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Zack Wheat
Zack Wheat
Full name Zachariah Davis Wheat
Born May 23, 1888, Hamilton, Missouri
Died March 11, 1972, Sedalia, Missouri
Buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri (Block 101- Lot 137- Grave 7)
First Game: September 11, 1909 ; Final Game: September 21, 1927
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 170
Brother of Mack Wheat
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1959
SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1909 BRO N Daily Splits 26 102 15 31 7 3 0 4 6 13 0 5 0 1 .304 .343 .431 0.4 1909 BRO N
1910 BRO N Daily Splits 156 606 78 172 36 15 2 55 47 80 6 11 0 16 .284 .341 .403 0.9 1910 BRO N
1911 BRO N Daily Splits 140 534 55 153 26 13 5 76 29 0i 58 7 18 21 .287 .332 .412 -0.4 1911 BRO N
1912 BRO N Daily Splits 123 453 70 138 28 7 8 65 39 40 6 7 0 16 .305 .367 .450 1.2 1912 BRO N
1913 BRO N Daily Splits 138 535 64 161 28 10 7 58 25 0i 45 2 11 0 14i 2i 19 37i .301 .335 .430 0.7 1913 BRO N
1914 BRO N Daily Splits 145 533 66 170 26 9 9 89 47 1i 50 3 19 0 19i 3i 20 27i .319 .377 .452 3.9 1914 BRO N
1915 BRO N Daily Splits 146 528 64 136 15 12 5 66 52 2i 42 5 10 0 21i 3i 21 14 .258 .330 .360 0.8 1915 BRO N
1916 BRO N Daily Splits 149 568 76 177 32 13 9 73 43 3i 49 6 9 0i 15i 4i 19 0 .312 .366 .461 3.7 1916 BRO N
1917 BRO N Daily Splits 109 362 38 113 15 11 1 41 20 2i 18 2 3 0i 5i 5i 5 2i .312 .352 .423 1.8 1917 BRO N
1918 BRO N Daily Splits 105 409 39 137 15 3 0 51 16 3i 17 6 5 0i 5i 0i 9 7i .335 .369 .386 1.3 1918 BRO N
1919 BRO N Daily Splits 137 536 70 159 23 11 5 62 33 6 27 6 6 0 15 8 15 13 .297 .344 .409 0.7 1919 BRO N
1920 BRO N Daily Splits 148 583 89 191 26 13 9 73 48 6 21 6 6 0 20 10 8 10 .328 .385 .463 1.5 1920 BRO N
1921 BRO N Daily Splits 148 568 91 182 31 10 14 85 44 10 19 3 9 0 15 7 11 8 .320 .372 .484 0.0 1921 BRO N
1922 BRO N Daily Splits 152 600 92 201 29 12 16 112 45 13 22 7 8 0 12 7 9 6 .335 .388 .503 1.3 1922 BRO N
1923 BRO N Daily Splits 98 349 63 131 13 5 8 65 23 0 12 2 4 0 8 7 3 3 .375 .417 .510 0.6 1923 BRO N
1924 BRO N Daily Splits 141 566 92 212 41 8 14 97 49 6 18 4 5 0 11 10 3 4 .375 .428 .549 4.4 1924 BRO N
1925 BRO N Daily Splits 150 616 125 221 42 14 14 103 45 3 22 1 8 0 17 16 3 1 .359 .403 .541 2.4 1925 BRO N
1926 BRO N Daily Splits 111 411 68 119 31 2 5 35 21 4 14 1 12 0 9 6 4 3 .290 .326 .411 -0.9 1926 BRO N
1927 PHI A Daily Splits 88 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 18 2 5 4 7 0 3 5 2 3 .324 .379 .393 -0.8 1927 PHI A
Total NL (18 Years) 2322 8859 1255 2804 464 171 131 1210 632 59i 567 73 156 0i186i 88i 203 135i .317 .367 .452 24.3 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 88 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 18 2 5 4 7 0 3 5 2 3 .324 .379 .393 -0.8 Total AL
Total (19 Years) Splits 2410 9106 1289 2884 476 172 132 1248 650 61i 572 77 163 0i189i 93i 205 138i .317 .367 .450 23.5 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1916 BRO N Daily Splits 5 19 2 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .211 .286 .316 1916 BRO N
1920 BRO N Daily Splits 7 27 2 9 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .357 .407 1920 BRO N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 12 46 4 13 2 1 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283 .327 .370 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1909 BRO N Daily Splits OF 26 26 26 224.2 54 5 3 1 0 .952 25 1 0
1909 BRO N LF 25 25 25 215.2 51 5 3 1 0 .949
1909 BRO N CF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1910 BRO N Daily Splits OF 156 156 156 1413.2 354 21 15 6 0 .962 156 0 0
