George Wilson
[edit] Biography
George Wilson (George Washington Wilson) was born on August 30, 1925 in Cherryville, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1952 for the New York Giants. Wilson played for the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees over the course of his 2 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 62
| 112
| 9
| 27
| 2
| 16
| .241
| .261
| .357
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| 70
| 121
| 9
| 28
| 2
| 17
| .231
| .256
| .339
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| NY
| N
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .125
| .364
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| 53
| 68
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 2
| .132
| .192
| .191
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 11
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .333
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| 64
| 80
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 2
| .138
| .216
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 126
| 188
| 14
| 37
| 3
| 18
| .197
| .241
| .287
| 8
| 0
| 10
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 19
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .280
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 145
| 209
| 15
| 40
| 3
| 19
| .191
| .246
| .273
| 8
| 0
| 14
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| NY
| N
| OF
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1952
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| OF
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1952
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| NY
| N
| OF
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| OF
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1942).
- Selected by Chicago White Sox from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 19, 1951).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to New York Giants for $25000 (May 8, 1952).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from New York Giants (August 22, 1956).
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