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Wally Westlake
Waldon Thomas Westlake

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 186 lb.

Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game May 12, 1956
Born November 8, 1920 in Gridley, CA
Brother of Jim Westlake

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 26 PIT NL 112  407   59  111  17  4  17   69   5     27  63  .273  .324  .459  103  187   5           4  16
 1948 27 PIT NL 132  428   78  122  10  6  17   65   2     46  40  .285  .360  .456  118  195   1           4  10
 1949 28 PIT NL 147  525   77  148  24  8  23  104   6     45  69  .282  .345  .490  120  257   1           6  15
 1950 29 PIT NL 139  477   69  136  15  6  24   95   1     48  78  .285  .359  .493  119  235   2           7  15
 1951 30 TOT NL 123  448   64  119  12  5  22   84   1  3  33  68  .266  .324  .462  108  207   4           6  11 AS
         PIT NL  50  181   28   51   4  0  16   45   0  1   9  26  .282  .323  .569  132  103   0           2   4
         STL NL  73  267   36   68   8  5   6   39   1  2  24  42  .255  .325  .390   91  104   4           4   7
 1952 31 TOT    109  326   47   69  11  1   4   33   2  3  47  56  .212  .315  .288   69   94   5           2  15
         TOT NL  80  257   36   53   7  0   3   24   1  3  39  40  .206  .315  .268   63   69   2           2  13
         STL NL  21   74    7   16   3  0   0   10   1  1   8  11  .216  .293  .257   53   19   1           0   3
         CIN NL  59  183   29   37   4  0   3   14   0  2  31  29  .202  .324  .273   67   50   1           2  10
         CLE AL  29   69   11   16   4  1   1    9   1  0   8  16  .232  .312  .362   92   25   3           0   2
 1953 32 CLE AL  82  218   42   72   7  1   9   46   2  0  35  29  .330  .427  .495  151  108   4           2   6
 1954 33 CLE AL  85  240   36   63   9  2  11   42   0  1  26  37  .263  .337  .454  114  109   4   2       2   8
 1955 34 TOT AL  24   44    2    8   2  0   0    1   0  0   9  10  .182  .321  .227   51   10   0   0   1   0   2
         CLE AL  16   20    2    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   5  .250  .348  .300   73    6   0   0   1   0   1
         BAL AL   8   24    0    3   1  0   0    0   0  0   6   5  .125  .300  .167   33    4   0   0   0   0   1
 1956 35 PHI NL   5    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .000  .200  .000  -39    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     958 3117  474  848 107 33 127  539  19  7 317 453  .272  .345  .450  111 1402  26   2   1  33  98
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        527   80  143  18  6  21   91   3  1  54  77  .272  .345  .450  111  237   4   0   0   6  17
 Career High    147  525   78  148  24  8  24  104   6  3  48  78  .330  .427  .495  151  257   5   2   1   7  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 26 PIT NL  443  317   59   4.9   108| .273  .278| .324  .353| .459  .411| .783  .765| 103  .530  -0.5   0.0     
 1948 27 PIT NL  479  317   69   5.8   104| .285  .271| .360  .346| .456  .401| .816  .747| 118  .617   9.3   0.9     
 1949 28 PIT NL  577  393   87   5.9   106| .282  .273| .345  .347| .490  .408| .835  .755| 120  .615  12.3   1.2     
 1950 29 PIT NL  534  358   82   6.1   111| .285  .273| .359  .351| .493  .424| .852  .774| 119  .616  11.5   1.1     
 1951 30 TOT NL  491  347   64   5.0   105| .266  .270| .324  .344| .462  .408| .786  .752| 108  .542   2.2   0.2  25%
         PIT NL  192  135   32   6.4   106| .282  .271| .323  .345| .569  .410| .892  .756| 132  .652   6.4   0.6   0%
         STL NL  299  212   32   4.1   104| .255  .269| .325  .343| .390  .407| .715  .750|  91  .451  -4.2  -0.4  33%
 1952 31 TOT     380  280   28   2.7    96| .212  .260| .315  .334| .288  .385| .603  .719|  69  .310 -12.3  -1.3  40%
         TOT NL  300  222   20   2.4    97| .206  .261| .315  .334| .268  .389| .583  .724|  63  .270 -11.6  -1.2  25%
         STL NL   83   63    5   2.1    97| .216  .262| .293  .334| .257  .389| .550  .724|  53  .226  -4.5  -0.5  50%
         CIN NL  217  159   15   2.5    97| .202  .261| .324  .334| .273  .389| .597  .724|  67  .286  -7.1  -0.7   0%
         CLE AL   80   58    8   3.7    91| .232  .253| .312  .332| .362  .369| .674  .701|  92  .450  -0.7  -0.1 100%
 1953 32 CLE AL  259  156   46   7.9   101| .330  .267| .427  .343| .495  .393| .922  .736| 151  .740  16.9   1.7 100%
 1954 33 CLE AL  274  192   36   5.0   100| .263  .268| .337  .344| .454  .391| .791  .735| 114  .575   3.8   0.4   0%
 1955 34 TOT AL   53   38    3   2.1   101| .182  .264| .321  .343| .227  .393| .548  .736|  51  .195  -2.6  -0.3   0%
         CLE AL   23   16    2   3.4   106| .250  .271| .348  .351| .300  .404| .648  .755|  73  .359  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         BAL AL   30   22    1   1.2    96| .125  .258| .300  .336| .167  .384| .467  .720|  33  .082  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1956 35 PHI NL    5    4    0   0.0   101| .000  .262| .200  .328| .000  .413| .200  .741| -39  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3495 2402  474   5.3   104| .272  .270| .345  .346| .450  .405| .795  .751| 111  .572  39.7   3.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1947 26 PIT NL  OF  109    239    8    3    0  .988  .977  2.27  2.19                0   12   97
 1948 27 PIT NL  OF  125    274    8    7    2  .976  .978  2.26  2.20                1   67   57
 1949 28 PIT NL  OF  143    319   12    6    4  .982  .977  2.31  2.25                0   51   92
 1950 29 PIT NL  OF  123    329    4    3    3  .991  .978  2.71  2.14                5   97   26
 1951 30 TOT NL  OF   79    171    9    3    2  .984  .981  2.28  2.23               21   30   28 AS
         PIT NL  3B   34     32   87   12   12  .908  .953  3.50  3.10             AS
                 OF   11     17    2    0    1 1.000  .979  1.73  2.23               10    1    0
         STL NL  OF   68    154    7    3    1  .982  .981  2.37  2.23               11   29   28
 1952 31 TOT     OF   99    231   12    1    2  .996  .981  2.45  2.12               17   62   30
         TOT NL  OF   71    187    8    1    0  .995  .981  2.75  2.10                5   58   10
         STL NL  OF   15     60    3    0    0 1.000  .981  4.20  2.10                0   15    0
         CIN NL  OF   56    127    5    1    0  .992  .981  2.36  2.10                5   43   10
         CLE AL  OF   28     44    4    0    2 1.000  .980  1.71  2.18               12    4   20
 1953 32 CLE AL  OF   72    128    3    5    2  .963  .981  1.82  2.18               38   12   36
 1954 33 CLE AL  OF   70    131    1    5    0  .964  .979  1.89  2.17               49   10   14
 1955 34 TOT AL  OF   14     18    1    0    0 1.000  .984  1.36  2.09                6    3    5
         CLE AL  OF    7     10    1    0    0 1.000  .982  1.57  2.09                4    3    0
         BAL AL  OF    7      8    0    0    0 1.000  .988  1.14  2.09                2    0    5
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1951 30 PIT NL  3B   34     32   87   12   12  .908  .953  3.50  3.10            

