title=Eddie Basinski, Who Played Both the Infield and the Fiddle, Dies at 99|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/sports/baseball/eddie-basinski-dead.html|access-date=2022-01-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Swindler |first1=Samantha |title=Eddie Basinski, the violin-playing second baseman for the Portland Beavers, has died at age 99 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2022/01/eddie-basinski-former-portland-beavers-second-baseman-dies-at-99.html |access-date=January 10, 2022 |publisher=Oregon Live |date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{refl