Chief Wilson
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| Chief Wilson | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: August 21, 1883 Austin, Texas |
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| Died: February 22, 1954 (aged 70) Bertram, Texas |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| April 15, 1908 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| October 1, 1916 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Career statistics | ||
| AVG | .269 | |
| HR | 59 | |
| RBI | 571 | |
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John Owen "Chief" Wilson (August 21, 1883 - February 22, 1954) was a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1908-1913) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1914-1916).
Born in Austin, Texas, Wilson was an outfielder with a strong throwing arm. In 1912, he hit 36 triples on the season, and hit a triple in 5 consecutive games (June 17 through 20). Both accomplishments still stand as major league records today. Not fleet of foot, most of the triples (24 of 36) were obtained by hitting them over the heads of opposing outfielders at his cavernous home park of Forbes Field.
He also hit for the cycle on July 3, 1910.
Wilson died at age 70 in Bertram, Texas.
[edit] See also
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- Hitting for the cycle
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- SABR's Baseball Biography Project
- BaseballLibrary.com
- Chief Wilson's 36 triples
- Baseball-Almanac.com
- FindAGrave.com
| Preceded by Sherry Magee |
National League RBI Champion 1911 (with Frank Schulte) |
Succeeded by Honus Wagner |
| Preceded by Heinie Reitz |
Single season triple record holders 1912 - present |
Succeeded by current |
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