Red Wilson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: March 7, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: August 8, 2014 in Fitchburg, WI

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WI

High School: Washington HS (Milwaukee, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)

Debut: September 22, 1951 (Age 22-199d, 10,854th in major league history)
vs. SLB 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1960 (Age 31-201d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Robert James Wilson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

1765

455

.258

206

RBI

189

OBP

.338

SLG

.355

OPS

.694

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	42-36 / in Starts: 34-28
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	47 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 7 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 274 PAs	17
Actual Runners on Base	203 (112-58-33)
Avg. MLBer w/ 274 PAs	30
Avg. Runners on Base	175 (92-55-26)

Most Driven In
R Boone	6
J Delsing	5
Self	2
B Tuttle	1
J Phillips	1
J Small	1
F Fain	1
F Hatfield	0

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	7
H Malmberg	6
N Garver	3
Self	2
E Torgeson	1
B Miller	1
B Tuttle	1
B Phillips	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	140	1	Apr 12	DET	@	KCA	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500	2.250	8	.83	0.196	2.12	0.30%	1.12	C
2	141	2	Apr 13	DET	@	KCA	W,10-2	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	8	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.39	C
3	142	3	Apr 14	DET		CLE	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286	9	.55	-0.014	1.46	-0.02%	-0.10	PH
4	143	4	Apr 15	DET		CLE	L,3-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.667	1.121	8	1.44	0.036	3.42	0.05%	0.17	C
5	144	9 (4)	Apr 23	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.231	.333	.462	.795	8	.70	-0.118	1.42	-0.14%	-2.67	C
6	145	10	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.300	.353	.653	8	.45	-0.041	1.03	-0.06%	-0.64	C
7	146	11	Apr 26	DET		BAL	W,3-2	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.273	.316	.589	8	2.08	-0.084	4.77	-0.12%	-0.49	C
8	147	13 (1)	Apr 28	DET		WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.308	.435	.742	7	1.12	0.190	3.22	0.33%	1.20	C
9	148	15 (1)	Apr 30	DET		WSH	W,11-7	8-GF(8)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.458	.792	9	.21	0.010	.68	0.02%	0.88	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	149	17 (1)	May 2	DET		NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.323	.429	.751	7	.34	-0.059	1.19	-0.13%	-0.89	C
11	150	18	May 3	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.343	.400	.743	8	.73	-0.044	2.50	-0.09%	-0.16	C
12	151	22 (3)	May 7	DET	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.300	.343	.643	7	.43	-0.057	1.56	-0.12%	-1.11	C
13	152	23	May 8 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG(11)	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.318	.385	.703	8	1.49	0.179	5.72	0.41%	0.65	C
14	153	24	May 8 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.375	.686	9	2.81	-0.080	10.07	-0.17%	-0.23	PH
15	154	26 (1)	May 11	DET	@	WSH	W,7-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.214	.313	.357	.670	7	.96	0.006	2.50	0.01%	0.00	C
16	155	27	May 13	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.333	.627	7	1.05	-0.082	3.38	-0.16%	-0.69	C
17	156	30 (2)	May 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.180	.268	.300	.568	8	.37	-0.028	.83	-0.04%	-0.48	C
18	157	32 (1)	May 18	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.262	.291	.553	7	.82	-0.104	1.76	-0.14%	-1.26	C
19	158	33	May 20	DET		CLE	W,11-4	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.292	.339	.631	7	.91	0.068	2.78	0.13%	1.18	C
20	159	34	May 21	DET		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.290	.333	.623	7	1.18	-0.004	3.84	-0.01%	-0.36	C
21	160	35	May 22	DET		CLE	L,0-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.215	.292	.323	.615	7	1.04	-0.064	3.52	-0.13%	-0.50	C
22	161	36	May 24	DET	@	KCA	W,9-6	CG	5	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.299	.343	.642	7	.93	0.208	2.27	0.30%	1.36	C
23	162	37	May 25	DET	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.280	.320	.600	7	.52	-0.027	1.39	-0.04%	-1.21	C
24	163	42 (4)	May 30 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.215	.279	.316	.596	6	2.05	-0.186	3.55	-0.19%	-1.63	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	164	43	Jun 1	DET		WSH	W,9-0	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.220	.289	.329	.618	7	.52	0.105	.82	0.10%	1.31	C
26	165	44	Jun 2	DET		WSH	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.287	.326	.613	7	.85	-0.066	1.26	-0.06%	-0.60	C
27	166	45	Jun 3	DET		BAL	W,7-2	CG	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.236	.299	.337	.636	7	1.11	0.131	1.58	0.11%	1.32	C
28	167	46	Jun 4	DET		BAL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.237	.297	.366	.663	7	1.08	0.029	1.81	0.03%	0.31	C
29	168	47	Jun 5 (1)	DET		BAL	W,10-0	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.314	.392	.706	7	.59	0.103	1.16	0.12%	1.73	C
30	169	49 (1)	Jun 6	DET		NYY	L,5-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.318	.392	.710	7	1.16	0.001	3.11	0.00%	0.02	C
31	170	50	Jun 7	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG(12)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.307	.377	.684	7	1.68	-0.172	3.83	-0.24%	-0.91	C
32	171	51	Jun 8	DET		NYY	W,3-1	CG	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.314	.370	.684	7	.71	0.023	1.91	0.04%	-0.61	C
33	172	52	Jun 9	DET		NYY	L,3-7	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.320	.364	.683	6	.48	0.008	1.60	0.02%	0.18	C
34	173	53	Jun 10	DET		BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.325	.357	.683	7	.81	0.010	1.48	0.01%	0.04	C
35	174	55 (1)	Jun 14	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG(10)	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.336	.362	.698	6	1.30	0.086	3.51	0.14%	0.51	C
36	175	57 (1)	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.326	.350	.676	6	1.11	-0.119	2.95	-0.19%	-1.58	C
