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Red Wilson
Robert James Wilson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 7, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI
School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 22, 1951
Final Game: September 24, 1960
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 22 CHW AL 4 12 11 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364 .697 90 4 2 0 0 /2
1952 23 CHW AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /2
1953 24 CHW AL 71 193 164 21 41 6 1 0 10 2 3 26 12 .250 .353 .299 .651 75 49 8 0 3 2
1954 25 TOT AL 62 225 190 24 52 11 1 3 23 3 1 28 14 .274 .365 .389 .755 109 74 8 0 6 1 2
1954 25 CHW AL 8 21 20 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .238 .350 .588 58 7 0 0 0 0 /2
1954 25 DET AL 54 204 170 22 48 11 1 2 22 3 1 27 12 .282 .379 .394 .773 115 67 8 0 6 1 2
1955 26 DET AL 78 274 241 26 53 9 0 2 17 1 2 26 23 .220 .296 .282 .578 58 68 13 0 7 0 3 2
1956 27 DET AL 78 278 228 32 66 12 2 7 38 2 1 42 18 .289 .393 .452 .844 122 103 6 0 3 5 7 2
1957 28 DET AL 60 213 180 21 43 8 1 3 13 2 3 25 19 .239 .341 .344 .686 86 62 3 3 5 0 2 2
1958 29 DET AL 103 343 298 31 89 13 1 3 29 10 0 35 30 .299 .373 .379 .752 102 113 8 2 5 3 5 2
1959 30 DET AL 67 247 228 28 60 17 2 4 35 2 2 10 23 .263 .295 .408 .703 87 93 8 2 3 4 1 2
1960 31 TOT AL 77 249 222 22 48 7 0 2 24 3 0 22 21 .216 .286 .275 .561 53 61 4 1 1 3 2 2
1960 31 DET AL 45 151 134 17 29 4 0 1 14 3 0 16 14 .216 .298 .269 .567 53 36 1 0 0 1 1 2
1960 31 CLE AL 32 98 88 5 19 3 0 1 10 0 0 6 7 .216 .268 .284 .552 52 25 3 1 1 2 1 2
10 Seasons 602 2037 1765 206 455 84 8 24 189 25 12 215 163 .258 .338 .355 .694 87 627 60 8 33 16 20
162 Game Avg. 162 548 475 55 122 23 2 6 51 7 3 58 44 .258 .338 .355 .694 87 169 16 2 9
DET (7 yrs) 485 1710 1479 177 388 74 7 22 168 23 9 181 139 .262 .343 .366 .709 91 542 47 7 29 14 19
CHW (4 yrs) 85 229 198 24 48 7 1 1 11 2 3 28 17 .242 .336 .303 .639 72 60 10 0 3 0
CLE (1 yr) 32 98 88 5 19 3 0 1 10 0 0 6 7 .216 .268 .284 .552 52 25 3 1 1 2 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1951 CHW AL 22 C 4 11 9 2 0 0 1.000 2.75 .982 4.40 0
1952 CHW AL 23 C 2 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 .989 4.70 0
1953 CHW AL 24 C 63 312 282 24 6 1 .981 4.86 .985 4.44 1
1954 TOT AL 25 C 61 56 494.0 318 289 28 1 8 .997 1.0 2.4 1 5.78 5.20 .986 5.40 4.76 1 7 9 13 59%
1954 CHW AL 25 C 8 6 54.0 47 44 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 7.83 5.88 .985 5.40 4.76 0 2 0 2 100%
1954 DET AL 25 C 53 50 440.0 271 245 25 1 7 .996 1.0 2.7 1 5.52 5.09 .986 5.40 4.76 1 5 9 11 55%
1955 DET AL 26 C 72 62 586.1 322 292 25 5 5 .984 -3.0 -6.1 -3 4.87 4.40 .988 5.58 4.73 5 18 11 11 50%
1956 DET AL 27 C 78 70 621.1 431 393 34 4 7 .991 2.0 3.9 2 6.19 5.47 .988 5.91 5.02 7 13 15 18 55%
1957 DET AL 28 C 60 50 483.0 309 280 29 0 5 1.000 3.0 7.5 3 5.76 5.15 .991 5.92 5.11 7 6 8 15 65%
1958 DET AL 29 C 101 90 796.1 604 565 34 5 6 .992 -1.0 -1.5 -1 6.77 5.93 .990 6.01 5.34 9 14 25 18 42%
1959 DET AL 30 C 64 60 518.0 404 374 25 5 8 .988 -2.0 -4.6 -2 6.93 6.23 .989 6.08 5.31 8 8 24 11 31%
1960 TOT AL 31 C 75 66 584.4 433 392 34 7 1 .984 -4.0 -8.2 -4 6.56 5.68 .987 5.93 5.12 7 20 24 12 33%
1960 DET AL 31 C 45 39 343.2 251 229 17 5 0 .980 -4.0 -14.0 -4 6.44 5.47 .987 5.93 5.12 4 12 14 5 26%
1960 CLE AL 31 C 30 27 240.2 182 163 17 2 1 .989 0.0 0.0 0 6.73 6.00 .987 5.93 5.12 3 8 10 7 41%
10 Seasons C 580 454 4083.1 3153 2884 236 33 41 .990 -4.0 -1.2 -4 6.88 5.38 .988 5.85 5.00 45 86 116 98 46%
10 Seasons TOT 580 454 4083.1 3153 2884 236 33 41 .990 -4.0 -1.2 -4 6.88 5.38 .978 5.85 5.00 45 86 116 98 46%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1958 AL--10--8th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1956 AL--7--8th
1958 AL--5--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

May 29, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Batts.

July 26, 1960: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Rocky Bridges to the Cleveland Indians for Hank Foiles.

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