Art Wilson Notable

b. December 11, 1885 · New York Giants 1908–1913, Chicago Chi-Feds 1914, Chicago Whales 1915, Pittsburgh Pirates 1916, Chicago Cubs 1916–1917, Boston Braves 1918–1920, Cleveland Indians 1921

Art Wilson played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1908 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1921.

Across 812 games he batted .261, with 536 hits and 237 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 96 doubles and 50 stolen bases.

He played 738 games behind the plate, with 2,930 putouts and 108 errors. He turned 60 double plays.

He was born in Macon, IL, USA on December 11, 1885, and died on June 12, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1908	NYG	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1909	NYG	19	42	4	10	2	1	0	5	4	6	0	.238
1910	NYG	26	52	10	14	4	1	0	5	9	6	2	.269
1911	NYG	66	109	17	33	9	1	1	17	19	12	6	.303
1912	NYG	65	121	17	35	6	0	3	19	13	14	2	.289
1913	NYG	54	79	5	15	0	1	0	8	11	11	1	.190
1914	CHI	137	440	78	128	31	8	10	64	70	80	13	.291
1915	CHI	96	269	44	82	11	2	7	31	65	38	8	.305
1916	CHC/PIT	89	242	16	55	8	3	1	17	19	41	5	.227
1917	CHC	81	211	17	45	9	2	2	25	32	36	6	.213
1918	BSN	89	280	15	69	8	2	0	19	24	31	5	.246
1919	BSN	71	191	14	49	8	1	0	16	25	19	2	.257
1920	BSN	16	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.053
1921	CLE	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	812	2056	237	536	96	22	24	226	292	295	50	.261

On this day & linked events

1885

Born December 11, 1885

Macon, IL, USA

1960

Died June 12, 1960

1908

Major-league debut: Art Wilson

Art Wilson made a major-league debut on September 29, 1908.

1921

Final major-league game: Art Wilson

Art Wilson played a final major-league game on June 12, 1921.

Image: The Sporting News via [1], public domain