| Hack Wilson | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: April 26, 1900 Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: November 23, 1948 (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 |
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]
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]
- ^ "Hack Wilson statistics". Baseball Reference. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- ^ Holway, John (June 1996). Hack Wilson Belted Homers, Hecklers with Equal Gusto. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)[dead link] - ^ Parker 2000, p. 195.
- ^ "Death Overtakes Hack Wilson Of Home Run Fame". The Evening Independent. Associated Press. November 24, 1948. p. 19. Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ Dolgan, Bob (March 1978). Former Teammates Recall Hack Wilson. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)[dead link] - ^ Drooz, Al (October 1974). ... But Memories of Hack Wilson Fade Away. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)[dead link] - ^ "Hack Wilson at The Baseball Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2011.