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Dick Wakefield
Richard Cummings Wakefield

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.
School Michigan

MLB Debut June 26, 1941
Final Game May 6, 1952
Born May 6, 1921 in Chicago, IL
Died August 26, 1985 (age 64)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1943 22 DEA AL  149  583   78  197  35   7   9   83   7   5   53   62  .338  .388  .468  .857   130   273   0  11  12   2  14  MVP-9
 1944 23 DEA AL  113  279   67  110  20   5  12   70   1   2   77   35  .394  .518  .631 1.149   160   176   0   7   6   2  12  
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 25 DEA AL  128  431   73  119   7   6  21   83   5   6   70   59  .276  .375  .466  .842   118   201   0   4   2   1  14  
 1947 26 DEA AL  129  409   81  111  13   3  14   41   0   1   83   58  .271  .397  .421  .818   110   172   0   4   0   5   9  
 1948 27 DEA AL   96  137   22   32   5   0   7   28   0   0   20   15  .234  .331  .423  .755   102    58   0   0   1   0   6  
 1949 28 DEA AL   67   53   12    9   1   2   4   13   0   0   12   10  .170  .324  .491  .814   111    26   0   2   0   1   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      682 1892  333  578  81  23  67  318  13  14  315  239  .305  .402  .479  .881         906   0  28  21  11  56
 Per 600 PA           505   89  154  22   6  18   85   3   4   84   64                                 242   0   7   6   3  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA      682 1892  333  578  81  23  67  318  13  14  315  239  .305  .402  .479  .881         906   0  28  21  11  56
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      638 2132  334  625 102  29  56  315  10  17  360  270  .293  .396  .447  .843         953  10           3  50
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1943 22 DEA AL  16  105   6.8   4   2   0  .500  10   50   28  .560    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e14    45   
 1944 23 DEA AL   7   95  13.6  12   8   0  .667  10   30   16  .533    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12   109   
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 25 DEA AL   8   75   6.0  10   1   0  .100   3   34   25  .735    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12    66   
 1947 26 DEA AL   7   74   6.4  20   5   0  .250   7   39   27  .692    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e16   -10   
 1948 27 DEA AL   9   18   4.5  65  15   6  .231   4    7    2  .286    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e20 -123   
 1949 28 DEA AL   2    9   5.4  50   9   4  .180   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH              58   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons          378   7.2 161  40  10  .248  35  161   98  .609    0    0  .000                  36   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 25.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 28.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1943 22 DEA AL  LF   147   204    16   10    1   .957   145  1311.2   1.51
 1944 23 DEA AL  LF    96   148     7   10    0   .939    84   704.1   1.98
                 RF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    16.0   1.12
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1945           [Did not play]
 1946 25 DEA AL  RF   109   172     5    2    1   .989   104   912.1   1.75
                 LF    20    28     1    1    0   .967     8    88.1   2.95
 1947 26 DEA AL  LF    88   177     2    4    0   .978    76   631.1   2.55
                 RF    28    39     1    3    1   .930    28   222.1   1.62
 1948 27 DEA AL  LF    25    22     1    3    1   .885    17   142.1   1.45
                 RF     1     2     0    1    0   .667     1     8.0   2.25
 1949 28 DEA AL  LF     3     0     0    1    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
                 RF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.1   3.86
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   379   579    27   29    2   .954   330  2882.0   1.89
                 RF   145   215     6    6    2   .974   134  1161.2   1.71
                 CF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.1   2.70
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1946 WS    DEA BRN   W    5  21  2  7  2  0  1   7  2  4  .333  .391  .571  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1943  DEA   73-81   Thomas Treece
 1944  DEA   79-75   Thomas Treece
 1946  DEA  104-51   Thomas Treece
 1947  DEA   77-77   Thomas Treece
 1948  DEA   78-76   Thomas Treece
 1949  DEA   83-71   Thomas Treece

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