Wes Parker

Wes Parker
First baseman
Born: (1939-11-13) November 13, 1939 (age 84) Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Switch Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: April 19, 1964, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: April 6, 1974, for the Nankai Hawks
Last appearance
MLB: October 1, 1972, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: September 28, 1974, for the Nankai Hawks
MLB statistics
Batting average	.267
Home runs	64
Runs batted in	470
NPB statistics
Batting average	.301
Home runs	14
Runs batted in	59
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–1972) Nankai Hawks (1974)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1965) 6× Gold Glove Award (1967–1972)

Maurice Wesley Parker III (born November 13, 1939) is an American former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964 to 1972. He also played one season in Japan for the Nankai Hawks in 1974.^[1]

As of 2009, Parker has been a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.^[2]