1905
Born January 29, 1905
Tullahassee, OK, USA
Wilson Redus Notable
b. January 29, 1905 · Indianapolis ABCs 1924, Cleveland Browns 1924, St. Louis Stars 1924–1931, Kansas City Monarchs 1930, Cleveland Stars 1932, Columbus Blue Birds 1933, Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants 1933, Cleveland Red Sox 1934, Chicago American Giants 1934–1940
Wilson Redus played for nine clubs across 17 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Indianapolis ABCs in 1924 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1940. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Stars, from 1924 to 1931.
Across 791 games he batted .303, with 857 hits and 487 runs. He finished with 89 home runs, 135 doubles and 59 stolen bases.
He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1928, with 82. He played 790 games in the outfield, with 956 putouts and 69 errors.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1936 to 1937.
He was born in Tullahassee, OK, USA on January 29, 1905, and died on March 23, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 2 | 1936, 1937 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | ABC/CBN/SLS | 36 | 137 | 20 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| 1925 | SLS | 77 | 258 | 60 | 96 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 38 | 0 | 5 | .372 |
| 1926 | SLS | 85 | 293 | 49 | 95 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 0 | 10 | .324 |
| 1927 | SLS | 96 | 371 | 65 | 138 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 83 | 17 | 0 | 7 | .372 |
| 1928 | SLS | 78 | 315 | 72 | 110 | 21 | 6 | 22 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 6 | .349 |
| 1929 | SLS | 95 | 355 | 65 | 106 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 66 | 33 | 0 | 6 | .299 |
| 1930 | KCM/SLS | 59 | 203 | 40 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 20 | 5 | 5 | .296 |
| 1931 | SLS | 23 | 72 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| 1932 | CLS | 16 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| 1933 | ACG/CBB | 28 | 112 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| 1934 | CAG/CRS | 15 | 51 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| 1935 | CAG | 48 | 171 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .187 |
| 1936* | CAG | 14 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| 1937 | CAG | 45 | 157 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 | .210 |
| 1938 | CAG | 37 | 138 | 19 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | .297 |
| 1939 | CAG | 23 | 62 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .194 |
| 1940 | CAG | 16 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Major leagues | — | 777 | 2783 | 481 | 847 | 134 | 43 | 89 | 524 | 245 | 10 | 59 | .304 |
| All seasons | — | 791 | 2826 | 487 | 857 | 135 | 43 | 89 | 530 | 249 | 10 | 59 | .303 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Wilson Redus, that is 1936–1936. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1979