Del Wilber
[edit] Biography
Del Wilber (Delbert Quentin Wilber) was born on February 24, 1919 in Lincoln Park, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1946 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 8 home runs and 34 RBI. Wilber played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Del Wilber's best season was 1951, when he hit for a .278 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| STL
| N
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| 51
| 99
| 7
| 23
| 0
| 12
| .232
| .269
| .333
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| 27
| 58
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 10
| .190
| .242
| .224
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| 84
| 245
| 30
| 68
| 8
| 34
| .278
| .324
| .429
| 7
| 3
| 17
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1952
| PHI
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 47
| 135
| 7
| 36
| 3
| 23
| .267
| .308
| .422
| 10
| 1
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| 49
| 137
| 7
| 36
| 3
| 23
| .263
| .303
| .416
| 10
| 1
| 7
| 21
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 58
| 112
| 16
| 27
| 7
| 29
| .241
| .286
| .500
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 61
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 7
| .131
| .179
| .246
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 170
| 412
| 42
| 103
| 8
| 56
| .250
| .296
| .369
| 17
| 4
| 27
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 129
| 308
| 25
| 71
| 11
| 59
| .231
| .274
| .416
| 18
| 3
| 17
| 47
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
|
|
| 299
| 720
| 67
| 174
| 19
| 115
| .242
| .286
| .389
| 35
| 7
| 44
| 96
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| STL
| N
| C
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1947
| STL
| N
| C
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1948
| STL
| N
| C
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1949
| STL
| N
| C
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| C
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 26
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 160
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| C
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 90
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| BOS
| A
| C
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 224
| 0
| 0
| 818
| 81
| 20
| 15
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Findlay (Ohio State) in the minor league draft (@October, 1939).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 16, 1950).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Boston Red Sox (May 12, 1952).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to New York Giants in exchange for Billy Klaus (December 14, 1954).
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