- Born
- Died
- Birth nameZachary Davis Wheat
- Nicknames
- Black Lightening
- Buck
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Zack Wheat was born on May 23, 1888 in Hamilton, Missouri, USA. He died on March 11, 1972 in Sedalia, Missouri, USA.
- Holds the Dodgers all-time record for most games (2,322), most at-bats (8,859), and most hits (2,884).
- Wore a 5 1/2-inch shoe.
- Later became a policeman in Kansas City, Missouri.
- His brother, McKinley "Mack" Wheat, caught for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1915 - 1919), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1920 - 1921)
- Named to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Committee on Baseball Veterans (1959)
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