Dick Wakefield Stats

Dick Wakefield was born on Friday, May 6, 1921, in Chicago, Illinois. Wakefield was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 26, 1941, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dick Wakefield baseball stats page.
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Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield Autograph on a 1979 TCMA (#92)

Dick Wakefield Autograph on a 1979 TCMA (#92)
 

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Birth Name:   Richard Cummings Wakefield
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   05-06-1921  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-26-1985 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Redford, Michigan
Cemetery:   Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, Ohio
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Michigan
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   06-26-1941 (Age 20)
Last Game:   05-06-1952
Draft:   Not Applicable / Signing Bonus = $52,000
Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1941 20 Tigers 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1943 22 Tigers 155 633 91 200 38 8 7 0 79 62 - 60 2 - 0 23 .316 .377 .434
1944 23 Tigers 78 276 53 98 15 5 12 1 53 55 - 29 0 - 1 3 .355 .464 .576
1946 25 Tigers 111 396 64 106 11 5 12 0 59 59 - 55 2 - 1 5 .268 .364 .412
1947 26 Tigers 112 368 59 104 15 5 8 0 51 80 - 44 4 - 1 8 .283 .412 .416
1948 27 Tigers 110 322 50 89 20 5 11 0 53 70 - 55 1 - 0 6 .276 .406 .472
1949 28 Tigers 59 126 17 26 3 1 6 0 19 32 - 24 1 - 0 4 .206 .367 .389
1950 29 Yankees 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 1 0 - 0 0 .500 .667 .500
1952 31 Giants 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 1 .000 .333 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 638 2,132 334 625 102 29 56 1 315 360 - 270 10 - 3 50 .293 .396 .447
Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1941 Tigers RF 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1943 Tigers LF 139 139 3,816 305 2.2 294 285 9 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.08
1943 Tigers RF 16 16 417 134 8.4 131 129 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 8.48
1944 Tigers LF 78 78 2,097 164 2.1 158 155 3 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.03
1946 Tigers LF 104 104 2,781 224 2.2 216 210 6 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.10
1947 Tigers LF 101 100 2,436 218 2.2 207 197 10 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 2.29
1948 Tigers LF 86 83 2,184 212 2.5 201 198 3 11 1 n/a n/a n/a .948 2.48
1949 Tigers LF 32 32 702 74 2.3 74 71 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.85
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 540 536 14,016 1,197 2.2 1,150 1,116 34 47 7 n/a n/a n/a .961 2.22
RF Totals 17 16 417 135 7.9 132 130 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 8.55
7 Years 557 552 14,433 1,332 2.4 1,282 1,246 36 50 7 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.40
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Dick Wakefield Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1941 Tigers 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 - - -
1943 Tigers 4 5 .444 0 0 n/a 90.4 10.6 8.0 - - -
1944 Tigers 2 2 .500 0 0 n/a 23.0 9.5 5.2 - - -
1946 Tigers 3 5 .375 6 1 n/a 33.0 7.2 6.7 - - -
1947 Tigers 1 4 .200 12 0 n/a 46.0 8.4 7.2 - - -
1948 Tigers 0 1 .000 24 0 n/a 29.3 5.9 6.1 - - -
1949 Tigers 0 0 .000 27 0 n/a 21.0 5.3 6.6 - - -
1950 Yankees 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 2.0 - - -
1952 Giants 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 10 17 .370 81 1 n/a 38.1 7.9 6.8 - - -
Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1941 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -
1943 Detroit Tigers 2 Undetermined Stats -
1944 Detroit Tigers 2 Undetermined - -
1946 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -
1947 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -
1948 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -
1949 Detroit Tigers 4 Undetermined - -
1950 New York Yankees 9 Undetermined - -
1952 New York Giants 26 Undetermined - -




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