Zack Wheat

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, MO us

Died: March 11, 1972 in Sedalia, MO

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: September 11, 1909 (Age 21-111d, 3,229th in major league history)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1927 (Age 39-121d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1959. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Zack Wheat's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Zachariah Davis Wheat

Nicknames: Buck

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Relatives: Brother of Mack Wheat

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.4

9106

2884

132

.317

1289

RBI

1248

205

OBP

.367

SLG

.450

OPS

.818

OPS+

129

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-9 / in Starts: 3-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1916	WS g1	Oct 7	BRO	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	1.000	1.500	4	1.08	0.229	56.51	7.41%	1.27	LF
2	1916	WS g2	Oct 9	BRO	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG(14)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.222	.444	.667	4	.94	-0.112	50.35	-3.35%	-0.51	LF
3	1916	WS g3	Oct 10	BRO		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0		1		.273	.385	.455	.839	4	1.14	0.006	49.15	0.15%	0.35	LF
4	1916	WS g4	Oct 11	BRO		BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.267	.353	.400	.753	4	1.06	-0.049	66.17	-1.62%	-0.87	LF
5	1916	WS g5	Oct 12	BRO	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.211	.286	.316	.602	4	.92	-0.087	41.03	-2.15%	-0.85	LF
1920 Postseason			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
6	1920	WS g1	Oct 5	BRO		CLE	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	4	1.47	-0.050	67.17	-1.49%	-0.26	LF
7	1920	WS g2	Oct 6	BRO		CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	4	.68	0.101	29.96	2.45%	0.82	LF
8	1920	WS g3	Oct 7	BRO		CLE	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.455	.500	.636	1.136	4	.84	0.071	43.14	2.03%	0.87	LF
9	1920	WS g4	Oct 9	BRO	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.375	.467	.842	4	.74	-0.077	39.99	-2.29%	-1.10	LF
10	1920	WS g5	Oct 10	BRO	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.368	.400	.474	.874	4	.52	-0.051	32.12	-1.77%	0.03	LF
11	1920	WS g6	Oct 11	BRO	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.333	.391	.725	4	1.49	-0.156	90.45	-5.20%	-0.95	LF
12	1920	WS g7	Oct 12	BRO	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.357	.407	.765	4	.93	-0.064	38.54	-1.47%	-0.49	LF
									49	46	4	13	2	1	0	3	3	2	4	0	0				1	0	.283	.327	.370	.696

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