Dick Wakefield

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 210lb (193cm, 95kg)

Born: May 6, 1921 in Chicago, IL us

Died: August 26, 1985 in Redford, MI

Buried: Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, OH

School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)

Debut: June 26, 1941 (Age 20-051d, 9,070th in major league history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 6, 1952 (Age 31-000d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: Richard Cummings Wakefield

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Relatives: Son of Howard Wakefield

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

2132

625

.293

334

RBI

315

OBP

.396

SLG

.447

OPS

.843

OPS+

131

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 56 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 16 go ahead

1 Tm
DET	56

Platoon
vs RHP	47
vs LHP	9

Home/Road
Home	34
Away	22

Outs
1	20
0	18
2	18

7 Opps
NYY	13
SLB	9
CLE	8
BOS	8
WSH	7
CHW	7
PHA	4

42 Pitchers
Eddie Lopat	3
Bob Lemon	3
Mel Queen	3
Vern Kennedy	2
Fred Sanford	2
Ellis Kinder	2
Ray Scarborough	2
Frank Hiller	2
Red Embree	2
Jesse Flores	2
Dave Ferriss	2
Eddie Smith	1
Bill Dietrich	1
Charles Wensloff	1
Hooks Iott	1
Allie Reynolds	1
Milo Candini	1
Walt Masterson	1
Jack Kramer	1
Vic Raschi	1
Roger Wolff	1
Bill Zuber	1
Monk Dubiel	1
Joe Bowman	1
Jake Wade	1
Hank Borowy	1
Ralph Schwamb	1
Johnny Niggeling	1
Ned Garver	1
Luke Hamlin	1
Joe Coleman	1
Mickey Harris	1
Dick Newsome	1
Tex Hughson	1
Bill Wight	1
Nels Potter	1
Steve Gromek	1
Ralph Winegarner	1
Mickey Haefner	1
Early Wynn	1
Bob Muncrief	1
Steve Sundra	1

9 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	34
Yankee Stad (NYC)	6
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	5
Fenway Pk (BOS)	3
GriffithStad (WAS)	3
League Pk II (CLE)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	30
7	6
8	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	56

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	34
12-	8
1--	7
-2-	6
123	1

88 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	34
1 on	13
2 on	8
3 on	1
Any on	22

Inning
1	6
2	5
3	4
4	2
5	8
6	9
7	9
8	10
9	3

1-3	15
4-6	19
7-end	22

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	4
+2	4
+1	7
Tied	13
-1	6
-2	1
-3	5
-4..	6

Ahead	25
Tied	13
Behind	18

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	51
PH	4
RF	1

OrderPos
5th	24
3rd	16
4th	12
9th	2
2nd	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	8
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	20

