(12-14-2024, 08:35 PM)BobK Wrote: Former Seal Earl Wilson
That dude could ihit. 17 career HRs each for Boston and Detroit, best year was the year he got traded from Boston to Detroit, hit 7 HRs, split of .240/.399/.500/.799 also had two triples in 96 ABs, OPS+ of 120, led AL in WAR with 5.9 and an 18-11 record, had 200 K's.
I didn't find a record of him pitching for the Seals, but he pitched for the San Jose Red Sox in 1954, went 2-2, 6.71 ERA.
Additional trivia: Earl Wilson tied for the MLB lead in victories with 22 in 1967. With whom did he tie?
One more bit of trivia: Mudcat Grant came up with the term "Black Aces" to denote African American pitchers who won at least 20 games in a season at the MLB level. Grant was one, Earl Wilson was another. There are 13 others. Name them (American pitchers only).
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