Bill Wakefield

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Full Name: William Sumner Wakefield	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175	First Game: April 18, 1964
Birthdate: May 24, 1941	Final Game: October 4, 1964
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri	MLB Experience: 1 year
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
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[edit] Biography

Born on May 24, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, Bill Wakefield (William Sumner Wakefield) played for the New York Mets for his entire 1 year career. Wakefield broke into the bigs on April 18, 1964 with the New York Mets, and put up a 3.61 ERA in 119.2 innings pitched in 1964, his rookie year.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1964	NY	N	62	4	3	5	3.61	61	57	48	0	0	2	119.2	103	10	61	6	4	9

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1964	NY	N	P	62	4	119.2	4	23	0	2	0	7	3	7	0	1.000

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1964	NY	N	62	24	0	4	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	8	0	3	0	0	0

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Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1961).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with George Altman to New York Mets in exchange for Roger Craig (November 4, 1963).

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