#23 Dick Wakefield, Rightfield, 34 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/2/1955 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dick Wakefield
5/6/1921 34 USA,IL,CHICAGO 6"4 210
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,000,000 1956 13 Year(s), 36 Days (2272 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 29 Days (2437 total Days) 14 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
Talent | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 6 (Range), .933 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .960 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/13 | PHI | L 3-9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/15 | @MIL | L 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
9/16 | @MIL | W 9-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/17 | @MIL | W 16-10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #1 | PoG | |
9/18 | @NYN | L 0-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | L 6-7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/22 | PIT | W 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | PIT | W 9-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | PIT | W 13-9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 555 | 159 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 72 | 116 | 108 | 100 | .286 | .403 | .432 | .836 | .865 | .146 |
Projected | 154 | 584 | 167 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 76 | 122 | 114 | 105 | .286 | .403 | .432 | .836 | .865 | .146 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 140 | 673 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 240 | 44 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 107.9 | 7.1 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 196 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .342 | .383 | .725 |
vs. RHP | 359 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 85 | 82 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .304 | .433 | .460 | .893 |
Close/Late | 55 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .424 | .509 | .933 |
Scoring Position | 115 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .451 | .470 | .921 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 278 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 62 | 54 | 49 | .284 | .402 | .460 | .863 |
Road | 72 | 277 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 54 | 54 | 51 | .289 | .403 | .404 | .807 |
March/April | 24 | 87 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 20 | .276 | .400 | .368 | .768 |
May | 28 | 94 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | .298 | .422 | .447 | .869 |
June | 25 | 90 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 17 | .267 | .395 | .456 | .850 |
July | 23 | 93 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 14 | .312 | .414 | .409 | .823 |
August | 25 | 103 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | .262 | .382 | .359 | .741 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 88 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 13 | .307 | .404 | .568 | .972 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 146 | 500 | 131 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 74 | 75 | 1 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 2 | .262 | .357 | .400 | .757 | DET |
1943 | 146 | 500 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .410 | .470 | .880 | DET |
1944 | 146 | 500 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .410 | .470 | .880 | DET |
1946 | 146 | 500 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .410 | .470 | .880 | DET |
1947 | 146 | 500 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .410 | .470 | .880 | DET |
1948 | 146 | 500 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .410 | .470 | .880 | DET |
1949 | 146 | 500 | 154 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 87 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 2 | 2 | .308 | .410 | .470 | .880 | DET |
1950 | 131 | 368 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 55 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .435 | .473 | .908 | NYA CHA |
1951 | 123 | 439 | 144 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 0 | .328 | .426 | .510 | .937 | CHA |
1952 | 140 | 475 | 157 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 84 | 92 | 83 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 0 | .331 | .430 | .491 | .920 | CHA |
1953 | 139 | 424 | 130 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 94 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 2 | 1 | .307 | .429 | .453 | .882 | CHA SLN |
1954 | 144 | 537 | 158 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 97 | 103 | 97 | 1 | 6 | 80 | 2 | 1 | .294 | .399 | .458 | .857 | SLN |
1955 | 146 | 555 | 159 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 72 | 116 | 108 | 4 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .403 | .432 | .836 | SLN |
Total | 1845 | 6298 | 1924 | 316 | 68 | 181 | 1022 | 1117 | 1131 | 16 | 51 | 844 | 21 | 19 | .305 | .410 | .463 | .873 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 144 | 140 | 293 | 2 | 1 | 314 | 19 | .939 | 1250.1 | 2.26 | | | | |
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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... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Milwaukee on 9/17/1955...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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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 1954 - 97 - 7th
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