Dick Wakefield

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: May 6, 1921 in Chicago, IL us

Died: August 26, 1985 in Redford, MI

Buried: Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, OH

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 26, 1941 (Age 20-051d, 9,070th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 6, 1952 (Age 31-000d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Richard Cummings Wakefield

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Relatives: Son of Howard Wakefield

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

2132

625

.293

334

RBI

315

OBP

.396

SLG

.447

OPS

.843

OPS+

131

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	52-24 / in Starts: 52-24
Longest Hitting Streak	16 games
Longest On Base Streak	26 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	1 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	13

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 332 PAs	53
Actual Runners on Base	169 (87-54-28) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 332 PAs	34
Avg. Runners on Base	217 (111-70-35)

Most Driven In
R York	10
P Higgins	9
Self	9
E Mayo	7
J Outlaw	2
J Hoover	2
D Cramer	1
C Hostetler	1

Most Driven In By
Self	9
P Richards	7
J Hoover	3
P Higgins	3
J Outlaw	2
D Trout	2
D Ross	1
J Orengo	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	163	79 (78)	Jul 13	DET		CHW	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	5	.24	0.057	.23	0.03%	1.25	LF
2	164	80	Jul 14	DET		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.571	.571	1.000	1.571	5						LF
3	165	81	Jul 15 (1)	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.727	1.182	5	1.67	0.059	2.58	0.06%	0.23	LF
4	166	82	Jul 15 (2)	DET		CHW	W,8-2	CG	4	4	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.533	.533	1.000	1.533	5	.94	0.263	1.11	0.19%	3.71	LF
5	167	83	Jul 16 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.421	.421	.789	1.211	5	.47	-0.054	.67	-0.05%	-1.19	LF
6	168	84	Jul 16 (2)	DET		CHW	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.375	.375	.667	1.042	5						LF
7	169	85	Jul 18	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.345	.345	.621	.966	5	1.16	-0.048	1.31	-0.03%	0.18	LF
8	170	86	Jul 19	DET		WSH	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.303	.303	.545	.848	5						LF
9	171	87	Jul 20	DET		WSH	W,7-6	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.368	.639	1.007	5						LF
10	172	88	Jul 21	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3		0	0	0			0	0	0	.342	.419	.632	1.050	5						LF
11	173	89	Jul 22	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.404	.595	.999	5	.75	-0.053	1.38	-0.06%	-0.57	LF
12	174	90	Jul 23 (1)	DET		PHA	L,3-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.326	.392	.565	.957	5	.10	-0.011	.26	-0.02%	-0.75	LF
13	175	91	Jul 23 (2)	DET		PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.320	.382	.540	.922	5	1.76	-0.154	3.89	-0.21%	-0.77	LF
14	176	92	Jul 24	DET		PHA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.302	.362	.509	.872	5						LF
15	177	93	Jul 25	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.304	.371	.536	.907	5						LF
16	178	94	Jul 26	DET		BOS	T,1-1	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.288	.354	.508	.862	5						LF
17	179	95	Jul 27	DET		BOS	L,1-6	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.302	.362	.524	.886	5	.41	0.035	.69	0.04%	0.77	LF
18	180	96	Jul 28	DET		BOS	L,5-15	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.378	.515	.894	5	.65	0.063	.96	0.06%	0.58	LF
19	181	97	Jul 29	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.300	.380	.500	.880	5	1.54	-0.068	1.56	-0.04%	-1.20	LF
20	182	98	Jul 30 (1)	DET		NYY	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.386	.514	.899	5	.45	-0.010	.54	-0.01%	0.09	LF
21	183	99	Jul 30 (2)	DET		NYY	W,13-7	CG	5	5	3	3	0	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.329	.398	.582	.980	5	.24	0.152	.22	0.08%	3.35	LF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	184	100	Aug 1	DET		NYY	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.391	.561	.952	5	.27	-0.026	.23	-0.01%	-0.35	LF
23	185	101	Aug 5	DET	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.321	.406	.560	.966	5	.75	0.117	.70	0.07%	1.01	LF
24	186	102	Aug 6 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.406	.562	.968	5	.44	0.175	.45	0.11%	2.35	LF
25	187	103	Aug 6 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.323	.400	.548	.948	5	.97	-0.062	1.20	-0.05%	-0.39	LF
26	188	104	Aug 9	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.320	.394	.536	.931	5						LF
27	189	105	Aug 10	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.330	.407	.570	.977	5						LF
28	190	106	Aug 11	DET	@	WSH	W,11-4	CG	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.337	.415	.577	.992	5						LF
29	191	107	Aug 12	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5	CG	5	3	3	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.336	.423	.589	1.012	5	.60	0.314	1.01	0.32%	2.30	LF
30	192	108	Aug 13 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.324	.409	.568	.977	5	.64	-0.060	1.15	-0.07%	-0.76	LF
31	193	109	Aug 13 (2)	DET	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.319	.402	.552	.953	5	.74	-0.004	1.04	0.00%	-0.90	LF
32	194	110	Aug 14	DET	@	PHA	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.308	.390	.533	.923	5	.83	-0.014	1.46	-0.02%	-0.03	LF
33	195	111	Aug 15	DET	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.298	.379	.516	.895	5						LF
34	196	112	Aug 16	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.389	.524	.913	5	.95	0.123	1.76	0.14%	1.00	LF
35	197	113	Aug 17	DET	@	BOS	T,3-3	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.381	.512	.893	5	.91	-0.069	2.29	-0.10%	-0.57	LF