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1943	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1943-06-23 (2)	DET		CLE	Vern Kennedy	behind 2-6	b 6	0	---	1	3	7
2	2	2	1	1943-06-27 (2)	DET	@	SLB	Steve Sundra	tied 0-0	t 1	0	12-	3	3	7
3	3	3	1	1943-07-04 (2)	DET		NYY	Hank Borowy	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	12-	3	3	7	0.220	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Cramer Scores; J. Hoover Scores
4	4	4	1	1943-08-17	DET		PHA	Jesse Flores	ahead 3-0	b 7	1	---	1	3	7
5	5	5	1	1943-08-22 (1)	DET		NYY	Charles Wensloff	ahead 7-0	b 6	0	1--	2	3	7	0.003	100%		Home Run; J. Hoover Scores
6	6	6	1	1943-09-18	DET	@	CLE	Vern Kennedy	behind 1-4	t 8	2	---	1	3	9	0.034	6%		Home Run (Deep RF)
7	7	7	1	1943-09-27	DET	@	BOS	Dick Newsome	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	2	3	7	0.169	69%		Home Run; D. Cramer Scores
1944	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1944-07-14	DET		CHW	Bill Dietrich	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	7
9	9	2	1	1944-07-15 (2)	DET		CHW	Eddie Lopat	ahead 6-2	b 7	0	-2-	2	5	7	0.013	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. York Scores
10	10	3	1	1944-07-20	DET		WSH	Roger Wolff	tied 5-5	b 5	0	---	1	5	7
11	11	4	1	1944-07-30 (2)	DET		NYY	Bill Zuber	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	12-	3	5	7	0.039	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Mayo Scores; R. York Scores
12	12	5	1	1944-08-10	DET	@	WSH	Johnny Niggeling	behind 1-2	t 7	1	---	1	5	7
13	13	6	1	1944-08-22	DET	@	NYY	Mel Queen	behind 3-9	t 8	1	---	1	5	7	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	7	1	1944-08-27 (1)	DET		SLB	Bob Muncrief	behind 0-3	b 5	0	---	1	5	7	0.097	27%		Home Run
15	15	8	1	1944-09-01	DET	@	SLB	Nels Potter	ahead 2-0	t 3	0	-2-	2	5	7	0.100	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. York Scores
16	16	9	1	1944-09-20	DET		NYY	Mel Queen	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.110	66%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
17	17	10	1	1944-09-21	DET		NYY	Monk Dubiel	behind 1-4	b 8	2	1--	2	5	7	0.136	19%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Higgins Scores
18	18	11	1	1944-09-22 (1)	DET		BOS	Joe Bowman	behind 3-4	b 5	1	123	4	5	7	0.328	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Mayo Scores; P. Higgins Scores; R. York Scores
19	19	12	1	1944-09-26	DET		PHA	Luke Hamlin	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	5	7	0.114	64%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1946	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1946-05-19 (2)	DET		BOS	Tex Hughson	ahead 2-0	b 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.071	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	2	1	1946-06-05	DET	@	PHA	Jesse Flores	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	1	4	7	0.124	80%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	3	1	1946-06-09 (2)	DET	@	BOS	Dave Ferriss	behind 3-8	t 8	2	---	1	4	7	0.008	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
23	23	4	1	1946-06-11	DET	@	NYY	Jake Wade	ahead 5-2	t 9	1	1--	2	4	7	0.024	99%		Home Run; J. Outlaw Scores
24	24	5	1	1946-07-31	DET		NYY	Mel Queen	ahead 5-0	b 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.007	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	6	1	1946-08-09	DET	@	CHW	Eddie Smith	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	---	1	5	7	0.063	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
26	26	7	1	1946-08-23 (2)	DET	@	WSH	Ray Scarborough	ahead 4-0	t 7	2	---	1	5	7	0.026	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
27	27	8	1	1946-09-04	DET		CLE	Steve Gromek	tied 1-1	b 6	0	---	1	5	7
28	28	9	1	1946-09-05	DET		CLE	Bob Lemon	ahead 9-0	b 4	1	---	1	5	7
29	29	10	1	1946-09-08 (1)	DET		CHW	Eddie Lopat	behind 0-2	b 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.145	36%		Home Run
30	30	11	1	1946-09-10	DET		BOS	Mickey Harris	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	7
31	31	12	1	1946-09-20	DET	@	CLE	Red Embree	ahead 9-1	t 5	1	12-	3	5	7
1947	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1947-04-23	DET		CHW	Eddie Lopat	ahead 5-4	b 8	0	---	1	4	7	0.071	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	2	1	1947-04-25	DET		SLB	Hooks Iott	behind 2-5	b 8	0	1--	2	4	7	0.168	30%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Cullenbine Scores
34	34	3	1	1947-05-29	DET		CLE	Red Embree	behind 0-4	b 9	2	---	1	4	7	0.003	0%		Home Run
35	35	4	1	1947-07-06 (1)	DET	@	SLB	Ellis Kinder	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2	3	7	0.176	68%		Home Run; E. Lake Scores
36	36	5	1	1947-07-16 (1)	DET		WSH	Walt Masterson	behind 2-7	b 5	1	1--	2	3	7	0.086	16%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Cullenbine Scores
37	37	6	1	1947-07-17 (1)	DET		WSH	Milo Candini	ahead 6-5	b 8	1	---	1	3	7
38	38	7	1	1947-07-30	DET	@	NYY	Allie Reynolds	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	1	3	7	0.108	57%		Home Run
39	39	8	1	1947-08-30	DET	@	SLB	Fred Sanford	ahead 1-0	t 6	1	---	1	4	7	0.130	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1948	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
40	40	1	1	1948-06-04	DET	@	NYY	Frank Hiller	behind 1-4	t 7	2	12-	3	8	PH	0.327	43%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Evers Scores; P. Mullin Scores
41	41	2	1	1948-06-13 (2)	DET	@	WSH	Early Wynn	ahead 3-1	t 3	0	-2-	2	4	7	0.099	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Kell Scores
42	42	3	1	1948-06-15	DET		PHA	Joe Coleman	ahead 2-1	b 8	1	---	1	4	7	0.082	93%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	4	1	1948-07-11	DET		CHW	Bill Wight	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	12-	3	4	7
44	44	5	1	1948-07-15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	Jack Kramer	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	4	7	0.098	60%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	6	1	1948-08-29 (1)	DET	@	NYY	Frank Hiller	behind 5-6	t 8	2	-2-	2	9	PH	0.482	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Campbell Scores
46	46	7	1	1948-09-06 (1)	DET	@	SLB	Ralph Schwamb	ahead 7-0	t 6	2	---	1	3	7
47	47	8	1	1948-09-08	DET	@	CLE	Bob Lemon	behind 3-7	t 6	2	---	1	3	7	0.043	10%		Home Run
48	48	9	1	1948-09-19 (1)	DET		BOS	Ellis Kinder	behind 1-2	b 8	1	-2-	2	2	PH	0.473	85%		Home Run; F. Hutchinson Scores
49	49	10	1	1948-09-19 (2)	DET		BOS	Dave Ferriss	tied 6-6	b 7	1	---	1	5	7	0.211	76%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	11	1	1948-09-29	DET		SLB	Ned Garver	ahead 3-0	b 3	2	---	1	5	7
1949	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
51	51	1	1	1949-05-01	DET		CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	3	5	7	0.239	78%		Home Run; J. Lipon Scores; V. Wertz Scores
52	52	2	1	1949-05-09	DET		NYY	Vic Raschi	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.107	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	3	1	1949-07-21	DET		WSH	Ray Scarborough	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	1--	2	3	7	0.120	88%		Home Run (Deep RF); P. Mullin Scores
54	54	4	1	1949-08-02	DET	@	NYY	Fred Sanford	ahead 8-2	t 6	0	---	1	3	7	0.012	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
55	55	5	1	1949-08-10	DET		CHW	Mickey Haefner	behind 2-3	b 9	2	---	1	9	PH
56	56	6	1	1949-08-13	DET		SLB	Ralph Winegarner	ahead 11-5	b 7	1	---	1	3	7

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0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 16 go ahead

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