1927
Born November 17, 1927
Waterloo, IA, USA
Dick Weik Notable
b. November 17, 1927 · Washington Senators 1948–1950, Cleveland Indians 1950, 1953, Detroit Tigers 1953–1954
Dick Weik played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1948 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1954.
He went 6 and 22 with a 5.90 earned run average, pitching 213.7 innings in 76 games. He struck out 123 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 78 games he batted .226, with 12 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Waterloo, IA, USA on November 17, 1927, and died on April 21, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | WSH | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| 1949 | WSH | 28 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .179 |
| 1950 | CLE/WSH | 25 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 1953 | CLE/DET | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1954 | DET | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 78 | 53 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .226 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | WSH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12.2 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 5.68 |
| 1949 | WSH | 3 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 95.1 | 78 | 57 | 103 | 58 | 5.38 |
| 1950 | CLE/WSH | 2 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 70.0 | 56 | 32 | 73 | 42 | 4.11 |
| 1953 | DET | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19.1 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 13.97 |
| 1954 | DET | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 16.1 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 7.16 |
| Career | — | 6 | 22 | 76 | 26 | 1 | 213.2 | 203 | 140 | 237 | 123 | 5.90 |
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