36	198	114	Aug 18 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.295	.384	.508	.892	5	.71	-0.026	1.40	-0.03%	-0.16	LF
37	199	115	Aug 18 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.296	.387	.504	.891	5						LF
38	200	116	Aug 19	DET	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.299	.396	.511	.907	5	.39	0.055	1.01	0.08%	0.83	LF
39	201	117	Aug 20 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.305	.399	.511	.909	5	1.22	0.027	2.99	0.04%	0.28	LF
40	202	118	Aug 20 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.399	.521	.919	5	.63	0.065	1.73	0.11%	0.62	LF
41	203	119	Aug 21	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.395	.513	.909	5	.93	-0.019	3.78	-0.05%	-0.35	LF
42	204	120	Aug 22	DET	@	NYY	L,7-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.303	.390	.523	.912	5	1.16	-0.134	3.66	-0.25%	-0.11	LF
43	205	121	Aug 25	DET		SLB	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.392	.519	.911	5	.76	0.033	3.46	0.09%	0.39	LF
44	206	122	Aug 26	DET		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.400	.519	.919	5	.36	0.033	2.24	0.12%	0.76	LF
45	207	123	Aug 27 (1)	DET		SLB	W,5-3	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.407	.537	.944	5	1.16	0.099	8.50	0.44%	1.27	LF
46	208	124	Aug 27 (2)	DET		SLB	L,2-17	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.309	.409	.533	.943	5						LF
47	209	125	Aug 29	DET		CHW	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.406	.533	.939	5						LF
48	210	126	Aug 30	DET		CHW	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.408	.529	.937	5						LF
49	211	127	Aug 31	DET	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.307	.405	.523	.928	5						LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
50	212	128	Sep 1	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.307	.410	.536	.946	5	.61	0.146	5.19	0.75%	1.71	LF
51	213	129	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0		3	0	0			0	0	0	.304	.405	.533	.937	5						LF
52	214	130	Sep 3	DET	@	SLB	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.397	.521	.919	5	.81	-0.083	10.70	-0.66%	-0.76	LF
53	215	131	Sep 4 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,12-2	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.304	.406	.524	.930	5	.50	0.084	3.41	0.34%	4.03	LF
54	216	132	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.410	.536	.946	5	1.29	0.261	10.00	1.22%	2.16	LF
55	217	133	Sep 5	DET	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.414	.533	.947	5	.40	0.030	2.57	0.12%	0.89	LF
56	218	134	Sep 6	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	0			0	0	0	.310	.415	.530	.945	5						LF
57	219	135	Sep 7	DET		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.309	.413	.525	.937	5	.81	0.063	7.02	0.33%	0.24	LF
58	220	136	Sep 9	DET		CLE	W,15-6	CG	5	4	3	3	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0			0	1	0	.317	.420	.529	.949	5						LF
59	221	137	Sep 10 (1)	DET		CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.318	.422	.531	.952	5	.85	0.139	9.50	0.94%	1.30	LF
60	222	138	Sep 10 (2)	DET		CLE	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.321	.423	.530	.953	5						LF
61	223	139	Sep 15 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	0	0	.318	.419	.523	.941	5	1.82	-0.187	21.45	-1.32%	-0.77	LF
62	224	140	Sep 15 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	5	3	2	3	0	0	0	1	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.327	.430	.529	.959	5						LF
63	225	141	Sep 17 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.429	.524	.953	5	.70	-0.067	8.34	-0.48%	0.36	LF
64	226	142	Sep 17 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.333	.434	.532	.966	5	.95	0.127	11.90	0.95%	1.38	LF
65	227	143	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.435	.530	.965	5	.78	0.053	12.12	0.50%	0.40	LF
66	228	144	Sep 20	DET		NYY	W,8-2	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.339	.438	.544	.982	5	.66	0.181	9.52	1.57%	1.73	LF
67	229	145	Sep 21	DET		NYY	L,4-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.342	.441	.560	1.000	5	1.43	0.269	18.29	2.07%	2.50	LF
68	230	146	Sep 22 (1)	DET		BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.344	.441	.571	1.012	5	1.40	0.318	21.42	2.91%	2.55	LF
69	231	147	Sep 22 (2)	DET		BOS	W,8-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0			0	0	0	.341	.442	.566	1.008	5						LF
70	232	148	Sep 23	DET		BOS	W,8-2	CG	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.345	.448	.567	1.016	5	.28	0.014	4.04	0.13%	0.14	LF
71	233	149	Sep 24	DET		BOS	W,9-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.344	.447	.563	1.010	5	.54	-0.003	8.33	-0.03%	0.20	LF
72	234	150	Sep 25	DET		PHA	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	.344	.448	.560	1.008	5	1.76	0.032	27.56	0.30%	0.49	LF
73	235	151	Sep 26	DET		PHA	W,6-0	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.347	.452	.576	1.028	5	.32	0.132	6.25	1.55%	1.37	LF
74	236	152	Sep 27	DET		PHA	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.355	.459	.581	1.040	5	1.19	0.169	25.14	2.16%	1.91	LF
75	237	153	Sep 29 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.358	.463	.586	1.048	5	1.20	0.175	25.46	2.23%	1.22	LF
76	238	154	Sep 29 (2)	DET		WSH	L,2-9	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.354	.462	.579	1.041	5	.59	-0.011	8.84	-0.10%	-0.52	LF
77	239	155	Sep 30	DET		WSH	W,7-3	CG	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.359	.468	.582	1.051	5	.64	0.081	19.80	1.52%	1.54	LF
78	240	156	Oct 1	DET		WSH	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.359	.467	.580	1.047	5						LF
							52-24		332	276	53	99	15	5	12	53	55	5	29	1	0		5	5	2	2	.359	.467	.580	1.047		.82	2.781	6.26	17.94%	36.91

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