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).