| Howard Wakefield | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Bucyrus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 18 |
| Debutyear: | 1905 |
| Debutteam: | Cleveland Naps |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | August 15 |
| Finalyear: | 1907 |
| Finalteam: | Cleveland Naps |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .248 |
| Stat2label: | Games played |
| Stat2value: | 113 |
| Stat3label: | Runs scored |
| Stat3value: | 24 |
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Howard John Wakefield (April 2, 1884 – April 16, 1941) was an American professional baseball player in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1907. Wakefield was a 6-foot, 1 inch, catcher who threw right-handed and batted right-handed. Wakefield played the 1905 and 1907 seasons with the Cleveland Indians. His 1906 season was with the Washington Senators.[1]
A native of Bucyrus, Ohio, he was the father of Dick Wakefield who was also a professional baseball player during the 1940s and early 1950s.
Wakefield died in Chicago, in 1941.