Howard Wakefield

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.^[1]

Howard Wakefield
Catcher
Born: (1884-04-02)April 2, 1884 Bucyrus, Ohio, U.S.
Died: April 16, 1941(1941-04-16) (aged 57) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 18, 1905, for the Cleveland Naps
Last MLB appearance
August 15, 1907, for the Cleveland Naps
MLB statistics
Batting average	.248
Games played	113
Runs scored	24
Teams
Cleveland Naps (1905) Washington Senators (1906) Cleveland Naps (1907)

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.

See also

• List of second generation MLB players