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George Wilson
George Washington Wilson (Teddy)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 15, 1952
Final Game September 30, 1956
Born August 30, 1925 in Cherryville, NC
Died October 29, 1974 in Gastonia, NC

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 26 TOT     70  121    9   28   7  0   2   17   0  0   4  16  .231  .256  .339   63   41   1           0   0
         CHW AL   8    9    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .111  .200  .111  -12    1   0           0   0
         NYG NL  62  112    9   27   7  0   2   16   0  0   3  14  .241  .261  .357   69   40   1           0   0
 1953 27 NYG NL  11    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .125  .364  .125   33    1   0           1   0
 1956 30 TOT     64   80    6   11   1  0   1    2   0  0   8  14  .138  .216  .188   10   15   0   0   1   0   1
         NYG NL  53   68    5    9   1  0   1    2   0  0   5  14  .132  .192  .191    4   13   0   0   1   0   1
         NYY AL  11   12    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   0  .167  .333  .167   38    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      145  209   15   40   8  0   3   19   0  0  14  32  .191  .246  .273   41   57   1   0   1   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        234   17   45   9  0   3   21   0  0  16  36  .191  .246  .273   41   64   1   0   1   1   1
 Career High     70  121    9   28   7  0   2   17   0  0   8  16                          41   1   0   1   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 26 TOT     126   94   10   2.8    98| .231  .263| .256  .336| .339  .390| .595  .726|  63  .335  -6.4  -0.6   0%
         CHW AL   10    8    0   0.0    97| .111  .261| .200  .341| .111  .381| .311  .723| -12  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         NYG NL  116   86   10   3.1    98| .241  .263| .261  .336| .357  .391| .618  .727|  69  .371  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1953 27 NYG NL   11    7    0   0.0   112| .125  .276| .364  .348| .125  .431| .489  .779|  33  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1956 30 TOT      88   70    4   1.5   102| .138  .263| .216  .332| .188  .413| .404  .745|  10  .121 -10.3  -1.0   0%
         NYG NL   73   60    3   1.3   102| .132  .263| .192  .330| .191  .415| .383  .745|   4  .099  -9.4  -0.9   0%
         NYY AL   15   10    1   2.7   104| .167  .264| .333  .345| .167  .402| .500  .747|  38  .255  -0.9  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       225  171   14   2.2   100| .191  .263| .246  .335| .273  .401| .519  .736|  41  .223 -17.4  -1.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1952 26 TOT OF 22 38 0 3 0 .927 .982 1.73 2.10 16 1 5 CHW AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.20 0 0 1 NYG NL OF 21 36 0 3 0 .923 .981 1.71 2.10 16 1 4 1B 2 24 0 0 2 1.000 .992 12.00 9.15 1956 30 TOT OF 14 16 1 1 0 .944 .977 1.21 2.04 1.91 2.29 6 80.0 TOT RF 12 16 1 1 0 .944 .971 1.42 1.80 2.10 2.02 6 73.0 TOT LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.19 0 7.0 NYG NL OF 8 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 2.05 2.07 2.29 6 61.0 RF 7 13 1 0 0 1.000 .972 2.00 1.80 2.14 2.00 6 59.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 NYY AL OF 6 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.50 2.03 1.42 2.32 0 19.0 RF 5 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 1.80 1.93 2.12 0 14.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.16 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 26 NYG NL 1B 2 24 0 0 2 1.000 .992 12.00 9.15 1956 30 TOT LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.19 0 7.0 NYG NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.16 0 5.0 1952 26 TOT OF 22 38 0 3 0 .927 .982 1.73 2.10 16 1 5 CHW AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.20 0 0 1 NYG NL OF 21 36 0 3 0 .923 .981 1.71 2.10 16 1 4 1956 30 TOT OF 14 16 1 1 0 .944 .977 1.21 2.04 1.91 2.29 6 80.0 NYG NL OF 8 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.75 2.05 2.07 2.29 6 61.0 NYY AL OF 6 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.50 2.03 1.42 2.32 0 19.0 1956 30 TOT RF 12 16 1 1 0 .944 .971 1.42 1.80 2.10 2.02 6 73.0 NYG NL RF 7 13 1 0 0 1.000 .972 2.00 1.80 2.14 2.00 6 59.0 NYY AL RF 5 3 0 1 0 .750 .968 0.60 1.80 1.93 2.12 0 14.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 36 54 1 4 0 .932 .980 1.53 2.08 6 80.0 18 1 17# RF* 12 16 1 1 0 .944 .971 1.42 1.80 6 73.0 1B 2 24 0 0 2 1.000 .992 12.00 9.15 LF* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0 7.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 38 78 1 4 2 .952 .984 2.08 2.45
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1956   WS    NYY BRO     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 19, 1951: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in the 1951 rule 5 draft.

May 8, 1952: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Chicago White Sox for $25,000.

August 22, 1956: Selected off waivers by the New York Yankees from the New York Giants.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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