1920
Born November 8, 1920
Gridley, CA, USA
Wally Westlake Notable
b. November 8, 1920 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1947–1951, St. Louis Cardinals 1951–1952, Cincinnati Reds 1952, Cleveland Indians 1952–1955, Baltimore Orioles 1955, Philadelphia Phillies 1956
Wally Westlake played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1956.
Across 958 games he batted .272, with 848 hits and 474 runs. He finished with 127 home runs, 107 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 834 games in the outfield, with 1,840 putouts and 33 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1951. He hit for the cycle two times — 1948 and 1949.
He was born in Gridley, CA, USA on November 8, 1920, and died on September 5, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1951 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | PIT | 112 | 407 | 59 | 111 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 69 | 27 | 63 | 5 | .273 |
| 1948 | PIT | 132 | 428 | 78 | 122 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 65 | 46 | 40 | 2 | .285 |
| 1949 | PIT | 147 | 525 | 77 | 148 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 104 | 45 | 69 | 6 | .282 |
| 1950 | PIT | 139 | 477 | 69 | 136 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 95 | 48 | 78 | 1 | .285 |
| 1951 | PIT/STL | 123 | 448 | 64 | 119 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 84 | 33 | 68 | 1 | .266 |
| 1952 | CIN/CLE/STL | 109 | 326 | 47 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 47 | 56 | 2 | .212 |
| 1953 | CLE | 82 | 218 | 42 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 35 | 29 | 2 | .330 |
| 1954 | CLE | 85 | 240 | 36 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 26 | 37 | 0 | .263 |
| 1955 | BAL/CLE | 24 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .182 |
| 1956 | PHI | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 958 | 3117 | 474 | 848 | 107 | 33 | 127 | 539 | 317 | 453 | 19 | .272 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died September 5, 2019
1947
Major-league debut: Wally Westlake
Wally Westlake made a major-league debut on April 15, 1947.
1948
Wally Westlake Hits for the Cycle, 1948
Wally Westlake hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Brooklyn Dodgers on July 30, 1948.
1949
Wally Westlake Hits for the Cycle, 1949
Wally Westlake hit for the cycle for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Boston Braves on June 14, 1949.
1956
Final major-league game: Wally Westlake
Wally Westlake played a final major-league game on May 12, 1956.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain