Born: May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, MO

Birth name: Zachary Davis Wheat

Height: 5'10"

Weight: 170 pounds

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

Position: Outfield with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1909-1926 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1927

ACHIEVEMENTS

Compiled a lifetime .317 batting average

Won the NL batting title in 1918 (.335)

Ranks first among Dodgers of all-time (Brooklyn and Los Angeles) for career hits with 2,884

Batted over .300 14 times

Participated in two World Series (1916, 1920)

Once described as "165 pounds of scrap iron, rawhide, and guts," the soft-spoken Wheat was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1959.