Name | Team | Age |
Howard Wheelock | Retired (1968, Age 36) | Died (2008, Age 77) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 32 (1952) |
1B | L/L |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Orlando Cepeda League (AA) | 0 | 3 years (155 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 11/29/1931 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
0 | 1 | 3 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (2B) |
(83.2 %) | (81.4 %) | (1.7 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1953 | NYA | 61 | 144 | 26 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .796 | .373 | .424 | .312 |
1954 | NYA | 85 | 227 | 24 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .709 | .303 | .405 | .260 |
1955 | NYA | 138 | 501 | 63 | 131 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 47 | 88 | 9 | 6 | 5 | .721 | .326 | .395 | .261 |
1956 | NYA | 122 | 461 | 61 | 138 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 82 | 37 | 78 | 17 | 2 | 3 | .827 | .356 | .471 | .299 |
1957 | NYA | 135 | 474 | 72 | 148 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 76 | 52 | 79 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .897 | .380 | .517 | .312 |
1958 | NYA | 139 | 536 | 65 | 137 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 70 | 45 | 103 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .760 | .312 | .448 | .256 |
1959 | NYA | 139 | 528 | 82 | 166 | 27 | 4 | 22 | 87 | 54 | 86 | 4 | 5 | 8 | .885 | .380 | .506 | .314 |
1960 | NYA | 139 | 520 | 68 | 164 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 94 | 54 | 82 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .914 | .379 | .535 | .315 |
1961 | NYA | 139 | 518 | 67 | 159 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 53 | 79 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .845 | .369 | .477 | .307 |
1962 | NYA | 127 | 464 | 43 | 116 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 54 | 46 | 80 | 10 | 11 | 2 | .708 | .320 | .388 | .250 |
1963 | NYA | 139 | 508 | 66 | 136 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 57 | 52 | 88 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .756 | .336 | .419 | .268 |
1964 | NYA | 129 | 486 | 69 | 139 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 91 | 37 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .821 | .337 | .484 | .286 |
1965 | NYA | 117 | 371 | 60 | 101 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 57 | 40 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .795 | .342 | .453 | .272 |
1966 | NYA | 97 | 165 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .759 | .341 | .418 | .267 |
1967 | NYA | 126 | 361 | 51 | 102 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .807 | .356 | .452 | .283 |
1968 | NYA-PIT-BOS | 69 | 75 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .657 | .338 | .320 | .293 |
Total | 1901 | 6339 | 846 | 1807 | 309 | 44 | 231 | 949 | 611 | 1025 | 99 | 65 | 46 | .805 | .348 | .457 | .285 |
Date | Transaction |
1968-11-01 | Howard Wheelock has retired from the Boston Smitties |
1968-08-03 | A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Shadows and the Boston Smitties. The Boston Smitties receive Howard Wheelock from the Pittsburgh Shadows in exchange for Jose Higginson. |
1968-08-03 | The Pittsburgh Shadows have re-claimed Howard Wheelock from the waiver wire. |
1968-08-01 | The Pittsburgh Shadows have designated Howard Wheelock for assignment. The Pittsburgh Shadows have sent Bill Heimueller to the minors. |
1968-07-16 | The Pittsburgh Shadows have acquired Howard Wheelock from the waiver wire. |
1968-07-06 | The New York Water Boys have promoted Jack Wardle to the major league team. The New York Water Boys have designated Howard Wheelock for assignment. |
1953-03-31 | The Baltimore Water Boys have promoted Ralph Coles to the major league team. The Baltimore Water Boys have promoted Howard Wheelock to the major league team. The Baltimore Water Boys have promoted Johnny Klesko to the major league team. The Baltimore Water Boys have sent Gregory Owensworthy to the minors. The Baltimore Water Boys have sent George McCool to the minors. The Baltimore Water Boys have sent King Smith to the minors. |