About Lee Wheat
Lived 1929 – 2008 (aged 78). Lee Wheat was an American baseball player.
Leroy William Wheat (September 15, 1929 – July 29, 2008) was an American professional baseball pitcher who worked in 11 career Major League Baseball games for the 1954 Philadelphia Athletics and 1955's maiden edition of the Kansas City Athletics. A right-hander, Wheat stood tall and was listed as .
Wheat was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, and attended Truman State University and the University of Missouri. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians prior to the 1948 season, but after four years in the Indians' farm system and one year performing Korean War-era military service, he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics on February 19, 1954, with Bill Upton for Dave Philley.
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Who was Lee Wheat?
American baseball player
When was Lee Wheat born?
Lee Wheat was born on 15 September 1929 in Edwardsville.
When did Lee Wheat die?
Lee Wheat died on 29 July 2008 in Fort Lauderdale.
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Lee Wheat was a baseball player.
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Lee Wheat was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lee Wheat. https://biography.guide/lee-wheat/
MLA: "Lee Wheat." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lee-wheat/.
Chicago: "Lee Wheat." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/lee-wheat/.
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