Jack Wilson Notable

b. April 12, 1912 · Philadelphia Athletics 1934, Boston Red Sox 1935–1941, Washington Senators 1942, Detroit Tigers 1942

Jack Wilson played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1934 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1942. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1935 to 1941.

He went 68 and 72 with a 4.59 earned run average, pitching 1,131 innings in 281 games. He struck out 590, completed 50 of his 121 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 283 games he batted .199, with 82 hits and 34 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 11 doubles.

He was born in Portland, OR, USA on April 12, 1912, and died on April 19, 1995. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1934	PHA	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
1935	BOS	23	16	2	5	2	0	1	3	1	3	.313
1936	BOS	44	50	4	11	2	0	0	5	1	5	.220
1937	BOS	51	85	2	14	2	0	0	10	4	13	.165
1938	BOS	37	68	7	15	2	0	0	7	2	8	.221
1939	BOS	37	63	6	10	0	0	0	6	0	17	.159
1940	BOS	41	66	9	18	2	1	2	8	1	11	.273
1941	BOS	27	44	2	7	1	0	0	6	1	8	.159
1942	DET/WSH	21	18	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	3	.111
Career	—	283	413	34	82	11	1	3	49	10	68	.199

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1934	PHA	0	1	2	2	0	9.0	15	12	9	2	12.00
1935	BOS	3	4	23	6	1	64.0	72	30	36	19	4.22
1936	BOS	6	8	43	9	3	136.1	152	67	86	74	4.42
1937	BOS	16	10	51	21	7	221.1	209	91	119	137	3.70
1938	BOS	15	15	37	27	1	194.2	200	93	91	96	4.30
1939	BOS	11	11	36	22	2	177.1	198	92	75	80	4.67
1940	BOS	12	6	41	16	5	157.2	170	89	87	102	5.08
1941	BOS	4	13	27	12	1	116.1	140	65	70	55	5.03
1942	DET/WSH	1	4	21	6	0	55.0	77	38	28	25	6.22
Career	—	68	72	281	121	20	1131.2	1233	577	601	590	4.59

On this day & linked events

1912

Born April 12, 1912

Portland, OR, USA

1995

Died April 19, 1995

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain