Wally Westlake

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 186lb (183cm, 84kg)

Born: November 8, 1920 in Gridley, CA us

Died: September 5, 2019 in Sacramento, CA

Buried: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Sacramento, CA

High School: Christian Brothers HS (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: April 15, 1947 (Age 26-158d, 10,283rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 12, 1956 (Age 35-186d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Waldon Thomas Westlake

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Relatives: Brother of Jim Westlake

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.7

3117

848

127

.272

474

RBI

539

OBP

.345

SLG

.450

OPS

.795

OPS+

111

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

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	May 5	CLE		NYY	L,1-11	GF	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
2	17	May 8	CLE	@	SLB	W,7-4	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
3	22 (4)	May 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-9	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	30 (7)	May 24 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-8	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	33 (2)	May 28	CLE	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	35 (1)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-2	GS	16	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	36	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	37	May 31	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	38	Jun 2	CLE		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
10	39	Jun 3	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
11	40	Jun 4	CLE		BOS	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
12	41	Jun 5	CLE		PHA	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
13	43 (1)	Jun 7 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	45 (1)	Jun 9	CLE		WSH	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	48 (2)	Jun 12	CLE		NYY	L,2-4	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	58 (9)	Jun 22 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	59	Jun 22 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-2	GF	18	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	61 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	35	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
19	62	Jun 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-9	GF	18	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	63	Jun 25	CLE	@	BOS	W,15-4	GS	25	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	65 (1)	Jun 27	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-0	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	76 (10)	Jul 7	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	77	Jul 8	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	79 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	81 (1)	Jul 11	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	88 (6)	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,5-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
27	91 (2)	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,10-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
28	93 (1)	Jul 25	CLE		WSH	W,6-4	CG	45	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
29	94	Jul 26 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
30	95	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
31	98 (2)	Jul 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	99	Jul 31	CLE	@	PHA	W,12-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	100	Aug 1	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	101	Aug 2 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	102	Aug 2 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	103	Aug 4	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	106 (2)	Aug 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	107	Aug 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	108	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
40	110 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		CHW	W,7-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
41	111	Aug 13	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	GF	12	2.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
42	116 (4)	Aug 19	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
43	117	Aug 20	CLE	@	DET	W,13-7	GS	40	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF LF
44	118	Aug 21 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	119	Aug 21 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,3-2	GS	42	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
46	121 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,3-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	125 (3)	Aug 27	CLE		NYY	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	126	Aug 28	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
49	127	Aug 29	CLE		NYY	W,6-0	GS	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
50	128	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,6-5	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
51	129	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,8-4	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
52	130	Aug 31	CLE		BOS	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	131	Sep 1	CLE		BOS	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	132	Sep 2	CLE		PHA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	133	Sep 3	CLE		PHA	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	134	Sep 4	CLE		CHW	T,6-6	GS	50	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
57	135	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
58	136	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
59	140 (3)	Sep 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
60	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-14	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
61	142	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-6	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
62	143	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
63	144	Sep 13	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
64	145	Sep 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
65	146	Sep 15	CLE	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	147	Sep 16	CLE	@	PHA	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	148	Sep 17	CLE	@	PHA	W,5-4	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
68	149	Sep 20 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,6-8	GS	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	RF LF
69	150	Sep 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	GS	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
70	151	Sep 22	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
71	152	Sep 23	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-3	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
72	153	Sep 25	CLE		DET	W,12-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							85gm		528.0	129	2	5	136	2