Jimmie Wilson

All-Star Selection 1933, 1935

Full Name: James "Ace" Wilson
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: Jul 23, 1900 in Philadelphia, PA
Major League Debut: April 17, 1923
Died: May 31, 1947 in Bradenton, FL

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
1923 PHI .262 85 252 27 66 9 0 1 25 4 17 -- .310 --
1924 PHI .279 95 280 32 78 16 3 6 39 17 12 -- .421 --
1925 PHI .328 108 335 42 110 19 3 3 54 32 25 -- .430 --
1926 PHI .305 90 279 40 85 10 2 4 32 25 20 -- .398 --
1927 PHI .275 128 443 50 122 15 2 2 45 34 15 -- .332 --
1928 STL .258 120 411 45 106 26 2 2 50 45 24 -- .345 --
1928 PHI .300 21 70 11 21 4 1 0 13 9 8 -- .386 --
1928 Total .264 141 481 56 127 30 3 2 63 54 32 -- .351 --
1929 STL .325 120 394 59 128 27 8 4 71 43 19 -- .464 --
1930 STL .318 107 362 54 115 25 7 1 58 28 17 -- .434 --
1931 STL .274 115 383 45 105 20 2 0 51 28 15 -- .337 --
1932 STL .248 92 274 36 68 16 2 2 28 15 18 -- .343 --
1933 STL .255 113 369 34 94 17 0 1 45 23 33 -- .309 --
1934 PHI .292 91 277 25 81 11 0 3 35 14 10 -- .365 --
1935 PHI .279 93 290 38 81 20 0 1 37 19 19 -- .359 --
1936 PHI .278 85 230 25 64 12 0 1 27 12 21 -- .343 --
1937 PHI .276 39 87 15 24 3 0 1 8 6 4 -- .345 --
1938 PHI .000 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- .000 --
1939 CIN .333 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- .333 --
1940 CIN .243 16 37 2 9 2 0 0 3 2 1 -- .297 --
  AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
Totals .284 1525 4778 580 1358 252 32 32 621 356 280 .000 .370 .000


  BATTING BASERUNNING MISC
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1923 PHI 1 0 78 0 9 0 4 2 .667 252.0 14.8
1924 PHI 1 0 118 0 6 0 5 4 .556 46.7 23.3
1925 PHI 2 0 144 0 6 0 5 3 .625 111.7 13.4
1926 PHI 0 0 111 0 9 0 3 0 .000 69.8 14.0
1927 PHI 2 0 147 0 10 0 13 0 .000 221.5 29.5
1928 STL 1 0 142 0 14 0 9 0 .000 205.5 17.1
1928 PHI 0 0 27 0 2 0 3 0 .000 0.0 8.8
1928 Total 1 0 169 0 16 0 12 0 .000 240.5 15.0
1929 STL 2 0 183 0 10 0 4 0 .000 98.5 20.7
1930 STL 1 0 157 0 12 0 8 0 .000 362.0 21.3
1931 STL 5 0 129 0 3 0 5 0 .000 0.0 25.5
1932 STL 1 0 94 0 2 0 9 0 .000 137.0 15.2
1933 STL 1 10 114 0 5 0 6 0 .000 369.0 11.2
1934 PHI 0 11 101 0 4 0 1 0 .000 92.3 27.7
1935 PHI 1 5 104 0 3 0 4 0 .000 290.0 15.3
1936 PHI 0 7 79 0 3 0 5 0 .000 230.0 11.0
1937 PHI 0 4 30 0 0 0 1 0 .000 87.0 21.8
1938 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 2.0
1939 CIN 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0.0 3.0
1940 CIN 0 0 11 0 2 0 1 0 .000 0.0 37.0
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals 18 37 1770 0 101 0 86 9 .905 149.3 17.1


