John Wockenfuss
[edit] Biography
John Wockenfuss (Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss) was born on February 27, 1949 in Welch, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on August 11, 1974 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1976, his rookie year, he hit .222 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. Wockenfuss played for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that John Wockenfuss's best season was 1980, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 65 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1974
| DET
| A
| 13
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .212
| .172
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 35
| 118
| 15
| 27
| 4
| 13
| .229
| .287
| .432
| 6
| 3
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| 60
| 144
| 18
| 32
| 3
| 10
| .222
| .309
| .361
| 7
| 2
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| 53
| 164
| 26
| 45
| 9
| 25
| .274
| .331
| .500
| 8
| 1
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| 71
| 187
| 23
| 53
| 7
| 22
| .283
| .357
| .422
| 5
| 0
| 21
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 87
| 231
| 27
| 61
| 15
| 46
| .264
| .320
| .506
| 9
| 1
| 18
| 40
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 126
| 372
| 56
| 102
| 16
| 65
| .274
| .390
| .449
| 13
| 2
| 68
| 64
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 7
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 70
| 172
| 20
| 37
| 9
| 25
| .215
| .322
| .395
| 4
| 0
| 28
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 70
| 193
| 28
| 58
| 8
| 32
| .301
| .388
| .472
| 9
| 0
| 29
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 92
| 245
| 32
| 66
| 9
| 44
| .269
| .349
| .420
| 8
| 1
| 31
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 86
| 180
| 20
| 52
| 6
| 24
| .289
| .390
| .417
| 3
| 1
| 30
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 4
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 37
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .162
| .311
| .162
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 118
| 217
| 21
| 58
| 6
| 26
| .267
| .376
| .373
| 3
| 1
| 38
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 677
| 1855
| 246
| 485
| 80
| 284
| .261
| .346
| .439
| 70
| 10
| 239
| 247
| 7
| 4
| 4
| 12
| 45
|
| Total
|
|
| 795
| 2072
| 267
| 543
| 86
| 310
| .262
| .349
| .432
| 73
| 11
| 277
| 278
| 7
| 5
| 5
| 14
| 52
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1974
| DET
| A
| C
| 13
| 10
| 91.2
| 45
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| .932
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| C
| 34
| 32
| 294.1
| 195
| 23
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 26
| 15
| 1
| .982
|
| 1976
| DET
| A
| C
| 59
| 43
| 405
| 221
| 19
| 15
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 39
| 19
| 2
| .941
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| C
| 37
| 33
| 296.2
| 175
| 20
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 12
| 0
| .985
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 60
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| DET
| A
| LF
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| RF
| 55
| 44
| 389
| 72
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| LF
| 6
| 5
| 49.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| OF
| 60
| 49
| 438.2
| 89
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1978
| DET
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| DH
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 31
| 25
| 193
| 205
| 18
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 42
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| C
| 20
| 18
| 148
| 109
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 0
| .983
|
| 1979
| DET
| A
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 34
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| C
| 26
| 23
| 210.2
| 123
| 10
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 19
| 5
| 1
| .978
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 52
| 45
| 404
| 415
| 35
| 8
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| OF
| 23
| 20
| 153.2
| 37
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| DH
| 28
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| DET
| A
| LF
| 21
| 18
| 138.2
| 32
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| C
| 5
| 2
| 23
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| DH
| 39
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 8.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 25
| 23
| 166.1
| 179
| 5
| 3
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1981
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 8.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| C
| 24
| 18
| 172.2
| 91
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 7
| 1
| .981
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| OF
| 10
| 8
| 66
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| DH
| 17
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 56
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 17
| 14
| 107
| 122
| 3
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| DET
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 16
| 16
| 120
| 84
| 10
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| DH
| 38
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| C
| 27
| 22
| 190
| 141
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 39
| 32
| 235.1
| 231
| 13
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1984
| PHI
| N
| C
| 21
| 15
| 148.2
| 92
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 26
| 4
| 0
| .943
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 4
| 40
| 39
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 268
| 216
| 1985.2
| 1212
| 119
| 39
| 17
| 0
| 27
| 188
| 82
| 6
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 110
| 90
| 770
| 154
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 187
| 159
| 1265.2
| 1275
| 85
| 15
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 145
| 97
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 69
| 55
| 482
| 87
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 42
| 35
| 288
| 66
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1967 - signed June 19, 1967).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Mike Nagy to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Bibby (June 6, 1973).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Larry Elliott (December 3, 1973).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Glenn Wilson to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Guillermo Hernandez and Dave Bergman (March 24, 1984).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (August 19, 1985).
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