# Bobby Wheelock

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1864–1928)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
 | name=Bobby Wheelock
 | image=Bobby Wheelock.jpg
 | caption=1887 baseball card of Wheelock
 | position=[Shortstop](/source/Shortstop)
 | birth_date={{birth date|1864|8|6}}
 | birth_place=[Charlestown, Massachusetts](/source/Charlestown%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
 | death_date={{death date and age|1928|3|13|1864|8|6}}
 | death_place=[Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
 | bats=Right
 | throws=Right
 |debutleague = MLB
| debutdate=May 19
 | debutyear=1887
 | debutteam=Boston Beaneaters
 |finalleague = MLB
| finaldate=September 27
 | finalyear=1891
 | finalteam=Columbus Solons
 |statleague = MLB
| stat1label=[Batting average](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
 | stat1value=.235
 | stat2label=[Home run](/source/Home_run)s
 | stat2value=3
 | stat3label=[Runs batted in](/source/Runs_batted_in)
 | stat3value=70
 | teams=
*[Boston Beaneaters](/source/Boston_Beaneaters) (1887)
*[Columbus Solons](/source/Columbus_Solons) (1890–1891)
}}

'''Warren Henry "Bobby" Wheelock''' (August 6, 1864 – March 13, 1928) was an American [shortstop](/source/shortstop) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) who played for the [Boston Beaneaters](/source/Boston_Beaneaters) in 1887 and the [Columbus Solons](/source/Columbus_Solons) from 1890 to 1891. He was {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} and weighed {{Convert|160|lb|kg}}. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. His first game was on May 19, 1887, and his final game was on September 27, 1891.  Following his Major League postings, Wheelock played the better part of all four seasons of the existence of Grand Rapids' first (of two) Western League franchises from 1894-1897, briefly serving as captain. Wheelock was born on August 6, 1864, in [Charlestown, Massachusetts](/source/Charlestown%2C_Massachusetts), and died on March 13, 1928, in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts).

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Category:Baseball players from Boston
Category:Burials at Mount Auburn Cemetery

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