Art Wilson

Art Wilson
Art Wilson
	Catcher
	Born: December 11, 1885; Macon, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: June 12, 1960 (aged 74); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 29, 1908, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
	June 12, 1921, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.261
Home runs	24
Runs batted in	227
Teams
	New York Giants (1908–1913); Chicago Whales (1914–1915); Pittsburgh Pirates (1916); Chicago Cubs (1916–1917); Boston Braves (1918–1920); Cleveland Indians (1921);

Arthur Earl "Dutch" Wilson (December 11, 1885 – June 12, 1960) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of fourteen seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher.

Wilson spent most of his career as a backup, although he was the starting catcher for the Federal League's Chicago Whales during their two-season tenure in 1914–1915. He hit the first home run in the history of Wrigley Field, off of George "Chief" Johnson on April 23, 1914.^[1] He was the catcher for Cubs pitcher Hippo Vaughn during the "double no-hitter" game in 1917. The Cubs lost the game when Larry Kopf singled, then went to third on an error by Cy Williams and scored on an infield hit by Jim Thorpe in the 10th inning.

In 812 games over 14 seasons, Wilson posted a .261 batting average (536-for-2056) with 237 runs, 24 home runs and 227 RBI. He finished his career with a .972 fielding percentage.

Sources

Shatzkin, Mike (1990). The Ballplayers. Arbor House. pp. 1184. ISBN 0-87795-984-6.

References

^ Gold, Eddie. "Wrigley Field Homers". SABR. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Art Wilson at Find a Grave

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[1] Gold, Eddie. "Wrigley Field Homers". SABR. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

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