#23 Dick Wakefield, Rightfield, 35 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Dick Wakefield
5/6/1921 35 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 14 Year(s), 36 Days (2444 total Days) 172 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 29 Days (2609 total Days) 15 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 4 | 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 | CIN | W 5-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
9/15 | @BRO | L 7-8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/16 | @BRO | L 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @BRO | L 5-14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/18 | @NYN | W 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/19 | @NYN | W 10-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | @NYN | W 15-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
9/22 | PHI | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/23 | PHI | W 15-10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 4-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 551 | 156 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 73 | 123 | 96 | 122 | .283 | .390 | .428 | .818 | .820 | .145 |
Projected | 155 | 580 | 164 | 31 | 0 | 18 | 77 | 129 | 101 | 128 | .283 | .390 | .428 | .818 | .820 | .145 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 654 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 236 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 96.6 | 6.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 190 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .344 | .389 | .734 |
vs. RHP | 361 | 108 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 82 | 69 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .299 | .412 | .449 | .861 |
Close/Late | 61 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .371 | .361 | .732 |
Scoring Position | 136 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .394 | .390 | .784 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 268 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 61 | 43 | 61 | .295 | .392 | .455 | .848 |
Road | 75 | 283 | 77 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 62 | 53 | 61 | .272 | .385 | .403 | .787 |
March/April | 24 | 91 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 24 | .264 | .374 | .451 | .824 |
May | 27 | 97 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 27 | .258 | .360 | .402 | .762 |
June | 25 | 99 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 21 | .343 | .433 | .404 | .837 |
July | 23 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 21 | .250 | .364 | .333 | .697 |
August | 28 | 99 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 13 | .273 | .397 | .465 | .861 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 81 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 16 | .309 | .398 | .519 | .916 |
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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 |
1956 | 147 | 551 | 156 | 29 | 0 | 17 | 73 | 123 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 122 | 3 | 0 | .283 | .390 | .428 | .818 | SLN |
Total | 1992 | 6849 | 2080 | 345 | 68 | 198 | 1095 | 1240 | 1227 | 18 | 54 | 966 | 24 | 19 | .304 | .408 | .461 | .869 | |
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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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 5.40 | | | | |
Rightfield | 147 | 143 | 261 | 2 | 2 | 275 | 12 | .956 | 1264.2 | 1.96 | | | | |
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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... Had 2000th career hit on 6/26/1956, off Ray Moore (MIL)...
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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 1955 - 108 - 3rd
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