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Mack Wheat

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Mack Wheat
Catcher
Born: (1893-06-09)June 9, 1893
Polo, Missouri, U.S.
Died: August 14, 1979(1979-08-14) (aged 86)
Los Banos, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1915, for the Brooklyn Robins
Last MLB appearance
June 6th, 1921, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.204
Home runs4
Runs batted in35
Teams

McKinley Davis Wheat (June 9, 1893 – August 14, 1979) was an American Major League Baseball catcher from 1915 to 1921.

From 1915 to 1919, he was a teammate of his brother, Zack Wheat, on the Brooklyn Robins. The Philadelphia Phillies bought Mack in 1920. He finished out his professional career in 1922 in the Pacific Coast League.

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