John Wockenfuss

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 27, 1949 in Welch, WV us

Died: August 19, 2022 in Wilmington, DE

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 42nd round of the 1967 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE).

High School: Dickinson HS (Wilmington, DE)

Debut: August 11, 1974 (Age 25-165d, 13,528th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 15, 1985 (Age 36-169d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Johnny Bilton Wockenfuss

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.1

2072

543

.262

267

RBI

310

OBP

.349

SLG

.432

OPS

.782

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	11 (10)	Apr 27	DET		OAK	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
2	12	Apr 28	DET		OAK	W,8-1	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	13	Apr 30	DET	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	15 (1)	May 4	DET		MIN	L,4-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
5	17 (1)	May 7	DET		CHW	W,5-0	CG	28	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	18	May 8	DET		CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
7	19	May 9	DET		CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
8	20	May 11	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
9	21	May 12	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	35	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
10	23 (1)	May 14	DET		CLE	L,3-6	GF	10	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	C
11	25 (1)	May 16	DET		CLE	L,0-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
12	27 (1)	May 18	DET		BOS	L,3-5	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	31 (3)	May 23	DET	@	BAL	W,10-6	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
14	35 (3)	May 26 (2)	DET		BAL	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
15	36	May 27	DET		BAL	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
16	38 (1)	May 29	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
17	39	May 30	DET		NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	2	11	0	C
18	40	May 31	DET		MIL	W,5-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	41	Jun 1 (1)	DET		MIL	W,8-7	GS	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	43 (1)	Jun 2	DET		MIL	W,6-4	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
21	50 (6)	Jun 9	DET	@	KCR	L,3-6	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
22	52 (1)	Jun 12	DET		CAL	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
23	53	Jun 13	DET		CAL	L,7-10	CG	40	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
24	54	Jun 14	DET		KCR	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	5	3	1	9	0	C
25	55	Jun 15	DET		KCR	L,7-21	GS	51	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	67 (11)	Jun 27	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	GF	11	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
27	69 (1)	Jun 29	DET		NYY	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	73 (3)	Jul 4	DET		BAL	L,4-7	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
29	76 (2)	Jul 7	DET	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
30	77	Jul 9	DET		KCR	L,0-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
31	78	Jul 10	DET		KCR	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
32	79	Jul 11	DET		KCR	W,6-5	GF	26	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	80	Jul 15	DET		OAK	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	8	1	0	9	1	C
34	81	Jul 16	DET		OAK	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
35	82	Jul 17	DET		OAK	L,0-3	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
36	88 (5)	Jul 22 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,3-9	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
37	89	Jul 22 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
38	90	Jul 23	DET	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
39	92 (1)	Jul 25 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
40	95 (2)	Jul 27	DET	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
41	97 (1)	Jul 29	DET		BAL	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
42	98	Jul 30	DET		BAL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	101 (2)	Aug 2	DET	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
44	105 (3)	Aug 6	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
45	107 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
46	110 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	DET		TEX	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	113 (2)	Aug 13	DET	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
48	114	Aug 14	DET	@	KCR	L,3-15	CG	51	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	C
49	117 (2)	Aug 18	DET		CAL	L,4-5	GS	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
50	120 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	DET		MIN	L,5-8	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	C
51	123 (2)	Aug 23	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
52	126 (2)	Aug 27	DET	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
53	127	Aug 28	DET	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	2	2	1	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	131 (3)	Sep 1	DET	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
55	140 (8)	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
56	142 (1)	Sep 12 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
57	143	Sep 13	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
58	151 (7)	Sep 22	DET		CLE	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
59	152	Sep 24 (1)	DET		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
							59gm		405.0	221	19	15	255	5