Richard Henry Weik (November 17, 1927 – April 21, 1991) was an American
Major League Baseball
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pitcher
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. A ,
right-hander, he played for the
Washington Senators (1948–1950),
Cleveland Indians
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(1950), and
Detroit Tigers
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(1953–1954).
Weik was hindered by problems with control. He issued 237
bases on balls
A base on balls (BB), better known as a walk,
occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches during a plate appearance that the umpire calls '' balls'', and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out. The bas ...
in
innings pitched
In baseball, the statistic innings pitched (IP) is the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of Batter (baseball), batters and baserunners that have been put out while the pitcher is on the Baseball field#Pitcher's mou ...
and surrendered 203
hits
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during his Major League career for a
WHIP
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of 2.059. He appeared in 76
games played
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Associat ...
, 26 as a
starting pitcher
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.
In 1960, Weik attended the
Al Somers Umpire School.
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1927 births
1991 deaths
Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Cleveland Indians players
Detroit Tigers players
Little Rock Travelers players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Baseball players from Iowa
20th-century American sportsmen
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