Zack Wheat
[edit] Biography
Zack Wheat (Zachary Davis Wheat) was born on May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on September 11, 1909 for the Brooklyn Superbas. In 1910, his rookie year, he hit .284 with 2 home runs and 55 RBI. Wheat played for the Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Robins and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Zack Wheat's best season was 1925, when he hit for a .359 average and knocked in 103 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1909
| BRO
| N
| 26
| 102
| 15
| 31
| 0
| 4
| .304
| .343
| .431
| 7
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| BRO
| N
| 156
| 606
| 78
| 172
| 2
| 55
| .284
| .341
| .403
| 36
| 15
| 47
| 80
| 6
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| BRO
| N
| 140
| 534
| 55
| 153
| 5
| 76
| .287
| .332
| .412
| 26
| 13
| 29
| 58
| 7
| 18
| 21
| 1
| 5
|
| 1912
| BRO
| N
| 123
| 453
| 70
| 138
| 8
| 65
| .305
| .367
| .450
| 28
| 7
| 39
| 40
| 6
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| BRO
| N
| 138
| 535
| 64
| 161
| 7
| 58
| .301
| .335
| .430
| 28
| 10
| 25
| 45
| 2
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| BRO
| N
| 145
| 533
| 66
| 170
| 9
| 89
| .319
| .377
| .452
| 26
| 9
| 47
| 50
| 3
| 19
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| BRO
| N
| 146
| 528
| 64
| 136
| 5
| 66
| .258
| .330
| .360
| 15
| 12
| 52
| 42
| 5
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| 149
| 568
| 76
| 177
| 9
| 73
| .312
| .366
| .461
| 32
| 13
| 43
| 49
| 6
| 9
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BRO
| N
| 109
| 362
| 38
| 113
| 1
| 41
| .312
| .352
| .423
| 15
| 11
| 20
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| BRO
| N
| 105
| 409
| 39
| 137
| 0
| 51
| .335
| .369
| .386
| 15
| 3
| 16
| 17
| 6
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| BRO
| N
| 137
| 536
| 70
| 159
| 5
| 62
| .297
| .344
| .409
| 23
| 11
| 33
| 27
| 6
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| BRO
| N
| 148
| 583
| 89
| 191
| 9
| 73
| .328
| .385
| .463
| 26
| 13
| 48
| 21
| 6
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| BRO
| N
| 148
| 568
| 91
| 182
| 14
| 85
| .320
| .372
| .484
| 31
| 10
| 44
| 19
| 3
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| 152
| 600
| 92
| 201
| 16
| 112
| .335
| .388
| .503
| 29
| 12
| 45
| 22
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 8
| 6
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| 98
| 349
| 63
| 131
| 8
| 65
| .375
| .417
| .510
| 13
| 5
| 23
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| BRO
| N
| 141
| 566
| 92
| 212
| 14
| 97
| .375
| .428
| .549
| 41
| 8
| 49
| 18
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| BRO
| N
| 150
| 616
| 125
| 221
| 14
| 103
| .359
| .403
| .541
| 42
| 14
| 45
| 22
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| BRO
| N
| 111
| 411
| 68
| 119
| 5
| 35
| .290
| .326
| .411
| 31
| 2
| 21
| 14
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| PHI
| A
| 88
| 247
| 34
| 80
| 1
| 38
| .324
| .379
| .393
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 5
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 2322
| 8859
| 1255
| 2804
| 131
| 1210
| .317
| .367
| .452
| 464
| 171
| 632
| 554
| 73
| 156
| 203
| 9
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 88
| 247
| 34
| 80
| 1
| 38
| .324
| .379
| .393
| 12
| 1
| 18
| 5
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 2410
| 9106
| 1289
| 2884
| 132
| 1248
| .317
| .367
| .450
| 476
| 172
| 650
| 559
| 77
| 163
| 205
| 9
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1909
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1910
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 354
| 21
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1911
| BRO
| N
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 136
| 136
| 1198
| 287
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1911
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 135
| 135
| 1189
| 285
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1912
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 285
| 13
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1913
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 338
| 13
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1914
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 331
| 21
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1915
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 345
| 18
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1916
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 333
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1917
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 216
| 12
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1918
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 105
| 0
| 0
| 219
| 11
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1919
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 297
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1920
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 287
| 10
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1921
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 283
| 18
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1921
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 148
| 148
| 9
| 283
| 18
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 152
| 152
| 1114.1
| 317
| 14
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1922
| BRO
| N
| LF
| 152
| 152
| 1114.1
| 317
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1923
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 135
| 4
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1924
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 288
| 13
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1925
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 320
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1926
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 202
| 9
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1927
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 105
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 435
| 435
| 2312.1
| 885
| 44
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 2337
| 436
| 2321.1
| 4996
| 232
| 183
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Mobile (Southern Association) to Brooklyn Superbas for $1200 (July 15, 1909).
- Released by Brooklyn Robins (January 1, 1927).
- Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (January 12, 1927).
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