1919
Born February 24, 1919
Lincoln Park, MI, USA
Del Wilber Notable
b. February 24, 1919 · St. Louis Cardinals 1946–1949, Philadelphia Phillies 1951–1952, Boston Red Sox 1952–1954
Del Wilber played for three clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1954.
Across 299 games he batted .242, with 174 hits and 67 runs. He finished with 19 home runs, 35 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 224 games behind the plate, with 818 putouts and 20 errors. He turned 15 double plays.
He hit three home runs in a game in 1951.
He was born in Lincoln Park, MI, USA on February 24, 1919, and died on July 18, 2002. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | STL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | STL | 51 | 99 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .232 |
| 1948 | STL | 27 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .190 |
| 1949 | STL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1951 | PHI | 84 | 245 | 30 | 68 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 17 | 26 | 0 | .278 |
| 1952 | BOS/PHI | 49 | 137 | 7 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 21 | 1 | .263 |
| 1953 | BOS | 58 | 112 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .241 |
| 1954 | BOS | 24 | 61 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .131 |
| Career | — | 299 | 720 | 67 | 174 | 35 | 7 | 19 | 115 | 44 | 96 | 1 | .242 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died July 18, 2002
1951
Del Wilber's Three-Home-Run Game, 1951
Del Wilber hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Cincinnati Reds on August 27, 1951.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain