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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Keith Wakefield Shortstop
Retired (1966, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .753 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1855 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 08-02-1931
HR 343 Drafted Round 1, Pick 4
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(5 games)
RBI 1229
SB 162 Salary $11.00M Final Contract Year 1966
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R A+ Power vs. L A+ Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt B- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 8
* League requires 65% 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
1954 MIL
133
516
59
113
18
3
24
77
31
 129 1 5
6
 5 12
.667
.262
.405
.186
.219
1955 MIL
131
521
68
121
19
5
21
88
27
 118 0 5
6
 5 9
.676
.268
.409
.177
.232
1956 MIL
149
587
89
161
18
8
37
114
39
 117 1 4
16
 8 13
.840
.319
.521
.247
.274
1957 MIL
149
608
104
172
20
6
34
111
53
 118 3 5
18
 11 10
.844
.341
.503
.220
.283
1958 MIL
149
598
90
154
23
6
31
103
47
 123 4 4
14
 7 7
.786
.314
.472
.214
.258
1959 MIL
149
615
90
149
15
6
25
82
40
 128 6 3
22
 6 6
.702
.294
.408
.166
.242
1960 KC
149
610
91
158
13
9
35
119
30
 121 1 6
17
 2 15
.774
.292
.482
.223
.259
1961 KC
149
609
94
172
35
4
30
115
39
 114 3 3
13
 6 14
.828
.327
.501
.218
.282
1962 KC
145
586
89
159
35
4
29
101
46
 136 4 3
13
 1 11
.820
.327
.493
.222
.271
1963 KC
149
583
63
140
23
3
22
96
47
 130 0 8
9
 7 11
.696
.293
.403
.163
.240
1964 KC
136
535
69
132
22
4
28
93
39
 112 2 4
10
 4 9
.758
.298
.460
.213
.247
1965 KC
130
516
63
140
18
6
18
83
38
 119 2 15
8
 5 12
.749
.315
.434
.163
.271
1966 MON
121
413
40
84
11
2
9
47
31
 86 1 2
10
 5 5
.565
.260
.305
.102
.203
Total
1839
7297
1009
1855
270
66
343
1229
507
 1551 28 67
162
 72 134
.753
.303
.450
.196
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Keith Wakefield has retired from the Montreal Expos
1966-08-20Keith Wakefield of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1966-03-25A trade has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Kansas City Bluebirds. The Kansas City Bluebirds receive Art Durham, Mike Cuthbert from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Nick Kaiser, Andy Smith, Keith Wakefield, Tom Garbey, Babe Sage.
1965-07-10Keith Wakefield of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1964-07-28Keith Wakefield of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1962-07-03Keith Wakefield of the Kansas City Bluebirds is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1960-03-31A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Bluebirds and the Milwaukee Mirage. The Milwaukee Mirage receive from the Kansas City Bluebirds in exchange for Keith Wakefield.
1955-07-30Keith Wakefield of the Milwaukee Mirage is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1954-05-27Keith Wakefield of the Milwaukee Mirage is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1954-04-01The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Keith Wakefield to the major league team.
1950-04-01The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Gene Orr to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Orville Lefferts to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Vic Peters to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Gene Hyatt to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Jim Cunnane to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mirage have promoted Bob Lilly to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mirage have sent Keith Wakefield to the minors. The Milwaukee Mirage have sent Ossie Riebe to the minors. The Milwaukee Mirage have sent Coot Ferriss to the minors. The Milwaukee Mirage have sent Tippy Kelly to the minors. The Milwaukee Mirage have sent Johnny Stewart to the minors. The Milwaukee Mirage have sent Tony Gooch to the minors.