37	176	60 (2)	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.326	.350	.676	7						C
38	177	61	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.314	.336	.650	7	.83	-0.148	1.06	-0.11%	-1.96	C
39	178	65 (3)	Jun 26 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.315	.331	.645	7	1.88	-0.106	1.61	-0.06%	-0.35	C
40	179	66	Jun 26 (2)	DET	@	WSH	L,4-12	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.310	.326	.636	8	.11	-0.005	.09	0.00%	-0.38	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	180	70 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	DET	@	KCA	L,2-3	GS-9	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.322	.333	.655	7	1.81	0.309	2.47	0.25%	2.09	C
42	181	73 (2)	Jul 3	DET	@	KCA	L,8-9	CG(14)	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.321	.331	.651	7	1.91	-0.208	1.35	-0.09%	-0.36	C
43	182	74	Jul 4 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-13	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229	.311	.319	.630	7	.67	-0.092	.56	-0.05%	-1.27	C
44	183	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.309	.317	.626	7	.40	-0.012	.24	0.00%	-0.24	PH
45	184	78 (2)	Jul 8	DET		KCA	W,11-8	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.307	.315	.622	7	2.25	-0.057	.97	-0.02%	-0.23	C
46	185	80 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	DET		KCA	L,5-9	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.304	.311	.615	7	1.06	-0.118	.33	-0.02%	-1.01	C
47	186	83 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.298	.305	.603	7	.88	-0.067	.39	-0.02%	-0.49	C
48	187	85 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.293	.299	.592	7	1.04	-0.077	.45	-0.02%	-0.83	C
49	188	86	Jul 17	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.296	.298	.594	7	1.53	-0.184	.88	-0.06%	-0.41	C
50	189	91 (4)	Jul 23	DET		WSH	W,10-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.224	.301	.303	.604	7	.75	0.006	.49	0.00%	1.41	C
51	190	93 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.305	.304	.608	7	.82	-0.016	.77	-0.01%	-0.13	C
52	191	94	Jul 26 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-6	12-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.303	.302	.605	7	.34	-0.015	.24	-0.01%	-0.49	PH C
53	192	95	Jul 26 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.236	.311	.316	.627	7	.73	0.132	.58	0.06%	1.42	C
54	193	96	Jul 27 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.306	.311	.617	7	.69	-0.037	.69	-0.02%	-1.17	C
55	194	98 (1)	Jul 28	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.305	.309	.614	7	.50	-0.044	.51	-0.03%	-0.49	C
56	195	100 (1)	Jul 30	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.305	.309	.614	7						C
57	196	102 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.309	.314	.622	7	2.19	-0.081	2.50	-0.06%	-0.29	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
58	197	103	Aug 2	DET	@	WSH	W,13-10	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.308	.312	.620	7	1.37	-0.094	.85	-0.04%	-0.60	C
59	198	107 (3)	Aug 6	DET	@	NYY	W,7-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.303	.307	.611	7	1.36	-0.112	1.28	-0.06%	-0.96	C
60	199	108	Aug 7 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.307	.316	.623	7	.82	-0.027	1.37	-0.03%	0.06	C
61	200	110 (1)	Aug 9	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.312	.315	.627	7	1.42	0.040	1.94	0.03%	0.42	C
62	201	111	Aug 10	DET	@	CLE	L,4-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.311	.313	.624	7	.51	-0.013	.54	-0.01%	-0.24	PH C
63	202	112	Aug 11	DET	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.234	.306	.308	.615	8	1.53	-0.157	1.24	-0.08%	-1.54	C
64	203	114 (1)	Aug 13	DET		CHW	W,9-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	.305	.307	.612	9	7.33	0.366	1.66	0.05%	1.00	PH
65	204	115	Aug 14	DET		CHW	L,4-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.305	.307	.613	7	.84	0.005	.20	0.00%	-0.20	C
66	205	118 (2)	Aug 18	DET		CLE	L,3-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.307	.306	.613	8	.73	-0.014	.12	0.00%	-0.10	C
67	206	121 (2)	Aug 21 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.307	.306	.614	8	1.87	-0.053	.02	0.00%	-0.35	C
68	207	126 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	DET		BOS	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.302	.300	.603	7	1.25	-0.118	.00	0.00%	-1.10	C
69	208	130 (3)	Aug 29 (2)	DET		BAL	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.301	.299	.600	9	1.78	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
70	209	133 (2)	Sep 2	DET	@	KCA	L,6-7	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.304	.300	.604	7	1.23	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.78	C
71	210	137 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	DET		CHW	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.300	.295	.596	8	1.13	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.74	C
72	211	139 (1)	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.300	.295	.596	6						C
73	212	142 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,8-0	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.310	.300	.611	7	.44	0.041	.00	0.00%	1.86	C
74	213	145 (2)	Sep 14	DET	@	NYY	L,4-6	2-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.308	.298	.606	7	.86	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
75	214	146	Sep 16	DET	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.303	.293	.596	7	1.48	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.66	C
76	215	147	Sep 17	DET	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223	.298	.288	.586	7	.72	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.88	C
77	216	148	Sep 18	DET	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224	.300	.287	.587	7	.73	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
78	217	152 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.296	.282	.578	7	1.11	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.43	C
							42-36		274	241	26	53	9	0	2	17	26	3	23	0	7	0	7	14	1	2	.220	.296	.282	.578		1.04	-1.333	1.53	-0.30%	-15.03

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