Wilbur Good
[edit] Biography
Wilbur Good (Wilbur David Good) was born on September 28, 1885 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on August 18, 1905 for the New York Highlanders. In 1908, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 1 home run and 14 RBI. Good played for the New York Highlanders, Cleveland Naps, Boston Doves, Chicago Cubs, Boston Rustlers, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Wilbur Good's best season was 1914, when he stole 31 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 5
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| 46
| 154
| 23
| 43
| 1
| 14
| .279
| .351
| .344
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| CLE
| A
| 94
| 318
| 33
| 68
| 0
| 17
| .214
| .296
| .264
| 6
| 5
| 28
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1910
| BOS
| N
| 23
| 86
| 15
| 29
| 0
| 11
| .337
| .394
| .488
| 5
| 4
| 6
| 13
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| 58
| 145
| 27
| 39
| 2
| 21
| .269
| .329
| .400
| 5
| 4
| 11
| 17
| 2
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 43
| 165
| 21
| 44
| 0
| 15
| .267
| .316
| .358
| 9
| 3
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| 101
| 310
| 48
| 83
| 2
| 36
| .268
| .322
| .377
| 14
| 7
| 23
| 39
| 2
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 3
|
| 1912
| CHI
| N
| 39
| 35
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .211
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| 49
| 91
| 11
| 23
| 1
| 12
| .253
| .340
| .363
| 3
| 2
| 11
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| 154
| 580
| 70
| 158
| 2
| 43
| .272
| .341
| .348
| 24
| 7
| 53
| 74
| 7
| 24
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| CHI
| N
| 128
| 498
| 66
| 126
| 2
| 27
| .253
| .307
| .337
| 18
| 9
| 34
| 65
| 5
| 8
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| 75
| 136
| 25
| 34
| 1
| 15
| .250
| .306
| .346
| 4
| 3
| 8
| 13
| 3
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 148
| 24
| 37
| 0
| 11
| .250
| .315
| .365
| 9
| 4
| 11
| 16
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 569
| 1736
| 242
| 458
| 8
| 145
| .264
| .325
| .354
| 68
| 32
| 138
| 227
| 20
| 50
| 83
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 180
| 628
| 82
| 151
| 1
| 42
| .240
| .315
| .309
| 16
| 12
| 52
| 16
| 16
| 10
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 749
| 2364
| 324
| 609
| 9
| 187
| .258
| .322
| .342
| 84
| 44
| 190
| 243
| 36
| 60
| 104
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1905
| NY
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1908
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 60
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .845
|
| 1909
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 110
| 12
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1910
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 35
| 32
| 289.2
| 66
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 40
| 34
| 312.2
| 74
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .928
|
| 1911
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 43
| 43
| 364
| 108
| 13
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1911
| BOS
| N
| CF
| 41
| 41
| 348
| 108
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 76
| 73
| 637.2
| 174
| 15
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1911
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 83
| 77
| 676.2
| 182
| 16
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1912
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1913
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1914
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 25
| 20
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1915
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 192
| 13
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| 1916
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1918
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 34
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 624
| 77
| 676.2
| 1044
| 83
| 70
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 76
| 73
| 637.2
| 174
| 15
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4.74
| 13
| 17
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by New York Highlanders (August 14, 1905).
- Traded by Cleveland Naps to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Simon Nicholls (@December 1, 1909).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Baltimore (Eastern) (March 30, 1910).
- Selected by Boston Doves from Baltimore (Eastern) in the Rule 5 major league draft (September 1, 1910).
- Traded by Boston Rustlers with Cliff Curtis, Bill Collins and Peaches Graham to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Johnny Kling, Al Kaiser, Orlie Weaver and Hank Griffin (June 10, 1911).
- Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (February 3, 1916).
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