Chief Wilson

Chief Wilson
Outfielder
Born: August 21, 1883(1883-08-21) Austin, Texas
Died: February 22, 1954(1954-02-22) (aged 70) Bertram, Texas
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1908 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1916 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Batting average	.269
Home runs	59
RBI	571
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1908-1913) St. Louis Cardinals (1914-1916)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1909) Hit for the cycle on July 3, 1910 National League RBI leader (1911) Holds record for most triples in a season (36 in 1912)

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. He broke into the majors in 1908 with the Pirates and helped them win the pennant and World Series the following year.

In 1912, Wilson hit 36 triples, tripled in five consecutive games (June 17–20); both accomplishments remain major league records. Wilson hit most of the triples (24 of 36) at his home park of Forbes Field.

Wilson died at age 70 in Bertram, Texas.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples records
• Hitting for the cycle

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• SABR's Baseball Biography Project
• 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

Persondata
Name	Wilson, Chief
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	August 21, 1883
Place of birth	Austin, Texas
Date of death	February 22, 1954
Place of death	Bertram, Texas