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G PO A E DP FPCT
1923 PHI C 69 235 50 12 10 .960
1923 PHI UN 2 3 0 3 0 .500
1923 Total   71 238 50 15 10 .950
1924 PHI C 82 240 93 11 14 .968
1924 PHI 1B 1 5 0 1 2 .833
1924 PHI UN 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1924 PHI 2B 2 9 0 1 2 .900
1924 Total   86 254 93 13 18 .964
1925 PHI C 89 275 50 6 9 .982
1925 PHI UN 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 Total   90 275 50 6 9 .982
1926 PHI C 79 228 78 16 5 .950
1927 PHI C 124 377 82 12 12 .975
1928 STL C 120 394 82 8 13 .983
1928 PHI C 20 75 21 1 4 .990
1928 Total   140 469 103 9 17 .985
1929 STL C 119 410 80 14 16 .972
1930 STL C 99 456 67 7 11 .987
1931 STL C 110 498 75 9 15 .985
1932 STL C 75 326 55 7 9 .982
1932 STL 2B 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1932 STL 1B 3 17 2 1 2 .950
1932 Total   79 344 58 8 11 .980
1933 STL C 107 498 58 10 13 .982
1934 PHI C 77 265 42 4 7 .987
1934 PHI 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1934 PHI 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1934 Total   79 265 42 4 7 .987
1935 PHI C 78 329 44 7 9 .982
1935 PHI 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1935 Total   79 329 44 7 9 .982
1936 PHI C 63 187 31 9 5 .960
1936 PHI 1B 1 9 0 0 0 1.000
1936 Total   64 196 31 9 5 .962
1937 PHI C 22 93 13 3 1 .972
1937 PHI 1B 2 17 1 1 1 .947
1937 Total   24 110 14 4 2 .969
1938 PHI C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000
1939 CIN C 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1940 CIN C 16 46 10 1 0 .982
  G PO A E DP FPCT
Totals 1368 4994 936 144 160 .976


ALL-STAR STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
BATTING PERCENTAGES
YR
1933
1935
TM
StL
Phi
LG
NL
NL
G
1
1
AB
1
3
R
0
0
H
0
1
2B
0
1
3B
0
0
HR
0
0
RBI
0
0
TB
0
2
BB
0
0
K
0
0
SB
0
0
BAVG
.000
.333
SLG
.000
.667
AB/HR
--.-
--.-
AB/K
--.-
--.-
Totals G
2
AB
4
R
0
H
1
2B
1
3B
0
HR
0
RBI
0
TB
2
BB
0
K
0
SB
0
AVG
.250
SLG
.500
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
--.-


WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
BATTING PERCENTAGES
YR
1928
1930
1931
1940
TM
StL
StL
StL
Cin
LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
G
3
4
7
6
AB
11
15
23
17
R
1
0
0
2
H
1
4
5
6
2B
1
1
0
0
3B
0
0
0
0
HR
0
0
0
0
RBI
1
2
2
0
TB
2
5
5
6
BB
0
0
1
1
K
3
1
1
2
SB
0
0
0
1
BAVG
.091
.267
.217
.353
SLG
.182
.333
.217
.353
AB/HR
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
AB/K
3.7
15.0
23.0
8.5
Totals G
20
AB
66
R
3
H
16
2B
2
3B
0
HR
0
RBI
5
TB
18
BB
2
K
7
SB
1
AVG
.242
SLG
.273
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
9.4


TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY
YEARS
1923-1938
1928-1933
1939-1940
TM
Phi
StL
Cin
LG
NL
NL
NL
TEAM NAME
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
LEAGUE NAME
National League
National League
National League



Wilson was one of the National League's top catchers of the 1920s and 1930s. After catching more than 100 games for the first time in 1927, the native Philadelphian was traded to the Cardinals and helped them to pennants in 1928, 1930, and 1931. A respected handler of pitchers, with St. Louis he led NL catchers in putouts three times, double plays three times, and assists twice. He hit for average with little power, but had 20 or more doubles in five different seasons.

After the 1933 season, Wilson was dealt back to the Phillies to become their playing manager. In five years, he never finished higher than seventh. Given a job coaching for the Reds in 1939, he got an opportunity to play in 1940 when injuries and Willard Hershberger's suicide decimated the Cincinnati catching corps. At 40, after playing in only 16 regular season games, he caught six of seven World Series games against the Tigers, batted .353, and stole the only base of the Series. Replacing the popular Gabby Hartnett in 1941, he managed the Cubs for just over three seasons, all in the second division. The Cubs won their opening game in 1944, then lost 9 straight and Wilson resigned. He joined the Reds again as a coach a few days later, retiring after the 1946 season.


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