Edwin Joseph "Husky" Walczak (September 21, 1915 – March 10, 1998) was a

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(MLB) player. Born in

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, he played with the

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in September of the 1945 season. He batted and threw right-handed. After processing out of the

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as a sergeant in August 1945, Walczak joined the Phillies and earned a starting role at second base in the final month of the season. September 1945 would be his only month as an MLB player; he spent the remainder of his professional baseball career (1946–50) in the minor leagues. Walczak died on March 10, 1998, in

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, aged 82.

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