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Bill Wakefield
William Sumner Wakefield
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 24, 1941 in Kansas City, MO
Schools: Stanford University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1964
Final Game: October 4, 1964
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1964 23 NYM NL 3 5 .375 3.61 62 4 18 0 0 2 119.2 103 57 48 10 61 6 61 9 1 4 521 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00
1 Season 3 5 .375 3.61 62 4 18 0 0 2 119.2 103 57 48 10 61 6 61 9 1 4 521 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00
162 Game Avg. 3 5 .375 3.61 64 4 19 0 0 2 123 106 59 49 10 63 6 63 9 1 4 537 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1964 23 NYM NL 62 27 24 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 4 0 0 3 0 0 1
1 Season 62 27 24 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 4 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 71 63 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 10 0 0 8 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1964 NYM NL 23 P 62 4 119.2 27 4 23 0 2 1.000 2.03 0.44 .952 2.14 0.84
1 Season P 62 4 119.2 27 4 23 0 2 1.000 2.03 0.44 .952 2.14 0.84
1 Season TOT 62 4 119.2 27 4 23 0 2 1.000 2.03 0.44 .952 2.14 0.84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
1964 NL--62--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 NL--9--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2902), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

November 4, 1963: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with George Altman to the New York Mets for Roger Craig.

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