Howard Wakefield
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Howard Wakefield (Howard John Wakefield) was born on April 2, 1884 in Bucyrus, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1905 for the Cleveland Naps. In 1906, his rookie year, he hit .280 with 1 home run and 21 RBI. Wakefield played for the Cleveland Naps and Washington Senators over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1905
| CLE
| A
| 10
| 26
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .185
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| WAS
| A
| 77
| 211
| 17
| 59
| 1
| 21
| .280
| .303
| .355
| 9
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| CLE
| A
| 26
| 37
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .135
| .200
| .189
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 113
| 274
| 24
| 68
| 1
| 25
| .248
| .277
| .314
| 11
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1905
| CLE
| A
| C
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1906
| WAS
| A
| C
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 237
| 59
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1907
| CLE
| A
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 292
| 69
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Naps (September, 1905).
- Loaned to Washington Senators by Cleveland Naps (February, 1906).
- Traded by Cleveland Naps with Pete O'Brien to Washington Senators in exchange for Rabbit Nill (August 11, 1907).
- Returned to Cleveland Naps (November, 1907).
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