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Eddie Dean Watt
Baltimore Orioles
Pitcher
Born: April 4, 1941, Lamoni, IA
Signed: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent, September 5, 1961
Major League Teams: Baltimore Orioles 1966-73; Philadelphia Phillies 1974; Chicago Cubs 1975
World Series Appearances: Baltimore Orioles 1969-71
Eddie Watt pitched in parts of 10 seasons in the majors, having the most success as one of the key relievers for the Orioles dynasty that went to the World Series three years in a row between 1969 and 1971. Watt joined the Orioles' pitching staff in 1966, and the 13 starts he made that season would be the last starts of his career. Converted to full-time reliever, he appeared in at least 30 games for the Orioles each season between 1967 and 1973. His best season statisically came early, as he was 3-5 with a 2.26 ERA in 49 games and 103 2/3 innings pitched for the Orioles in 1967. Watt helped lead the Orioles to the first of three American League pennants in 1969, securing 16 saves and having a career-best 1.65 ERA in 71 innings pitched. He won a World Series ring with the Orioles in 1970, following their defeat of the Reds in five games.
Eddie Watt pitched in parts of 10 seasons in the majors, having the most success as one of the key relievers for the Orioles dynasty that went to the World Series three years in a row between 1969 and 1971. Watt joined the Orioles' pitching staff in 1966, and the 13 starts he made that season would be the last starts of his career. Converted to full-time reliever, he appeared in at least 30 games for the Orioles each season between 1967 and 1973. His best season statisically came early, as he was 3-5 with a 2.26 ERA in 49 games and 103 2/3 innings pitched for the Orioles in 1967. Watt helped lead the Orioles to the first of three American League pennants in 1969, securing 16 saves and having a career-best 1.65 ERA in 71 innings pitched. He won a World Series ring with the Orioles in 1970, following their defeat of the Reds in five games.
Watt wrapped up his career with the Phillies and Cubs, and he spent several years as a minor league pitching coach between the late 1970s and the early 2000s. In 411 career big league games, Watt was 38-36 with a 2.91 ERA and 80 saves in 659 2/3 innings pitched. He was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame in 2000.
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| From the 1974 Phillies Yearbook |
December 15, 2024 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
On Sunday, December 15th, Doug and I attended the latest Philly Show, spaciously spread out inside Hall A of the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. I wrote a full show report over at The Phillies Room, including some thoughts on attending the show with our oldest son, who first graced the Philly Show floors back in 2012.
Having had success the prior two shows at Uncle Dick's Cards with his well-organized, neon common binders, I opted to pull up a chair once again at the friendly dealer's array of tables. The aim was simple: Clear out Uncle Dick's 1969 Topps commons, starting off where I had left off the year before with card #501 and going through the end of the set, card #664. In less than 25 minutes, I completed my quest, and this is the 92nd of 98 commons pulled from the binder. After a generous dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, this card cost me less than $1.50.
Watt is shown posing at Yankee Stadium. The back of the card highlights his success at Elmira in 1965, and with Baltimore in 1968.
Accuracy Index: Watt's card scores a standard +5.
1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was one of Watt's finest seasons. He relieved in 56 games, leading the staff in appearances and saves. The Mets stunned the Orioles in the World Series, and Watt allowed the go-ahead and eventual winning run in the fifth and deciding game of the series, taking the loss. With the game tied at 3-3 heading to the bottom of the eighth, Watt allowed a lead-off double to Cleon Jones (#512), and Jones would score on a double by Ron Swoboda (#585) to give the Mets the lead.
The Phillies purchased Watt's contract from the Orioles on December 7, 1973, and he'd appear in 42 games for Danny Ozark's club throughout the 1974 season. Only lefty Mac Scarce appeared in more games (58) than Watt, and Watt had one more save (six) than Scarve (five) to lead the team. Watt was 1-1 overall with a 3.99 ERA in 38 1/3 innings pitched. He struggled with his control throughout the season, something that had never been a problem for him before. Watt had 26 walks to 23 strikeouts throughout the year, although eight of those walks were intentional. Watt was with the Phillies throughout spring training in 1975, but the club released him on April 6th, right before the start of the regular season. He'd sign with the Cubs a few weeks later.
He appears with the Phillies in the 1974 Topps Traded and 1975 Topps sets.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #442
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1966-75
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2004 Upper Deck Legends Timeless Teams #43
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 60 in the Beckett online database as of 7/26/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #442
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (10): 1966-75
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2004 Upper Deck Legends Timeless Teams #43
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 60 in the Beckett online database as of 7/26/25.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
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