John Wockenfuss

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 27, 1949 in Welch, WV us

Died: August 19, 2022 in Wilmington, DE

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE).

High School: Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE)

Debut: August 11, 1974 (Age 25-165d, 13,528th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 15, 1985 (Age 36-169d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

2072

543

.262

267

RBI

310

OBP

.349

SLG

.432

OPS

.782

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 17	DET		CHW	W,10-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
2	12 (2)	Apr 23 (2)	DET		TEX	L,1-2	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	19 (6)	May 2	DET	@	CAL	W,10-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	20	May 3	DET	@	CAL	W,7-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
5	21	May 5	DET	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	24 (2)	May 9	DET		CAL	L,5-7	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	25	May 12	DET		OAK	L,4-10	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	26	May 13	DET		OAK	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
9	29 (2)	May 16	DET		SEA	W,4-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	30	May 17	DET	@	MIL	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	34 (3)	May 21 (1)	DET		BOS	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	36 (1)	May 23	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	39 (2)	May 25	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	40	May 26	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	44 (3)	May 29	DET		BAL	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	46 (1)	May 31	DET		MIL	W,3-0	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	50 (3)	Jun 4	DET		MIN	W,6-4	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
18	53 (2)	Jun 9	DET		KCR	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	55 (1)	Jun 11	DET		KCR	W,5-2	CG	38	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	56	Jun 12	DET		MIL	L,4-7	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
21	57	Jun 13	DET		MIL	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	72 (14)	Jun 28 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	77 (4)	Jul 2 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	33	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	79 (1)	Jul 4	DET		TOR	L,2-9	GF	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	PR RF
25	81 (1)	Jul 6	DET		CLE	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
26	86 (4)	Jul 14	DET	@	SEA	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	87	Jul 15	DET	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	89 (1)	Jul 17	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	92 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	DET		CAL	L,2-4	CG	53	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
30	93	Jul 21 (2)	DET		CAL	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	94	Jul 22	DET		CAL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	97 (2)	Jul 24	DET		OAK	W,4-1	GF	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
33	99 (1)	Jul 26	DET		BAL	W,9-6	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	100	Jul 27	DET		BAL	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	102 (1)	Jul 29	DET		SEA	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	104 (1)	Jul 31	DET	@	TOR	L,7-8	GS	34	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	120 (15)	Aug 19	DET	@	MIL	W,6-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
38	121	Aug 20	DET	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	122	Aug 21	DET	@	MIN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	123	Aug 22	DET	@	MIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
41	124	Aug 23 (1)	DET		TOR	L,3-4	CG	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
42	125	Aug 23 (2)	DET		TOR	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	126	Aug 24	DET		TOR	W,5-2	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	127	Aug 25	DET		MIL	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
45	128	Aug 26	DET		MIL	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
46	130 (1)	Aug 28	DET		MIL	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	132 (1)	Aug 31	DET		MIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	134 (1)	Sep 2	DET	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	135	Sep 3	DET	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
50	136	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	137	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
52	140 (2)	Sep 8	DET		CLE	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	141	Sep 9	DET		CLE	W,5-2	GF	13	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
54	142	Sep 10	DET		CLE	L,4-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
55	149 (6)	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
56	151 (1)	Sep 20	DET		BOS	W,12-2	GF	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
57	153 (1)	Sep 22	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	46	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	156 (2)	Sep 24	DET	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	158 (1)	Sep 27	DET	@	BOS	L,2-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
60	161 (2)	Sep 30	DET		BAL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							61gm		438.2	90	1	2	93	0