Dick Wakefield
Richard Cummings Wakefield
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 6, 1921 in Chicago, IL
School: University of Michigan
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1941
Final Game: May 6, 1952
Died: August 26, 1985 in Redford, MI
Relatives: Son of Howard Wakefield
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Standard Fielding

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1941 DET AL 20 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.30 0-0-1
1943 DET AL 22 OF 155 339 314 11 14 1 .959 2.10 .977 2.39 140-0-15 AS,MVP-6
1944 DET AL 23 OF 78 164 155 3 6 1 .963 2.03 .974 2.35 78-0-0 MVP-5
1946 DET AL 25 OF 104 224 210 6 8 1 .964 2.08 .977 2.24 104-0-0
1947 DET AL 26 OF 101 218 197 10 11 2 .950 2.05 .980 2.35 101-0-0
1948 DET AL 27 OF 86 212 198 3 11 1 .948 2.34 .975 2.36 86-0-0
1949 DET AL 28 OF 32 74 71 3 0 1 1.000 2.31 .980 2.27 32-0-0
7 Seasons OF 557 1232 1146 36 50 7 .959 2.12 .977 2.34 541-0-16
9 Seasons TOT 557 1232 1146 36 50 7 .959 2.12 .937 2.34 541-0-16

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1941 DET AL 20 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
1943 DET AL 22 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 15 155
1944 DET AL 23 78 78 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 78 0 0 78
1946 DET AL 25 111 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 0 0 104
1947 DET AL 26 112 112 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 0 101
1948 DET AL 27 110 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 0 86
1949 DET AL 28 59 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 32
1950 NYY AL 29 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 NYG NL 31 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 638 638 638 0 0 0 0 0 0 541 0 16 557
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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