Edward Michael Hanyzewski (September 18, 1920 – October 8, 1991) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handedpitcher who worked in 58 games (25 as a starting pitcher) in the Major Leagues between 1942 and 1946 for the Chicago Cubs. Born to Polish immigrants Franciszka “Frances” (née Klodzinski) and Louis Hanyzewski,[1] he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6feet 1inch (1.85m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91kg) and attended the University of Notre Dame.[2]
Hanyzewski pitched in only two games (one in April and one in September) for the 1945 Cubs, who won the National League pennant, and did not appear in the 1945 World Series.[3]