1922
Born February 20, 1922
San Diego, CA, USA
Jim Wilson Notable
b. February 20, 1922 · Boston Red Sox 1945–1946, St. Louis Browns 1948, Philadelphia Athletics 1949, Boston Braves 1951–1952, Milwaukee Braves 1953–1954, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1956, Chicago White Sox 1956–1958
Jim Wilson played for seven clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1945 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1958.
He went 86 and 89 with a 4.01 earned run average, pitching 1,539 innings in 257 games. He struck out 692, completed 75 of his 217 starts and threw 19 shutouts. Across 260 games he batted .181, with 99 hits and 38 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 16 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1957, with 5.
He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1954 to 1956. He threw a no-hitter in 1954.
He was born in San Diego, CA, USA on February 20, 1922, and died on September 2, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1954, 1955, 1956 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BOS | 25 | 53 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .245 |
| 1946 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | SLB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | PHA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | BSN | 20 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .179 |
| 1952 | BSN | 33 | 86 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .163 |
| 1953 | MLN | 20 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1954 | MLN | 27 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .159 |
| 1955 | BAL | 34 | 89 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .169 |
| 1956 | BAL/CHW | 35 | 77 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .299 |
| 1957 | CHW | 31 | 68 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 0 | .147 |
| 1958 | CHW | 28 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .078 |
| Career | — | 260 | 546 | 38 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 108 | 0 | .181 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BOS | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 144.1 | 121 | 53 | 88 | 50 | 3.30 |
| 1946 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 1948 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13.50 |
| 1949 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14.40 |
| 1951 | BSN | 7 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 110.0 | 131 | 66 | 40 | 33 | 5.40 |
| 1952 | BSN | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 234.0 | 234 | 110 | 90 | 104 | 4.23 |
| 1953 | MLN | 4 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 114.0 | 107 | 55 | 43 | 71 | 4.34 |
| 1954 | MLN | 8 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 127.2 | 129 | 50 | 36 | 52 | 3.52 |
| 1955 | BAL | 12 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 235.1 | 200 | 90 | 87 | 96 | 3.44 |
| 1956 | BAL/CHW | 13 | 14 | 35 | 28 | 0 | 208.0 | 198 | 99 | 86 | 113 | 4.28 |
| 1957 | CHW | 15 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 201.2 | 189 | 78 | 65 | 100 | 3.48 |
| 1958 | CHW | 9 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 155.2 | 156 | 71 | 63 | 70 | 4.10 |
| Career | — | 86 | 89 | 257 | 217 | 2 | 1539.0 | 1479 | 686 | 608 | 692 | 4.01 |
On this day & linked events
1986
Died September 2, 1986
1945
Major-league debut: Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson made a major-league debut on April 18, 1945.
1954
Jim Wilson's No-Hitter
Jim Wilson threw a no-hitter for the Milwaukee Braves against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 12, 1954, winning 2–0.
1958
Final major-league game: Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson played a final major-league game on September 14, 1958.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain