Hack Wilson
American baseball player (1900-1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson (April 26, 1900 – November 23, 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player who played 12 seasons for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.[1] Despite his diminutive stature, he was one of the most accomplished power hitters in the game during the late 1920s and early 1930s.[2] His 1930 season with the Cubs is widely considered one of the most memorable individual single-season hitting performances in baseball history. Highlights included 56 home runs, the National League record for 68 years; and 191 runs batted in, a mark yet to be surpassed. "For a brief span of a few years," wrote a sportswriter of the day, "this hammered down little strongman actually rivaled the mighty Ruth."[3]
Hack Wilson | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: (1900-04-26)April 26, 1900 Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: November 23, 1948(1948-11-23) (aged 48) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 29, 1923, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 25, 1934, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .307 |
Home runs | 244 |
Runs batted in | 1,063 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Member of the National | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 1979 |
Election method | Veterans Committee |
While Wilson's combativeness and excessive alcohol consumption made him one of the most colorful sports personalities of his era,[4] his drinking and fighting undoubtedly contributed to a premature end to his athletic career and, ultimately, his premature death.[5][6] He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.[7]