Earl Wilson (MLB)

Full Name: Earl Lawrence Wilson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/216	First Game: July 28, 1959
Birthdate: October 2, 1934	Final Game: September 22, 1970
Birthplace: Ponchatoula, Louisiana	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: April 23, 2005
Deathplace: Southfield, Michigan
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on October 2, 1934 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, Earl Wilson (Earl Lawrence Wilson) played for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 11 year career. Wilson broke into the bigs on July 28, 1959 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 4.71 ERA in 65 innings pitched in 1960, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Earl Wilson's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1967, when he posted a 3.27 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 184 batters. However, others believe that it was 1966, when he posted a 3.07 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 200 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1959	BOS	A	9	4	1	1	6.08	17	17	16	0	0	23.2	21	2	31	0	1	0
1960	BOS	A	13	9	3	2	4.71	40	36	34	2	0	65	61	4	48	1	4	0
1962	BOS	A	31	28	12	8	3.90	137	86	83	4	1	191.1	163	21	111	2	11	6
1963	BOS	A	37	34	11	16	3.76	123	99	88	6	3	210.2	184	18	105	4	21	1
1964	BOS	A	33	31	11	12	4.49	166	121	101	5	0	202.1	213	37	73	3	7	2
1965	BOS	A	36	36	13	14	3.98	164	119	102	8	1	230.2	221	27	77	4	6	4
1966	DET	A	23	23	13	6	2.59	133	49	47	8	2	163.1	126	16	38	1	5	4
1966	BOS	A	15	14	5	5	3.84	67	45	43	5	1	100.2	88	14	36	2	4	2
1966	TOT	A	38	37	18	11	3.07	200	94	90	13	3	264	214	30	74	3	9	6
1967	DET	A	39	38	22	11	3.27	184	103	96	12	0	264	216	34	92	7	8	3
1968	DET	A	34	33	13	12	2.85	168	77	71	10	3	224.1	192	20	65	4	7	0
1969	DET	A	35	35	12	10	3.31	150	93	79	5	1	214.2	209	23	69	4	5	4
1970	SD	N	15	9	1	6	4.85	29	36	35	0	0	65	82	5	19	2	0	2
1970	DET	A	18	16	4	6	4.41	74	53	47	4	1	96	87	15	32	1	0	2
1970	Total		33	25	5	12	4.58	103	89	82	4	1	161	169	20	51	3	0	4
Total	NL		15	9	1	6	4.85	29	36	35	0	0	65	82	5	19	2	0	2
Total	AL		323	301	120	103	3.66	1423	898	807	69	13	1986.2	1781	231	777	33	79	28
Total			338	310	121	109	3.69	1452	934	842	69	13	2051.2	1863	236	796	35	79	30

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1959	BOS	A	P	9	4	23.2	2	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	.875
1960	BOS	A	P	13	9	65	6	10	1	1	2	5	1	0	.941
1962	BOS	A	P	31	28	191.1	19	22	3	2	0	9	2	1	.932
1963	BOS	A	P	37	34	210.2	17	36	3	1	3	12	2	3	.946
1964	BOS	A	P	33	31	202.1	14	29	2	0	1	11	3	0	.956
1965	BOS	A	P	36	36	230.2	24	26	3	2	2	8	6	2	.943
1966	DET	A	P	23	23	163.1	22	27	3	2	1	8	3	1	.942
1966	BOS	A	P	15	14	100.2	12	12	2	2	0	10	1	0	.923
1966	TOT	A	P	38	37	264	34	39	5	4	1	18	4	1	.936
1967	DET	A	P	39	38	264	26	42	0	2	6	12	3	6	1.000
1968	DET	A	P	34	33	224.1	26	30	4	3	4	16	5	1	.933
1969	DET	A	P	35	35	214.2	8	38	4	3	2	12	7	4	.920
1970	SD	N	P	15	9	65	2	5	1	0	0	6	3	1	.875
1970	DET	A	P	18	16	96	5	13	1	1	0	7	4	1	.947
1970	Total		P	33	25	161	7	18	2	1	0	13	7	2	.926
Total			P	338	310	2051.2	183	295	28	19	22	116	41	21	.945

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1959	BOS	A	9	8	0	4	0	4	.500	.500	.750	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
1960	BOS	A	15	23	3	4	0	2	.174	.208	.217	1	0	1	7	0	0	0
1962	BOS	A	35	69	8	12	3	8	.174	.230	.333	2	0	5	19	0	1	0
1963	BOS	A	38	72	5	15	1	7	.208	.287	.333	0	3	7	18	1	2	0
1964	BOS	A	54	73	19	15	5	13	.205	.293	.466	4	0	9	22	0	1	1
1965	BOS	A	47	79	13	14	6	12	.177	.301	.405	0	0	13	29	1	3	2
1966	DET	A	27	64	13	15	5	17	.234	.286	.531	0	2	4	25	1	4	0
1966	BOS	A	18	32	7	8	2	5	.250	.324	.438	0	0	4	11	0	2	0
1966	TOT	A	45	96	20	23	7	22	.240	.299	.500	0	2	8	36	1	6	0
1967	DET	A	52	108	8	20	4	15	.185	.248	.315	2	0	8	39	1	4	1
1968	DET	A	40	88	9	20	7	17	.227	.253	.489	0	1	2	35	1	1	1
1969	DET	A	37	76	6	10	0	6	.132	.230	.132	0	0	10	37	0	2	1
1970	SD	N	15	17	2	1	1	2	.059	.158	.235	0	0	2	12	0	0	0
1970	DET	A	18	31	2	6	1	3	.194	.235	.323	1	0	2	16	0	2	1
1970	Total		33	48	4	7	2	5	.146	.208	.292	1	0	4	28	0	2	1
Total	NL		15	17	2	1	1	2	.059	.158	.235	0	0	2	12	0	0	0
Total	AL		390	723	93	143	34	109	.198	.267	.372	12	6	65	259	5	22	7
Total			405	740	95	144	35	111	.195	.265	.369	12	6	67	271	5	22	7

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (May 11, 1953).
Traded by Boston Red Sox with Joe Christopher to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Don Demeter and a player to be named later (June 14, 1966); Boston Red Sox received Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966).
Sold by Detroit Tigers to San Diego Padres (July 15, 1970).
Released by San Diego Padres (January 13, 1971).

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