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Name Team Age
Willie Wheat Retired (1956, Age 33) 57
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 39
(1950)
3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wilbur Wood League 0 0 years (4 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 12/20/1922
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
D- (9.9 %) D- (5.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Minors 26.00 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 1 / 6 2 / 4 2 / 3 3 / 3 8 / 26
1951 Minors 22.00 1 / 1 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 3 3 / 22
1951 Majors 0.47 4 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1952 Minors 6.00 0 / 0 1 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 6
1952 Pos (1B) 7.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 7
1952 Pos (2B) 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1953 Majors 12.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 12
1954 Majors 18.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 18
1955 Minors 4.00 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 4
1955 Majors 15.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 15
1955 Pos (2B) 21.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 21
1956 Majors 17.00 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 17
Total 4 0 0 2 / 12 1 / 24 1 / 16 1 / 21 2 / 17 4 / 13 4 / 17 18 / 149
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1956-11-01Willie Wheat has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1955-05-26The Washington G-Men have waived Willie Wheat.
1955-04-13The Washington G-Men have acquired Willie Wheat from the waiver wire.
1953-04-04The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have waived Willie Wheat.
1953-04-01The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have renamed Will Weis to Willie Wheat.
1952-08-10The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have acquired Will Weis from the waiver wire. The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have waived Greg Freed.
1952-04-01The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have waived Will Weis.
1952-03-25The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have renamed Dick Geiss to Will Weis.
1951-09-06The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have acquired Dick Geiss from the waiver wire. The Los Angeles Silver Surfers have waived Tommy Henke.
1951-08-29The Colorado High Fliers have waived Dick Geiss.
1951-04-05The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Ted Cole to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Glenn Sosa to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Alan Bosio to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have designated Dick Geiss for assignment. The Colorado High Fliers have sent Garry Maddox to the minors. The Colorado High Fliers have designated Bud Hulse for assignment.
1951-03-25The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Jimmy Edmonson to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Bud Hulse to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Bill Ogrodowski to the major league team. The Colorado High Fliers have promoted Dick Geiss to the major league team.