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Barry Zito League
6-15-2100
Gary Wakefield Shortstop
Retired (1989, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .300 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .849 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 2338 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 04-02-1949
HR 303 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(1967)
Majors Svc Time 17 years
(25 games)
RBI 1213
SB 160 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1989
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 0
1B B+ (74.1%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 3
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B B- (56.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 7
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1972 OAK
126
479
52
121
18
4
12
64
40
111 1 0
19
9 10
.694
.312
.382
.129
.253
1973 OAK
133
504
62
142
16
7
11
51
53
118 2 3
4
5 13
.757
.351
.407
.125
.282
1974 OAK
132
460
92
135
24
6
19
78
43
89 1 0
21
6 9
.851
.355
.496
.202
.293
1975 OAK
130
526
84
138
25
3
20
73
53
125 5 2
12
8 5
.770
.334
.435
.173
.262
1976 OAK
130
546
92
158
29
6
19
88
54
107 1 3
10
5 10
.822
.353
.469
.179
.289
1977 OAK
130
526
80
162
21
9
22
99
57
117 2 5
9
5 7
.882
.375
.508
.200
.308
1978 DET
143
355
58
109
21
2
16
52
40
57 1 1
14
4 6
.891
.378
.513
.206
.307
1979 MON
130
521
97
175
19
6
22
107
54
92 0 3
24
5 17
.918
.396
.522
.186
.336
1980 MON
130
521
107
174
32
4
25
109
53
93 1 3
9
2 9
.949
.394
.555
.221
.334
1981 MON
131
533
93
150
34
8
23
79
50
114 1 3
6
3 11
.847
.342
.505
.223
.281
1982 MON
114
483
91
149
27
8
16
67
44
102 1 1
11
2 14
.864
.367
.497
.188
.308
1983 MON
128
524
95
168
25
7
24
83
53
72 5 0
9
4 11
.921
.388
.532
.212
.321
1984 MON
130
548
100
169
20
4
30
87
60
113 0 1
5
0 14
.900
.376
.524
.215
.308
1985 DET
98
273
49
83
13
2
14
53
31
47 0 2
0
0 5
.893
.373
.520
.216
.304
1986 CHA
128
485
69
158
23
2
18
66
44
98 4 4
6
4 10
.876
.384
.493
.167
.326
1987 MON
99
380
49
116
19
5
9
44
38
77 0 1
0
0 8
.820
.368
.453
.147
.305
1988 MIN
44
134
13
31
2
0
3
13
11
37 0 0
1
0 0
.603
.290
.313
.082
.231
Total
2056
7798
1283
2338
368
83
303
1213
778
1569 25 32
160
62 159
.849
.364
.485
.185
.300
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Gary Wakefield has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-03-31The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Mitch Espy to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Rick Mack to the major league team. The Minnesota Lumberjacks have promoted Wally Short to the major league team.
1988-03-31Gary Wakefield has signed with the Minnesota Lumberjacks for $0.6M per year for 1 year.
1987-04-25Gary Wakefield of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1987-04-04Gary Wakefield of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-03-30The Montreal Royals have promoted Lou Ligtenberg to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Heinie Johnson to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Raul Thomas to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Bill Rodin to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Mike Pittinger to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Atlee Bittiger to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Barry Hollins to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Bill Earle to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Georgie Sweetness to the major league team.
1987-03-30Gary Wakefield has signed with the Montreal Royals for $0.7M per year for 1 year.
1986-03-29The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Andy Miller to the major league team. The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team.
1986-03-29Gary Wakefield has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $3.61M per year for 1 year.
1985-04-23Gary Wakefield of the Detroit Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1985-03-31The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Al Hall to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Artie Crawford to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Bob LeBourveau to the major league team.
1985-03-31Gary Wakefield has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $7.0M per year for 1 year.
1982-08-01Gary Wakefield of the Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1982-06-05Gary Wakefield of the Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge is injured and is expected to be out 3 days.
1979-03-29The Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge have promoted Jerry Gerber to the major league team. The Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge have promoted Bret Hamilton to the major league team. The Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge have sent Charlie Klimkowski to the minors.
1979-03-28Gary Wakefield has signed with the Montreal Des Chaussettes Rouge for $10.0M per year for 6 years.
1978-03-30The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jeff Powell to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Joey Wheeler to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Bill Leonard to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Webbo Unser to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Buster Almada to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Dick Baczewski to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have sent Scott McGee to the minors.
1978-03-30Gary Wakefield has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $6.52M per year for 1 year.
1973-03-29The Oakland Athletics have promoted Riley Cawl to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Matty Hallahan to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team.
1972-10-03The Oakland Athletics have promoted Denny Shirley to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Rance Root to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have sent Gary Wakefield to the minors. The Oakland Athletics have sent Butch Kubiszyn to the minors.
1972-03-29The Oakland Athletics have promoted Matt Monday to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Dick Boyle to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Chick Hall to the major league team. The Oakland Athletics have promoted Butch Kubiszyn to the major league team.
1970-08-08The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have promoted Jim Tyner to the major league team. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have sent Gary Wakefield to the minors.
1970-08-08The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have promoted Alanzo Rios to the major league team. The Cleveland Fiery Rivers have promoted Gary Wakefield to the major league team.