About Dick Wheeler
Lived 1898 – 1962 (aged 64). Dick Wheeler was an American baseball player.
Richard Wheeler (January 14, 1898 in Keene, New Hampshire – February 12, 1962 in Lexington, Massachusetts) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1918. He was born Richard Wheeler Maynard.
Prior to playing professionally, he attended Amherst College. At 20 years of age - the seventh youngest player in the league - Wheeler made his major league debut on June 13, 1918. He appeared in three games for the Cardinals that season, collecting no hits in six at-bats for a .000 batting average. On July 17, 1918, he appeared in his final game.
Following his death, he was interred at Westview Cemetery in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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Who was Dick Wheeler?
American baseball player (1898-1962)
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Dick Wheeler was born on 14 January 1898 in Keene.
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Dick Wheeler died on 12 February 1962 in Lexington.
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Dick Wheeler was a baseball player.
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Dick Wheeler was American.
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