Dick Wakefield Notable

b. May 6, 1921 · Detroit Tigers 1941, 1943–1944, 1946–1949, New York Yankees 1950, New York Giants 1952

Dick Wakefield played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1941 and closing with the New York Giants in 1952.

Across 638 games he batted .293, with 625 hits and 334 runs. He finished with 56 home runs, 102 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1943, with 38. He led the league in hits once, in 1943, with 200. He played 557 games in the outfield, with 1,146 putouts and 50 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1943.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on May 6, 1921, and died on August 26, 1985. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1943
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1943, 1944
The Sporting News All-Star	2	1943, 1944

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1941	DET	7	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
1943	DET	155	633	91	200	38	8	7	79	62	60	4	.316
1944	DET	78	276	53	98	15	5	12	53	55	29	2	.355
1946	DET	111	396	64	106	11	5	12	59	59	55	3	.268
1947	DET	112	368	59	104	15	5	8	51	80	44	1	.283
1948	DET	110	322	50	89	20	5	11	53	70	55	0	.276
1949	DET	59	126	17	26	3	1	6	19	32	24	0	.206
1950	NYY	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.500
1952	NYG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000
Career	—	638	2132	334	625	102	29	56	315	360	270	10	.293

On this day & linked events

1921

Born May 6, 1921

Chicago, IL, USA

1985

Died August 26, 1985

1941

Major-league debut: Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield made a major-league debut on June 26, 1941.

1952

Final major-league game: Dick Wakefield

Dick Wakefield played a final major-league game on May 6, 1952.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain