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Bill Wilson Notable

b. November 6, 1928 · Chicago White Sox 1950, 1953–1954, Philadelphia Athletics 1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955

Bill Wilson played for three clubs across six seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1950 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1955.

Across 224 games he batted .222, with 145 hits and 87 runs. He finished with 32 home runs, 23 doubles and 2 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game. He struck out 1.

He played 197 games in the outfield, with 501 putouts and 11 errors.

He was born in Central City, NE, USA on November 6, 1928, and died on July 16, 2017. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1950 CHW 3600 000 0220 .000
1953 CHW 91711 000 1070 .059
1954 CHW/PHA 1143584783 11117 3846641 .232
1955 KCA 982733961 12015 3824631 .223
Career 22465487145 23132 77721362 .222

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1955 KCA 0010 01.01 0110.00
Career 0010 01.01 011 0.00

On this day & linked events

1928

Born November 6, 1928

Central City, NE, USA

2017

Died July 16, 2017