January 1 1927 - This Day In Baseball

Brooklyn Dodgers release longtime outfielder Zack Wheat

ByThis Day in Baseball January 1, 1927January 2, 2020

On January 1, 1927, the Brooklyn Dodgers release longtime outfielder Zack Wheat, who had starred for the team for 18 seasons. Wheat leaves the Dodgers holding nearly every offensive record, and will play one final season with the A’s in 1927, batting .324. He is inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1959.

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