Red Wilson
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[edit] Biography
Red Wilson (Robert James Wilson) was born on March 7, 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He made his Major League debut on September 22, 1951 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1953, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 0 home runs and 10 RBI. Wilson played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Red Wilson's best season was 1958, when he hit for a .299 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHI | A | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .364 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | CHI | A | 71 | 164 | 21 | 41 | 0 | 10 | .250 | .353 | .299 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1954 | DET | A | 54 | 170 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 22 | .282 | .379 | .394 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1954 | CHI | A | 8 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .238 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | TOT | A | 62 | 190 | 24 | 52 | 3 | 23 | .274 | .365 | .389 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 1955 | DET | A | 78 | 241 | 26 | 53 | 2 | 17 | .220 | .296 | .282 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 1956 | DET | A | 78 | 228 | 32 | 66 | 7 | 38 | .289 | .393 | .452 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 1957 | DET | A | 60 | 180 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 13 | .239 | .341 | .344 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1958 | DET | A | 103 | 298 | 31 | 89 | 3 | 29 | .299 | .373 | .379 | 13 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| 1959 | DET | A | 67 | 228 | 28 | 60 | 4 | 35 | .263 | .295 | .408 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 1960 | DET | A | 45 | 134 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 14 | .216 | .298 | .269 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | 32 | 88 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 10 | .216 | .268 | .284 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1960 | TOT | A | 77 | 222 | 22 | 48 | 2 | 24 | .216 | .286 | .275 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 602 | 1765 | 206 | 455 | 24 | 189 | .258 | .338 | .355 | 84 | 8 | 215 | 163 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 60 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHI | A | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | CHI | A | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | CHI | A | C | 63 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1954 | DET | A | C | 53 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .996 |
| 1954 | CHI | A | C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | TOT | A | C | 61 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .997 |
| 1955 | DET | A | C | 72 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1956 | DET | A | C | 78 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 |
| 1957 | DET | A | C | 60 | 50 | 483 | 280 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | DET | A | C | 101 | 90 | 796.1 | 565 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 18 | 1 | .992 |
| 1959 | DET | A | C | 64 | 60 | 518 | 374 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 1 | .988 |
| 1960 | DET | A | C | 45 | 39 | 343.2 | 229 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .980 |
| 1960 | CLE | A | C | 30 | 27 | 240.2 | 163 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .989 |
| 1960 | TOT | A | C | 75 | 66 | 584.1 | 392 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 2 | .984 |
| Total | C | 580 | 266 | 2381.2 | 2884 | 236 | 33 | 41 | 0 | 45 | 81 | 56 | 5 | .990 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1950).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Matt Batts (May 29, 1954).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Rocky Bridges to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Hank Foiles (July 26, 1960).
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