Wally Westlake

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 186lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: November 8, 1920 in Gridley, CA us

Died: September 5, 2019 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

High School: Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 26-158d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1956 (Age 35-186d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Waldon Thomas Westlake

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Westlake

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

3117

848

127

.272

474

RBI

539

OBP

.345

SLG

.450

OPS

.795

OPS+

111

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-15 / in Starts: 3-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	29 (15-8-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
R Kiner	1

Most Driven In By
V Wertz	1
R Kiner	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	930	13 (12)	Apr 27	CLE		WSH	W,6-5	13-14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	4.07	-0.011	12.16	-0.02%	0.17	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	931	20 (6)	May 4	CLE		NYY	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.11	PH
3	932	22 (1)	May 7	CLE		KCA	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	4	.02	-0.001	.08	0.00%	-0.37	LF
4	933	24 (1)	May 8 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	2.49	-0.064	10.37	-0.16%	-0.24	PH
5	934	33 (8)	May 21	CLE	@	DET	L,2-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						PR
6	935	36 (2)	May 26 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	936	39 (2)	May 29	CLE	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	.47	-0.015	1.71	-0.03%	-0.50	LF
8	937	40	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	5	.45	0.015	2.06	0.04%	0.08	LF
9	938	41	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-5	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	5	1.61	-0.042	7.80	-0.12%	-0.44	LF
10	939	42	May 31	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	940	47 (4)	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,4-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	9	.49	-0.012	1.66	-0.03%	-0.17	PH
12	941	48	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.368	.353	.721	5	.93	0.103	3.06	0.20%	0.45	CF
13	942	49	Jun 7	CLE		BOS	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.316	.649	6	1.65	-0.018	5.22	-0.04%	-0.18	CF
14	943	50	Jun 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.300	.618	9	2.49	-0.064	7.56	-0.12%	-0.24	PH
15	944	52 (1)	Jun 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.348	.300	.648	9	3.05	0.028	12.97	0.07%	0.17	PH
16	945	56 (3)	Jun 14 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.348	.300	.648	7						PR
				Player went from Cleveland Indians to Baltimore Orioles
17	946	64	Jun 22	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	3-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.333	.708	9	.27	0.009	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
18	947	65	Jun 23	BAL		CLE	L,2-9	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.393	.304	.697	2	.14	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.16	RF
19	948	66	Jun 24	BAL		KCA	L,0-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.406	.280	.686	3	1.11	0.065	.00	0.00%	0.41	RF
20	949	67	Jun 25	BAL		KCA	T,3-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.405	.333	.739	2	1.49	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.71	RF
21	950	68	Jun 26 (1)	BAL		KCA	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.390	.303	.693	3	1.27	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-0.41	RF
22	951	69	Jun 26 (2)	BAL		KCA	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.378	.278	.656	3	1.19	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.21	RF
23	952	70	Jun 29 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.340	.244	.584	1	.57	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-1.99	LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	953	72 (1)	Jul 1	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	6-GF(13)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.321	.227	.548	3	2.00	-0.146	.00	0.00%	-0.51	LF
							8-15		53	44	2	8	2	0	0	1	9	1	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.182	.321	.227	.548		1.05	-0.455	1.74	-0.20%	-4.51

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