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Wilbur Wood League
4-1-1980
Dennis Wakefield Shortstop
Retired (1976, Age 41)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .282 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .803 Status Retired (1976) Option Years 0  
H 2601 Age 44 (OS 45) Date of Birth 05-06-1935
HR 340 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 19 years
(6 games)
RBI 1387
SB 152
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt Control   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 2
2B C+ (51.4%) CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF D- (7.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 9
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1956 Away 6 21 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .499 .261 .238 .048 .190
1956 Home 8 25 4 7 0 1 2 3 0 8 0 0 2 .880 .280 .600 .320 .280
1958 Away 30 106 12 24 4 2 0 8 8 24 0 0 0 .583 .281 .302 .075 .226
1958 Home 33 100 5 19 4 0 1 6 7 18 0 0 7 .503 .243 .260 .070 .190
1959 Away 66 247 24 62 11 5 1 32 21 51 1 1 9 .659 .311 .348 .097 .251
1959 Home 66 247 31 58 12 3 7 34 17 42 3 3 5 .680 .287 .393 .158 .235
1960 Away 71 204 18 46 9 2 6 31 15 36 6 1 4 .658 .281 .377 .152 .225
1960 Home 71 202 10 46 7 3 3 24 17 50 4 2 6 .628 .291 .337 .109 .228
1961 Away 71 229 20 48 6 1 4 31 27 50 2 1 12 .590 .293 .297 .087 .210
1961 Home 71 241 38 70 6 2 8 35 17 34 6 4 10 .779 .347 .432 .141 .290
1962 Away 70 263 48 79 11 1 7 41 34 43 3 1 9 .811 .381 .430 .129 .300
1962 Home 72 265 51 86 17 5 13 61 32 43 4 1 9 .969 .395 .574 .249 .325
1963 Away 71 293 41 91 16 2 9 46 27 58 1 0 7 .842 .371 .471 .160 .311
1963 Home 71 276 54 72 10 3 17 44 28 50 1 1 2 .829 .326 .504 .243 .261
1964 Away 72 308 52 84 14 6 16 47 29 63 2 0 4 .846 .333 .513 .240 .273
1964 Home 71 289 55 85 13 2 15 43 27 53 5 2 3 .863 .354 .509 .215 .294
1965 Away 71 297 57 89 15 4 11 38 39 54 3 0 4 .873 .385 .488 .189 .300
1965 Home 71 294 68 99 13 6 13 48 31 51 10 1 2 .954 .400 .554 .218 .337
1966 Away 68 268 48 65 11 2 10 38 42 46 13 1 1 .755 .345 .410 .168 .243
1966 Home 74 299 51 96 13 2 15 35 28 51 8 1 5 .910 .381 .528 .207 .321
1967 Away 72 309 60 98 15 3 14 59 29 47 7 3 4 .903 .382 .521 .204 .317
1967 Home 70 286 58 85 8 4 14 43 37 54 7 2 3 .877 .377 .500 .203 .297
1968 Away 71 311 60 102 17 5 11 43 36 41 2 1 6 .919 .398 .521 .193 .328
1968 Home 71 284 53 86 15 4 11 41 34 48 4 1 9 .880 .380 .500 .197 .303
1969 Away 71 298 42 90 20 4 12 47 29 67 3 1 4 .882 .365 .517 .215 .302
1969 Home 71 284 40 82 8 4 12 51 24 55 6 0 8 .814 .342 .472 .183 .289
1970 Away 71 292 43 88 24 1 14 52 24 54 4 1 9 .888 .353 .534 .233 .301
1970 Home 71 288 42 77 8 0 13 47 21 57 7 1 4 .746 .315 .431 .163 .267
1971 Away 66 239 27 58 14 2 8 33 24 48 4 1 4 .732 .313 .418 .176 .243
1971 Home 67 232 33 63 12 2 8 27 23 46 5 2 6 .780 .336 .444 .172 .272
1972 Away 69 259 23 60 5 0 8 48 24 54 4 2 3 .638 .295 .344 .112 .232
1972 Home 70 251 30 67 10 1 5 34 22 51 4 1 3 .702 .327 .375 .108 .267
1973 Away 70 245 23 70 10 1 6 29 16 42 4 3 10 .743 .335 .408 .122 .286
1973 Home 69 236 30 70 7 3 12 44 24 47 2 2 5 .866 .362 .504 .208 .297
1974 Away 58 206 25 60 6 0 7 33 20 29 3 1 5 .772 .349 .422 .131 .291
1974 Home 49 183 23 50 5 0 9 39 13 34 1 0 0 .771 .323 .448 .175 .273
1975 Away 64 245 32 73 11 2 6 25 18 40 7 0 1 .781 .348 .433 .135 .298
1975 Home 67 243 43 79 8 1 12 42 24 40 4 2 4 .903 .389 .514 .189 .325
1976 Away 11 21 2 7 2 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 2 .820 .391 .429 .095 .333
1976 Home 11 26 2 6 1 0 0 1 4 5 1 0 1 .603 .333 .269 .038 .231
Total Away 1219 4661 657 1298 222 43 150 685 466 858 70 18 98 .786 .345 .441 .163 .278
Total Home 1224 4551 721 1303 177 46 190 702 430 837 82 26 94 .819 .349 .471 .184 .286
Total 2443 9212 1378 2601 399 89 340 1387 896 1695 152 44 192 .803 .347 .456 .173 .282
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1976-11-01Dennis Wakefield has retired from the Baltimore Americans
1974-08-15Dennis Wakefield of the Baltimore Americans is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1971-09-14Dennis Wakefield of the Baltimore Village Idiots is injured and is expected to be out 55 days.
1970-03-26The Baltimore Village Idiots have drafted Dennis Wakefield #15 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1961-06-16A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Bucs and the Los Angeles Angels. The Los Angeles Angels receive Vernon Orsino, Kyle Wentworth from the Pittsburgh Bucs in exchange for Dennis Wakefield, Pepe Dye. Protest This Trade.
1959-04-14The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Dennis Wakefield to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have designated Zinn Gessler for assignment.
1958-09-26The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Ralph Stallings to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have sent Dennis Wakefield to the minors.
1958-06-08The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Dennis Wakefield to the major league team.
1958-05-06The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Bob Fondy to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have sent Dennis Wakefield to the minors.
1958-04-27The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Dennis Wakefield to the major league team. The Los Angeles Angels have sent Bobby Cunningham to the minors.
1956-05-29The Los Angeles Angels have sent Dennis Wakefield to the minors.
1956-05-12The Los Angeles Angels have promoted Dennis Wakefield to the major league team.