1878
Born August 9, 1878
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Howard Wilson Notable
b. August 9, 1878 · Cleveland Spiders 1899, Philadelphia Athletics 1902, Washington Senators 1903–1904
Howard Wilson played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cleveland Spiders in 1899 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1904.
He went 14 and 26 with a 3.29 earned run average, pitching 371.7 innings in 47 games. He struck out 86, completed 37 of his 42 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 49 games he batted .197, with 26 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on August 9, 1878, and died on October 16, 1934.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | CLV | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1902 | PHA | 13 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .171 |
| 1903 | WSH | 31 | 85 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .200 |
| 1904 | WSH | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| Career | — | 49 | 132 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 1 | .197 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | CLV | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1902 | PHA | 7 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 96.1 | 103 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 2.43 |
| 1903 | WSH | 7 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 242.1 | 269 | 89 | 43 | 56 | 3.31 |
| 1904 | WSH | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4.68 |
| Career | — | 14 | 26 | 47 | 42 | 0 | 371.2 | 417 | 136 | 71 | 86 | 3.29 |
On this day & linked events
1934
Died October 16, 1934
Image: Oscar Winter, public domain