1934
Born October 2, 1934
Ponchatoula, LA, USA
Earl Wilson Notable
b. October 2, 1934 · Boston Red Sox 1959–1960, 1962–1966, Detroit Tigers 1966–1970, San Diego Padres 1970
Earl Wilson played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1959 and closing with the San Diego Padres in 1970.
He went 121 and 109 with a 3.69 earned run average, pitching 2,051.7 innings in 338 games. He struck out 1,452, completed 69 of his 310 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 405 games he batted .195, with 144 hits and 95 runs. He finished with 35 home runs and 12 doubles.
He led the league in wins once, in 1967, with 22.
He threw a no-hitter in 1962.
He was born in Ponchatoula, LA, USA on October 2, 1934, and died on April 23, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News All-Star | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | BOS | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1960 | BOS | 15 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .174 |
| 1962 | BOS | 35 | 69 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .174 |
| 1963 | BOS | 38 | 72 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 0 | .208 |
| 1964 | BOS | 54 | 73 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 0 | .205 |
| 1965 | BOS | 47 | 79 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 0 | .177 |
| 1966 | BOS/DET | 45 | 96 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 36 | 0 | .240 |
| 1967 | DET | 52 | 108 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 0 | .185 |
| 1968 | DET | 40 | 88 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 35 | 0 | .227 |
| 1969 | DET | 37 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 0 | .132 |
| 1970 | DET/SDP | 33 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .146 |
| Career | — | 405 | 740 | 95 | 144 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 111 | 67 | 271 | 0 | .195 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | BOS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 23.2 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 6.08 |
| 1960 | BOS | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 65.0 | 61 | 34 | 48 | 40 | 4.71 |
| 1962 | BOS | 12 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 191.1 | 163 | 83 | 111 | 137 | 3.90 |
| 1963 | BOS | 11 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 0 | 210.2 | 184 | 88 | 105 | 123 | 3.76 |
| 1964 | BOS | 11 | 12 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 202.1 | 213 | 101 | 73 | 166 | 4.49 |
| 1965 | BOS | 13 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 230.2 | 221 | 102 | 77 | 164 | 3.98 |
| 1966 | BOS/DET | 18 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 264.0 | 214 | 90 | 74 | 200 | 3.07 |
| 1967 | DET | 22 | 11 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 264.0 | 216 | 96 | 92 | 184 | 3.27 |
| 1968 | DET | 13 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 224.1 | 192 | 71 | 65 | 168 | 2.85 |
| 1969 | DET | 12 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 214.2 | 209 | 79 | 69 | 150 | 3.31 |
| 1970 | DET/SDP | 5 | 12 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 161.0 | 169 | 82 | 51 | 103 | 4.58 |
| Career | — | 121 | 109 | 338 | 310 | 0 | 2051.2 | 1863 | 842 | 796 | 1452 | 3.69 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died April 23, 2005
1959
Major-league debut: Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson made a major-league debut on July 28, 1959.
1962
Earl Wilson's No-Hitter
Earl Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Boston Red Sox against the Los Angeles Angels on June 26, 1962, winning 2–0.
1967
Baltimore Orioles Combined No-Hitter, 1967
Steve Barber and Stu Miller threw a combined no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles against the Detroit Tigers on April 30, 1967.
1970
Final major-league game: Earl Wilson
Earl Wilson played a final major-league game on September 22, 1970.
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