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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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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
1941 20 DET AL 7 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -27 1 0 0 0 /O
1943 22 DET AL 155 697 633 91 200 38 8 7 79 4 5 62 60 .316 .377 .434 .811 129 275 23 0 2 *O AS,MVP-6
1944 23 DET AL 78 332 276 53 98 15 5 12 53 2 2 55 29 .355 .464 .576 1.040 189 159 3 1 0 O MVP-5
1946 25 DET AL 111 458 396 64 106 11 5 12 59 3 5 59 55 .268 .364 .412 .776 111 163 5 1 2 *O
1947 26 DET AL 112 453 368 59 104 15 5 8 51 1 4 80 44 .283 .412 .416 .828 128 153 8 1 4 O
1948 27 DET AL 110 393 322 50 89 20 5 11 53 0 1 70 55 .276 .406 .472 .878 130 152 6 0 1 O
1949 28 DET AL 59 159 126 17 26 3 1 6 19 0 0 32 24 .206 .367 .389 .756 100 49 4 0 1 O
1950 29 NYY AL 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 206 1 0 0 0
1952 31 NYG NL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 1 0 0
9 Seasons 638 2505 2132 334 625 102 29 56 315 10 17 360 270 .293 .396 .447 .843 131 953 50 3 10
162 Game Avg. 162 636 541 85 159 26 7 14 80 3 4 91 69 .293 .396 .447 .843 131 242 13 1 3
DET (7 yrs) 632 2499 2128 334 624 102 29 56 314 10 17 358 268 .293 .396 .447 .843 131 952 49 3 10
NYG (1 yr) 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 1 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 206 1 0 0 0
AL (8 yrs) 635 2502 2130 334 625 102 29 56 315 10 17 359 269 .293 .396 .447 .843 131 953 49 3 10
NL (1 yr) 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 1 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 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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943 (LF)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1943 AL (6, 21%)
1944 AL (5, 38%)
0.59 Career Shares (379th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1943 AL  .316 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1943 AL  .377 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1943 AL  .434 (5th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1943 AL  .811 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1943 AL  155 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1943 AL  633 (1st)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1943 AL  697 (1st)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1943 AL  91 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  200 (1st)

Total Bases s c a p y
1943 AL  275 (2nd)

Doubles s c a p y
1943 AL  38 (1st)

Triples s c a p y
1943 AL  8 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1947 AL  80 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1943 AL  60 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1943 AL  147 (3rd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1943 AL  129 (8th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1943 AL  103 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1943 AL  24 (9th)
1944 AL  36 (6th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1943 AL  2.6 (9th)
1944 AL  3.7 (6th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1943 AL  53 (4th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1943 AL  262 (2nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1943 AL  .702 (6th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1943 AL  23 (3rd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1943 AL  463 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1941 AL  born 1921-05-06 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 7 (309), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 20 (1004), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 14 (959), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (853), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Shane Victorino (942)
  7. Johnny Mokan (935)
  8. Rocco Baldelli (935)
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  3. John Stone (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Wally Moon (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Floyd Robinson (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Shane Mack (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Johnny Lindell (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 21, 1941: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 17, 1949: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the New York Yankees for Dick Kryhoski.

Before 1952 Season: Released by the New York Yankees.

April 15, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

May 19, 1952: Released by the New York Giants.

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