#23 Dick Wakefield, Rightfield, 33 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Thursday, 10/5/1954
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Dick Wakefield

5/6/1921
33
USA,IL,CHICAGO
6"4
210

Rightfield
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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3.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
1956
12 Year(s), 36 Days (2100 total Days)
172 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 29 Days (2265 total Days)
13 Year(s)
1 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall775107
Versus LHP56486
Versus RHP875107
Talent776108
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4
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1
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Fielding Ratings
LF : 5 (Range), .932 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/14CHNL 2-9310000011#4  
9/15NYNL 2-4400000000#6  
9/16NYNW 5-4310000120#4  
9/17NYNW 10-1411100200#4  
9/19@BROW 5-3400000000#4  
9/20@BROW 8-5511000002#6  
9/21@BROL 9-10512001201#4  
9/22@PHIW 6-5301000111#6  
9/23@PHIL 6-7423200210#4  
9/24@PHIW 7-5501000002#6  

Batting Stats 1954

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall14453715825319971039780.294.399.458.857.865.164
Projected1515651662632010210810284.294.399.458.857.865.164
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1416411302006246472166.7102.36.8
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP17246100527262530101.267.362.413.775
vs. RHP3651121531470777250500.307.416.479.896
Close/Late7527314916117000.360.442.5871.029
Scoring Position171505198003429600.292.398.491.889
Pinch Hitting321001200000.667.6671.0001.667
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home72273801211143484336.293.388.465.853
Road7226478132854555444.295.410.451.861
March/April2079223141918149.278.379.494.873
May26912831217142512.308.453.429.882
June24853160213232111.365.491.506.996
July261013371113121119.327.391.446.837
August2899231072018149.232.327.455.782
Sept/Oct20822150315181220.256.347.427.774

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
194114650013121612707475147122.262.357.400.757 DET
194314650015425714828788146222.308.410.470.880 DET
194414650015425714828788146222.308.410.470.880 DET
194614650015425714828788146222.308.410.470.880 DET
194714650015425714828788146222.308.410.470.880 DET
194814650015425714828788146222.308.410.470.880 DET
194914650015425714828788146222.308.410.470.880 DET
19501313681212148615571145200.329.435.473.908 NYA CHA
195112343914426614787375115710.328.426.510.937CHA
195214047515730512849283235610.331.430.491.920CHA
195313942413018114688294045621.307.429.453.882CHA SLN
1954144537158253199710397168021.294.399.458.857SLN
Total169957431765291671639501001102312467442016.307.410.466.877 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Total000000000000.000.000.000.000

Fielding Stats 1954

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Leftfield1421412892131625.9211259.02.26    
Rightfield1000000.0002.00.00    

Player History

Transactions
Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (A) on 6/7/1950 (Going to CHA: P Marino Pieretti, P Lew Burdette, 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss, LF Dick Wakefield. Going to NYY: P Billy Pierce)...
Awards
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1951, hitting .448 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
Traded from Chicago (A) to St. Louis (N) on 7/29/1953 (Going to SLN: RF Dick Wakefield, P Bob Wiesler. Going to CHA: P Cal Hogue)...
8/6/1953: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Milwaukee on 7/28/1954...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
AVG
1951 - .328 - 7th
1952 - .331 - 7th
OBP
1951 - .426 - 5th
1952 - .430 - 3rd
1953 - .429 - 2nd
OPS
1951 - .937 - 10th
Doubles
1952 - 30 - 10th
BB
1953 - 94 - 5th
     

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