1910 BRO N LF 156 156 156 1413.2 354 21 15 6 0 .962
1911 BRO N Daily Splits OF 136 136 135 1186 287 12 14 0 0 .955 135 1 0
1911 BRO N LF 135 135 134 1177 i 285 13 14 0 0 .955
1911 BRO N CF 1 1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1912 BRO N Daily Splits OF 120 120 119 1052.2 285 13 10 2 0 .968 120 0 0
1912 BRO N LF 120 120 119 1052.2i 285 13 10 2 0 .968
1913 BRO N Daily Splits OF 135 134 131 1201.2 338 13 8 7 0 .978 135 0 0
1913 BRO N LF 135 134 131 1201.2i 335 14 8 5 0 .978
1914 BRO N Daily Splits OF 144 141 139 1245.2 331 21 14 5 0 .962 144 0 0
1914 BRO N LF 144 141 139 1245.2i 327 20 14 3 0 .961
1915 BRO N Daily Splits OF 144 144 139 1271.2 345 18 18 4 0 .953 144 0 0
1915 BRO N LF 144 144 139 1271.2i 342 19 18 4 0 .953
1916 BRO N Daily Splits OF 149 148 141 1326.2 333 14 9 0 0 .975 149 0 1
1916 BRO N LF 149 148 141 1323.2i 333 14 9 0 0 .975
1916 BRO N RF 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1917 BRO N Daily Splits OF 98 98 84 780.2 216 12 5 5 0 .979 98 0 0
1917 BRO N LF 98 98 84 780.2i 216 12 5 5 0 .979
1918 BRO N Daily Splits OF 105 104 102 931.1 219 11 5 2 0 .979 104 1 0
1918 BRO N LF 104 103 101 921.1i 214 11 5 2 0 .978
1918 BRO N CF 1 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1919 BRO N Daily Splits OF 137 137 132 1226.2 297 9 9 2 0 .971 137 0 0
1919 BRO N LF 137 137 132 1226.2 299 9 9 2 0 .972
1920 BRO N Daily Splits OF 148 148 136 1332 287 10 9 5 0 .971 148 0 0
1920 BRO N LF 148 148 136 1332 286 11 9 5 0 .971
1921 BRO N Daily Splits OF 148 148 138 1297.2 283 18 11 3 0 .965 148 0 0
1921 BRO N LF 148 148 138 1297.2 285 18 11 3 0 .965
1922 BRO N Daily Splits OF 152 152 145 1339 317 14 3 1 0 .991 152 0 0
1922 BRO N LF 152 152 145 1339 317 14 4 2 0 .988
1923 BRO N Daily Splits OF 87 84 71 717 135 4 14 1 0 .908 86 0 1
1923 BRO N LF 86 84 71 715 135 4 14 1 0 .908
1923 BRO N RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1924 BRO N Daily Splits OF 139 139 129 1216.1 288 13 11 4 0 .965 139 0 0
1924 BRO N LF 139 139 129 1216.1 289 13 12 4 0 .962
1925 BRO N Daily Splits OF 149 149 141 1286.2 320 7 13 2 0 .962 149 0 0
1925 BRO N LF 149 149 141 1286.2 320 7 13 2 0 .962
1926 BRO N Daily Splits OF 102 101 93 876.2 202 9 10 3 0 .955 102 0 0
1926 BRO N LF 102 101 93 876.2 202 9 11 3 0 .950
1927 PHI A Daily Splits OF 62 59 55 520.2 105 8 2 1 0 .983 57 2 3
1927 PHI A LF 57 56 52 491 108 7 2 1 0 .983
1927 PHI A RF 3 3 3 26.2 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1927 PHI A CF 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (19 Years) Splits OF 2337 2324 2212 20447.1 4996 232 183 54 0 .966 2328 5 5
Total (19 Years) LF 2328 2318 2206 20384.2i 4983 234 186 51 0 .966
Total ( 4 Years) CF 5 3 3 31 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) RF 5 3 3 31.2 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1916 BRO N Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 47.1 14 0 1 0 0 .933 5 0 0
1916 BRO N LF 5 5 5 47.1 14 0 1 0 0 .933
1920 BRO N Daily Splits OF 7 7 7 59 16 0 2 0 0 .889 7 0 0
1920 BRO N LF 7 7 7 59 16 0 2 0 0 .889
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 12 12 12 106.1 30 0 3 0 0 .909 12 0 0
Total ( 2 Years) LF 12 12 12 106.1 30 0 3 0 0 .909
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transaction Information
Sold by Mobile (Southern Association) to Brooklyn Superbas for $1200 (July 15,
1909 ).
Released by Brooklyn Robins (January 1, 1927 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (January 12, 1927 ).
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