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Full Name: Zachary Davis Wheat Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/170 First Game: September 11, 1909
Birthdate: May 23, 1888 Final Game: September 21, 1927
Birthplace: Hamilton, Missouri MLB Experience: 19 years
Died: March 11, 1972
Deathplace: Sedalia, Missouri
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959

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.

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
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

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
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

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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