Zack Wheat

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, MO us

Died: March 11, 1972 in Sedalia, MO

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Debut: September 11, 1909 (Age 21-111d, 3,229th in major league history)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 21, 1927 (Age 39-121d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1959. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Zack Wheat's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1909 season

Full Name: Zachariah Davis Wheat

Nicknames: Buck

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Relatives: Brother of Mack Wheat

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.4

9106

2884

132

.317

1289

RBI

1248

205

OBP

.367

SLG

.450

OPS

.818

OPS+

129

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1927 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	19 (18)	May 5	PHA		BOS	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	20	May 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	51	10.2	0	1	0	1	0
3	21	May 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	22	May 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
5	26 (3)	May 13	PHA	@	DET	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	42 (15)	May 31 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-10	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	43	May 31 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,5-18	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	47 (3)	Jun 6	PHA		CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
9	48	Jun 7	PHA		SLB	W,11-9	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	49	Jun 8	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
11	50	Jun 9	PHA		SLB	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	51	Jun 10	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	52	Jun 11	PHA		DET	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
14	53	Jun 13	PHA		DET	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	54	Jun 15	PHA		CHW	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	55	Jun 16	PHA		CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1
17	56	Jun 17	PHA		CHW	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	57	Jun 18	PHA		CHW	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
19	58	Jun 21 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	59	Jun 21 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
21	60	Jun 22 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	61	Jun 22 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,13-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
23	62	Jun 23	PHA		WSH	W,4-1	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	83 (20)	Jul 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	84	Jul 15 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	85	Jul 15 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,13-10	GS	29	6.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	93 (7)	Jul 25	PHA		DET	W,6-5	CG	52	13.0	3	2	0	5	0
28	94	Jul 26 (1)	PHA		DET	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
29	95	Jul 26 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	96	Jul 27	PHA		DET	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
31	97	Jul 28	PHA		DET	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
32	98	Jul 29	PHA		CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	99	Jul 30	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	100	Aug 2 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
35	101	Aug 2 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	48	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
36	107 (5)	Aug 9	PHA		NYY	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
37	108	Aug 10	PHA		BOS	W,12-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	109	Aug 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
39	110	Aug 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	111	Aug 12	PHA		BOS	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
41	112	Aug 13	PHA		BOS	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
42	113	Aug 16 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
43	114	Aug 16 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	115	Aug 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	116	Aug 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	117	Aug 19	PHA	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	118	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
48	119	Aug 21	PHA	@	CHW	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	120	Aug 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	121	Aug 24	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	122	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	123	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	124	Aug 27	PHA	@	DET	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
54	125	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
55	126	Aug 29	PHA	@	DET	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
56	127	Aug 31	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	128	Sep 2	PHA		NYY	L,2-12	GS	41	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	129	Sep 3	PHA		NYY	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	130	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	131	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
61	137 (5)	Sep 12	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	142 (4)	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
							62gm			110	9	2	121	1