About Howard Wakefield
Lived 1884 – 1941 (aged 57). Howard Wakefield was an American baseball player.
Howard John Wakefield (April 2, 1884 – April 16, 1941) was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1907. Wakefield was a 6-foot, 1 inch, catcher who threw right-handed and batted right-handed. Wakefield played the 1905 and 1907 seasons with the Cleveland Indians. His 1906 season was with the Washington Senators.
A native of Bucyrus, Ohio, he was the father of Dick Wakefield who was also a professional baseball player during the 1940s and early 1950s.
Wakefield died in Chicago, in 1941.
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Who was Howard Wakefield?
American baseball player (1884–1941)
When was Howard Wakefield born?
Howard Wakefield was born on 2 April 1884 in Bucyrus.
When did Howard Wakefield die?
Howard Wakefield died on 16 April 1941 in Chicago.
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Howard Wakefield was a baseball player.
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Howard Wakefield was American.
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