| WF Names Best Player Monday, July 30th , 1917 His face might be sunbaked after all the years he's invested in this game, but 37-year-old Mike Wolfe of the Omaha Packers is still playing a kid's game -- and getting paid for it. The veteran first baseman had a tremendous week and was named the Western Federation Player of the Week.
Wolfe drilled 9 hits in 25 at-bats and 2 home runs on his way to posting a .360 average. He also knocked in 10 runs and scored 5 times.
For the year, Wolfe is hitting .348 with 6 home runs. His stats include 55 runs batted in and 53 runs scored. | | |