Del Wilber

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Del Wilber
Catcher
Born: February 24, 1919
Died: July 18, 2002 (aged 83)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1946
for the St. Louis Cardinals
Final game
August 19, 1954
for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
AVG     .242
HR     19
RBI     115
Teams

As Player

As Manager
Career highlights and awards
  • Three Home Run Game: August 27, 1951


Delbert Quentin Wilber (February 24, 1919 - July 18, 2002) born in Detroit, Michigan[1] was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1946-49), Philadelphia Phillies (1951-52) and Boston Red Sox (1952-54).

He helped the Cardinals win the 1946 World Series.

In 8 seasons he played in 299 Games and had 720 At Bats, 67 Runs, 174 Hits, 35 Doubles, 7 Triples, 19 Home Runs, 115 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 44 Walks, .242 Batting Average, .286 On-base percentage, .389 Slugging Percentage, 280 Total Bases and 5 Sacrifice Hits.

On August 27, 1951, Wilber hit three home runs to lead the Phillies to a 3-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.[2] Two years later, while playing for the Red Sox, Wilber had 27 hits and 29 RBIs, making him one of the few major leaguers to have more RBIs than hits in a season.[3][4]

He died in St. Petersburg, Florida at the age of 83.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wilber, p.15
  2. ^ Wilber, p.8
  3. ^ Del Wilber Stats. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2008-05-14.
  4. ^ Wilber, p.58

[edit] Sources

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
  • Wilber, Rick. My Father's Game. McFarland, 2008. ISBN=9780786429844.
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