Red Wilson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 200lb (183cm, 90kg)

Born: March 7, 1929 in Milwaukee, WI us

Died: August 8, 2014 in Fitchburg, WI

Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WI

High School: Washington HS (Milwaukee, WI)

School: University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI)

Debut: September 22, 1951 (Age 22-199d, 10,854th in major league history)
vs. SLB 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1960 (Age 31-201d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Robert James Wilson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

1765

455

.258

206

RBI

189

OBP

.338

SLG

.355

OPS

.694

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 18	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	30	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
2	11 (5)	Apr 25 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	15 (3)	May 1	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
4	17 (1)	May 2 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
5	19 (1)	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
6	24 (4)	May 9 (2)	CHW		DET	T,0-0	CG	39	10.0	12	2	0	14	1	C
7	28 (3)	May 14	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
8	39 (10)	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,11-6	GF	28	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers
9	38	May 31 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	40 (1)	Jun 2	DET	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
11	41	Jun 3	DET	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
12	43 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
13	45 (1)	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	L,4-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
14	47 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
15	48	Jun 8	DET	@	NYY	W,8-0	CG	30	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
16	49	Jun 9	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
17	51 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,16-5	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
18	54 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	5	2	0	7	1	C
19	56 (1)	Jun 15	DET		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
20	61 (4)	Jun 22	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
21	62	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
22	64 (1)	Jun 25	DET		WSH	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
23	67 (2)	Jun 29 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	69 (1)	Jun 30	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	25	6.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	70	Jul 2	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
26	71	Jul 3	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
27	74 (2)	Jul 5 (2)	DET		CLE	W,1-0	CG	37	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
28	80 (5)	Jul 11	DET		BAL	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	C
29	82 (1)	Jul 15 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
30	85 (2)	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-6	GS	21	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
31	86	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
32	87	Jul 19	DET	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
33	88	Jul 20 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,12-0	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
34	90 (1)	Jul 21	DET	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
35	91	Jul 22	DET	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	92	Jul 23	DET	@	WSH	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	93	Jul 24	DET	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	38	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
38	95 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	97 (1)	Jul 28	DET		PHA	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	98	Jul 29 (1)	DET		PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	102 (3)	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,8-10	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
42	103	Aug 2	DET		WSH	L,6-11	CG	47	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
43	104	Aug 3	DET		WSH	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	109 (4)	Aug 8	DET		NYY	W,10-8	CG	48	10.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
45	113 (3)	Aug 13	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	57	15.1	9	1	0	10	0	C
46	116 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,8-7	GS	30	6.1	5	0	0	5	0	C
47	120 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
48	123 (2)	Aug 22	DET		CHW	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
49	124	Aug 24	DET	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS	36	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
50	127 (2)	Aug 27	DET	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS	25	6.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
51	129 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	DET	@	PHA	W,14-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
52	131 (1)	Aug 31	DET	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	132	Sep 1	DET	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
54	138 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
55	143 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	DET		WSH	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
56	146 (2)	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
57	149 (2)	Sep 19	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
58	150	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	152 (1)	Sep 22	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
60	153	Sep 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
61	154	Sep 25	DET	@	CLE	L,1-11	GS	34	6.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
							61gm		494.0	289	28	1	318	8