 1947 26 PIT NL  OF  109    239    8    3    0  .988  .977  2.27  2.19                0   12   97
 1948 27 PIT NL  OF  125    274    8    7    2  .976  .978  2.26  2.20                1   67   57
 1949 28 PIT NL  OF  143    319   12    6    4  .982  .977  2.31  2.25                0   51   92
 1950 29 PIT NL  OF  123    329    4    3    3  .991  .978  2.71  2.14                5   97   26
 1951 30 TOT NL  OF   79    171    9    3    2  .984  .981  2.28  2.23               21   30   28
         PIT NL  OF   11     17    2    0    1 1.000  .979  1.73  2.23               10    1    0
         STL NL  OF   68    154    7    3    1  .982  .981  2.37  2.23               11   29   28
 1952 31 TOT     OF   99    231   12    1    2  .996  .981  2.45  2.12               17   62   30
         TOT NL  OF   71    187    8    1    0  .995  .981  2.75  2.10                5   58   10
         STL NL  OF   15     60    3    0    0 1.000  .981  4.20  2.10                0   15    0
         CIN NL  OF   56    127    5    1    0  .992  .981  2.36  2.10                5   43   10
         CLE AL  OF   28     44    4    0    2 1.000  .980  1.71  2.18               12    4   20
 1953 32 CLE AL  OF   72    128    3    5    2  .963  .981  1.82  2.18               38   12   36
 1954 33 CLE AL  OF   70    131    1    5    0  .964  .979  1.89  2.17               49   10   14
 1955 34 TOT AL  OF   14     18    1    0    0 1.000  .984  1.36  2.09                6    3    5
         CLE AL  OF    7     10    1    0    0 1.000  .982  1.57  2.09                4    3    0
         BAL AL  OF    7      8    0    0    0 1.000  .988  1.14  2.09                2    0    5
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  834   1840   58   33   15  .983  .979  2.28  2.19              137  344  385
                 3B   34     32   87   12   12  .908  .953  3.50  3.10            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       868   1872  145   45   27  .978  .977  2.32  2.22

