Zachariah D Wheat was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame as the only member of the class of 1959. Wheat was an outfielder with 19 seasons MLB experience playing with the Brooklyn Superbas\Dodgers\Robins (1909-1926) and Philadelphia Athletics (1927). For his MLB career he hit .317/.367/.450 with 132 HR, 1248 RBI, 1289 R, 205 SB in 2410 games.
I believe his best three seasons were 1925 when he hit .359/.403/.541 with 14 HR, 103 RBI, 125 R, 3 SB in 150 games, 1922 when he hit .335/.388/.503 with 16 HR, 112 RBI, 92 R, 9 SB in 152 games and 1924 when he hit .375/.428/.549 with 14 HR, 97 RBI, 92 R, 3 SB in 141 games.
He was the National League batting champ in 1918 (.335).
Hall of Fame page
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