#48 Dick Wakefield, Rightfield, 28 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#48 Dick Wakefield, Rightfield, 28 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Dick Wakefield

5/6/1921
28
USA,IL,CHICAGO
6"4
210

Rightfield
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,428,571
1949
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	7	7	5	10	8
Versus LHP	5	6	5	9	7
Versus RHP	7	7	5	10	8
Talent	7	7	6	10	8

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4
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3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
RF : 5 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/20	WAS	W 8-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/21	WAS	L 6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/23	PHA	W 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#7
9/24	PHA	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
9/26	@BOS	L 1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#3
9/27	@BOS	W 5-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
9/29	@CLE	L 5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#7
9/30	@CHA	L 8-13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
10/1	BOS	W 6-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
10/4	WAS	W 8-1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#2

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	119	123	33	6	0	4	26	21	37	20	.268	.435	.415	.849	.936	.146
Projected	119	123	33	6	0	4	26	21	37	20	.268	.435	.415	.849	.936	.146

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	0	162	0	1	0	4	1	1	51	10	0	0	.0	25.2	7.1

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	38	9	0	0	0	7	8	14	7	0	0	0	.237	.442	.237	.679
vs. RHP	85	24	6	0	4	19	13	23	13	1	1	0	.282	.431	.494	.925
Close/Late	49	12	3	0	1	13	5	18	12	1	1	0	.245	.435	.367	.802
Scoring Position	42	11	3	0	1	19	0	18	7	1	0	0	.262	.475	.405	.880
Pinch Hitting	89	29	5	0	3	20	19	30	16	0	0	0	.326	.496	.483	.979

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	63	60	16	1	0	2	8	9	21	11	.267	.451	.383	.835
Road	56	63	17	5	0	2	18	12	16	9	.270	.412	.444	.857
March/April	22	24	6	1	0	0	0	4	9	4	.250	.455	.292	.746
May	22	26	4	1	0	1	4	3	4	4	.154	.267	.308	.574
June	18	18	5	0	0	0	2	3	6	3	.278	.458	.278	.736
July	18	20	7	1	0	2	13	3	6	3	.350	.481	.700	1.181
August	15	12	6	2	0	1	5	4	5	2	.500	.647	.917	1.564
Sept/Oct	24	23	5	1	0	0	2	4	7	4	.217	.387	.261	.648

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1943	68	218	49	12	1	11	44	27	30	1	0	24	0	1	.225	.321	.440	.762	DET
1944	123	269	92	13	3	16	61	49	37	0	2	22	2	0	.342	.419	.591	1.010	DET
1945	147	466	113	19	3	8	63	53	86	0	5	65	2	0	.242	.357	.348	.705	DET
1946	146	442	136	23	7	20	89	74	83	0	1	38	0	0	.308	.416	.527	.943	DET,AL
1947	138	421	119	30	5	15	70	61	69	0	2	40	1	0	.283	.382	.485	.867	DET
1948	147	475	170	36	3	18	109	106	112	1	4	51	3	0	.358	.478	.560	1.038	DET,AL
1949	119	123	33	6	0	4	26	21	37	0	1	20	0	0	.268	.435	.415	.849	DET
Total	888	2414	712	139	22	92	462	391	454	2	15	260	8	1	.295	.405	.485	.890

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1941, AAA	138	505	155	29	3	16	71	67	36	88	9	12	.307	.349	.471	.820
1942, AAA	137	543	171	24	7	26	116	88	67	86	10	9	.315	.387	.529	.916
1943, AAA	85	326	110	18	4	28	91	78	41	50	4	3	.337	.408	.675	1.083

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1943	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1948	13	25	6	1	0	0	3	3	8	3	0	0	.240	.424	.280	.704
Total	15	30	6	1	0	0	3	3	8	3	0	0	.200	.368	.233	.602

Fielding Stats 1949

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INN

RANGE

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Rightfield

1.000

156.2

2.13

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Detroit in 1941...
Injured on 5/17/1942 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
Injured on 5/30/1942 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for one week...
Injured on 6/14/1942 with a Bruised Heel, out for 3 days...
Injured on 5/17/1943 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 7/15/1943, off Carlos Moore (BOS)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/15/1943, off Carlos Moore (BOS)...
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 5/5/1946...
Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 8/24/1947...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1947, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 8/3/1948...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,428,571 through salary arbitration...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
1948 - .358 - 1st

OBP
1946 - .416 - 7th
1948 - .478 - 1st

SLG
1948 - .560 - 10th

OPS
1948 - 1.038 - 4th

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