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   2   7   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   3  .143  .250  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1951   STL NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1951 *

Triples
1949 NL-8-9

Home Runs
1949 NL-23-8

RBI
1949 NL-104-8

Strikeouts
1947 NL-63-9
1949 NL-69-4
1950 NL-78-5
1951 NL-68-10

Extra-Base Hits
1949 NL-55-8

Hit By Pitch
1947 NL-4-8
1948 NL-4-7
1949 NL-6-4
1950 NL-7-3
1951 NL-6-6

Grounded into Double Plays
1947 NL-16-6
1950 NL-15-9

Power/Speed Number
1947 NL-7.7-9
1949 NL-9.5-9

At Bats per Home Run
1947 NL-23.9-9
1948 NL-25.2-9
1949 NL-22.8-7
1950 NL-19.9-10
1951 NL-20.4-10

Gray Ink: Batting - 9 (1422) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.0 (1621) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1327) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1940 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
Before 1941 Season: Sent from the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Merced (California) in an unknown transaction.
September 25, 1946: Traded by the Oakland (PCL) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and $35,000. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Johnny Hutchings (December 5, 1946) to the Oakland (PCL) to complete the trade.
June 15, 1951: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Cliff Chambers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Howerton, Howie Pollet, Ted Wilks, Joe Garagiola, and Dick Cole.
May 13, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Eddie Kazak to the Cincinnati Reds for Dick Sisler and Virgil Stallcup.
August 7, 1952: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.
June 15, 1955: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Dave Pope to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene Woodling and Billy Cox. Billy Cox refused to report to his new team. The Baltimore Orioles sent $15,000 (June 15, 1955) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.
July 9, 1955: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
November 7, 1955: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
May 18, 1956: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1951 *	Triples 1949 NL-8-9	Home Runs 1949 NL-23-8	RBI 1949 NL-104-8	Strikeouts 1947 NL-63-9 1949 NL-69-4 1950 NL-78-5 1951 NL-68-10	Extra-Base Hits 1949 NL-55-8
Hit By Pitch 1947 NL-4-8 1948 NL-4-7 1949 NL-6-4 1950 NL-7-3 1951 NL-6-6	Grounded into Double Plays 1947 NL-16-6 1950 NL-15-9	Power/Speed Number 1947 NL-7.7-9 1949 NL-9.5-9	At Bats per Home Run 1947 NL-23.9-9 1948 NL-25.2-9 1949 NL-22.8-7 1950 NL-19.9-10 1951 NL-20.4-10