Don Wheeler

Positions: Catcher and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: September 29, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN us

Died: December 10, 2003 in Bloomington, MN

Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN

High School: South HS (Minneapolis, MN)

Last Game: October 2, 1949 (Age 27-003d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Donald Wesley Wheeler

Nicknames: Scott

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

192

.240

RBI

OBP

.333

SLG

.323

OPS

.656

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1941	18	-5.7	Eau Claire	NORL	C		112		421		118	35	5	5						.280		.423		178
1942	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-AA		120	433	426	3	142	35	4	4	7	0		6	10	.333		.462		197	0	1	0
1942	19	-8.9	Minneapolis	AA	AA		24	53	46	3	9	4	0	0	7	0		6	10	.196	.302	.283	.585	13	0	1	0
1942	19	-2.9	Eau Claire	NORL	C		96		380		133	31	4	4						.350		.484		184

1946	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-C	NYG	73	269	235	30	62	11	1	2	28	5		34	18	.264	.357	.345	.702	81	11	0	0
1946	23	-5.4	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	52	174	159	15	42	6	0	0	18	2		15	14	.264	.328	.302	.630	48	11	0	0
1946	23	-1.4	St. Cloud	NORL	C	NYG	21	95	76	15	20	5	1	2	10	3		19	4	.263	.411	.434	.845	33		0	0
1947	24	-0.2	Sioux City	WL	A	NYG	114	470	421	54	136	27	4	3	57	2		45	43	.323	.394	.428	.821	180		4	0
1948	25	-2.9	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	111	382	338	51	102	15	3	11	74	1		37	37	.302	.379	.462	.840	156		5	2
1949	26	-2.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	67	220	192	17	46	9	2	1	22	2	0	27	19	.240	.333	.323	.656	62	5	0	1		1
1950	27	1.0	Memphis	SOUA	AA	CHW	123	483	405	56	106	19	3	6	53	2		70	32	.262	.375	.368	.742	149		3	5
1951	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	CHW	61	191	147	30	53	7	0	5	33	1		44	11	.361	.508	.510	1.018	75		0	0
1951	28	2.0	Memphis	SOUA	AA	CHW	11	28	21	3	8	1	0	1	2	0		7	2	.381	.536	.571	1.107	12		0	0
1951	28	3.9	Colorado Springs	WL	A	CHW	50	163	126	27	45	6	0	4	31	1		37	9	.357	.503	.500	1.003	63		0	0
1952	29	1.7	Toledo/Charleston	AA	AAA	CHW	19	69	59	8	18	2	0	1	9	0		9	3	.305	.397	.390	.787	23	3	0	1

1960	37	10.3	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	BOS	1		0		0	0	0	0										0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (1 season)					Majors		67	220	192	17	46	9	2	1	22	2	0	27	19	.240	.333	.323	.656	62	5	0	1		1
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		734	2718	2452	232	737	151	20	37	261	11		245	154	.301		.424		1039		13	8
All Levels (10 Seasons)							801	2938	2644	249	783	160	22	38	283	13	0	272	173	.296		.416		1101		13	9		1

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		183	625	556	74	162	23	3	12	101	3		61	54	.291		.408		227		5	3
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		158	564	472	62	123	24	3	7	62	2		83	44	.261	.376	.369	.744	174		4	5
A (2 seasons)					Minors		164	633	547	81	181	33	4	7	88	3		82	52	.331	.422	.444	.866	243		4	0
C (3 seasons)					Minors		229	896	877	15	271	71	10	11	10	3		19	4	.309		.450		395		0	0