Lee Wheat Stats

Lee Wheat was born on Sunday, September 15, 1929, in Edwardsville, Illinois. Wheat was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1954, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Lee Wheat baseball stats page.
"I thoroughly enjoyed playing baseball. It gave me the opportunity to travel, meet many nice fans, play with or against many fine players, and a challenge to do my very best." - Leroy Wheat in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel (07/31/2008)

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Lee Wheat

Leroy Wheat Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#244)

Leroy Wheat Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#244)
 

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Birth Name:   Leroy William Wheat
Nickname:   Lee
Born On:   09-15-1929  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Edwardsville, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-29-2008 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Truman State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-21-1954 (Age 24)
Last Game:   04-23-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lee Wheat

Lee Wheat 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
1954 25 Athletics 8 1 5 0 2 .000 5.72 0 0 0 28.1 137 38 18 18 1 9 0 7 0 1 1 -
1955 26 Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 .000 22.50 0 0 0 2.0 18 8 5 7 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
2 Years 11 1 5 0 2 .000 6.82 0 0 0 30.1 155 46 23 25 2 12 2 8 0 1 1 -
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Lee Wheat Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 25 Athletics 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125
1955 26 Athletics 3 0 0 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
2 Years 11 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125
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Lee Wheat Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1954 Athletics P 8 1 85 6 0.8 6 3 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.91
1955 Athletics P 3 0 6 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 11 1 91 7 0.6 7 3 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
2 Years 11 1 91 7 0.6 7 3 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
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Lee Wheat Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.78 2.22 2.86
1955 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.33 4.50 13.50
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.67 2.37 3.56
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Lee Wheat Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 40 Undetermined - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 16 Undetermined - -




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