McKinley Davis Wheat (June 9, 1893 – August 14, 1979), was a
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
catcher
Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...
from 1915 to 1921.
From 1915 to 1919, he was a teammate of his brother,
Zack Wheat
Zachariah Davis Wheat (May 23, 1888 – March 11, 1972), nicknamed "Buck", was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left fielder from 1909 to 1927, most notably as a member of the Brooklyn Do ...
, 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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1893 births
1979 deaths
Major League Baseball catchers
Baseball players from Missouri
Brooklyn Robins players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Augusta Tourists players
Newark Indians players
Binghamton Bingoes players
Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
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