1929
Born March 7, 1929
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Red Wilson Notable
Red Wilson played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1951 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1960. His longest stay was with the Detroit Tigers, from 1954 to 1960.
Across 602 games he batted .258, with 455 hits and 206 runs. He finished with 24 home runs, 84 doubles and 25 stolen bases.
He played 580 games behind the plate, with 2,884 putouts and 33 errors. He turned 41 double plays.
He was born in Milwaukee, WI, USA on March 7, 1929, and died on August 8, 2014. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHW | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .273 |
| 1952 | CHW | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | CHW | 71 | 164 | 21 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 2 | .250 |
| 1954 | CHW/DET | 62 | 190 | 24 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 3 | .274 |
| 1955 | DET | 78 | 241 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 1 | .220 |
| 1956 | DET | 78 | 228 | 32 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 42 | 18 | 2 | .289 |
| 1957 | DET | 60 | 180 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 19 | 2 | .239 |
| 1958 | DET | 103 | 298 | 31 | 89 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 10 | .299 |
| 1959 | DET | 67 | 228 | 28 | 60 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 23 | 2 | .263 |
| 1960 | CLE/DET | 77 | 222 | 22 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 3 | .216 |
| Career | — | 602 | 1765 | 206 | 455 | 84 | 8 | 24 | 189 | 215 | 163 | 25 | .258 |
On this day & linked events
2014
Died August 8, 2014
1951
Major-league debut: Red Wilson
Red Wilson made a major-league debut on September 22, 1951.
1960
Final major-league game: Red Wilson
Red Wilson played a final major-league game on September 24, 1960.
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