1922
Born August 2, 1922
Manassas, VA, USA
Wilmer Fields Notable
b. August 2, 1922 · Homestead Grays 1940–1942, 1946–1948
Wilmer Fields played 1940 to 1948 for the Homestead Grays as a pitcher.
He went 23 and 7 with a 3.47 earned run average, pitching 236.3 innings in 42 games. He struck out 109 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 95 games he batted .267, with 63 hits and 34 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 9 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1948.
He was born in Manassas, VA, USA on August 2, 1922, and died on June 5, 2004. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | HG | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1941 | HG | 5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| 1942 | HG | 8 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1946 | HG | 22 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| 1947 | HG | 22 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .242 |
| 1948 | HG | 36 | 113 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Career | — | 95 | 236 | 34 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .267 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | HG | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7.56 |
| 1941 | HG | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36.1 | 49 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 5.70 |
| 1942 | HG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2.25 |
| 1946 | HG | 8 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 78.2 | 64 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 2.63 |
| 1947 | HG | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 41.0 | 39 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 3.07 |
| 1948 | HG | 6 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 56.0 | 56 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 3.21 |
| Career | — | 23 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 236.1 | 232 | 91 | 75 | 109 | 3.47 |
On this day & linked events
2004