Dick Weik Stats

Dick Weik was born on Thursday, November 17, 1927, in Waterloo, Iowa. Weik was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1948, with the Washington Senators. 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 Weik baseball stats page.

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Dick Weik
 
 
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Birth Name:   Richard Henry Weik
Nickname:   Legs
Born On:   11-17-1927  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Waterloo, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-21-1991 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Harvey, Illinois
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Illinois
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   184
First Game:   09-08-1948 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-05-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dick Weik

Dick Weik 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
1948 21 Senators 3 3 0 1 2 .333 5.68 0 0 0 12.2 68 14 8 8 1 22 - 8 0 0 0 -
1949 22 Senators 27 14 8 3 12 .200 5.38 2 2 1 95.1 448 78 57 61 5 103 - 58 10 0 1 -
1950 23 Senators 14 5 5 1 3 .250 4.30 1 0 0 44.0 212 38 21 27 2 47 - 26 2 0 0 -
1950 23 Indians 11 2 2 1 3 .250 3.81 0 0 0 26.0 118 18 11 17 1 26 - 16 3 1 0 -
1953 26 Tigers 12 1 2 0 1 .000 13.97 0 0 0 19.1 109 32 30 30 3 23 - 6 3 0 0 -
1954 27 Tigers 9 1 5 0 1 .000 7.16 0 0 0 16.1 85 23 13 14 3 16 0 9 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 76 26 22 6 22 .214 5.90 3 2 1 213.2 1,040 203 140 157 15 237 0 123 19 2 1 -
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Dick Weik Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1948 21 Senators 3 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .750 .750 1.250
1949 22 Senators 28 28 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 8 2 - 0 1 .179 .207 .179
1950 23 Senators 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .154 .154 .154
1950 23 Indians 11 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 - 0 0 .200 .200 .400
1953 26 Indians 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1953 26 Tigers 12 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 1 - 0 0 .500 .500 1.000
1954 27 Tigers 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 78 53 6 12 2 1 0 0 3 1 - 16 3 0 0 1 .226 .241 .302
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Dick Weik Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1948 Senators P 3 3 38 2 0.7 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
1949 Senators P 27 14 286 28 1.0 27 5 22 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.55
1950 Senators P 14 5 132 5 0.4 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.02
1950 Indians P 11 2 78 5 0.5 5 0 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73
1953 Tigers P 12 1 58 6 0.5 6 3 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.79
1954 Tigers P 9 1 49 2 0.2 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.55
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 76 26 641 48 0.6 46 9 37 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.94
5 Years 76 26 641 48 0.6 46 9 37 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.94
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Dick Weik Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1948 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.36 5.68 15.63
1949 Senators 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.5 14.0 0.56 5.48 9.72
1950 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 0.0 0.55 5.32 9.61
1950 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.62 5.54 9.00
1953 Indians 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1953 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.26 2.79 10.71
1954 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.56 4.96 8.82
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 3.3 17.7 0.52 5.18 9.98
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Dick Weik Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1948 Washington Senators 18 Undetermined - -
1949 Washington Senators 18 Undetermined - -
1950 Washington Senators 27 Undetermined - -
1950 Cleveland Indians 28 Undetermined - -
1953 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1953 Detroit Tigers 21 Undetermined - -
1954 Detroit Tigers 21, 30 Undetermined - -


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