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Born in Hamilton, Missouri, Wheat made his major league debut in 1909 with the Brooklyn Superbas (later renamed the Dodgers and Robins) and played his first full season in 1910. Over the following decade, he established himself as a steady hitter, regularly batting .300 and placing in the league's top ten in doubles, triples, home runs and RBI. In 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long). Wheat won the National League batting champion, with an average of .335, although, amazingly, he hit no home runs.
Wheat's career took off in the 1920sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Events and trends Technology John Logie Baird invents the first working t, however. From 1920See also 1919 in sports, other events of 1920, 1921 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Baseball January 3 Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 and a $350,000 loan, beginning " The curse of the Ba to 1925See also 1924 in sports, other events of 1925, 1926 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Football ( American) Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title Football ( Australian Rules) Victorian Football League Footscray, Hawthorn and North, Wheat hit .320 or higher every season, hit 14 or more home runs four times, drove in 100 runs twice and posted an on base percentageBaseball statistics In baseball statistics, on base percentage (OBP is a measure of how often a batter gets to first base for any reason other than a fielding error or a fielder's choice. It may be calculated as: :( H + BB + HBP) / ( AB + BB + HBP + SF) O of .400 or more three times. Wheat moved to the Philadelphia Athletics in 1927 and retired after the season. He finished with 2884 hits, 132 home runs, 1289 runs, 1248 RBI, 205 stolen bases and a .317 batting average. He also holds the Dodger franchise records for hits, doubles, triples and total bases.
Wheat was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959.