Wilson Collins
Wilson Collins | |||
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File:Wilson Collins.jpg | |||
Outfielder | |||
Born: Pulaski, Tennessee |
May 7, 1889|||
Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Knoxville, Tennessee |
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MLB debut | |||
May 12, 1913, for the Boston Braves | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
July 8, 1914, for the Boston Braves | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .263 | ||
Runs batted in | 1 | ||
Fielding percentage | .926 | ||
Putouts | 25 | ||
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Cyril Wilson Collins (May 7, 1889 – February 28, 1941) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field for the Boston Braves in the 1913 and 1914 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m), 165 lb., Collins Batted and threw right-handed. A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University. He was a member of both the football and baseball teams there. Edwin Pope's Football's Greatest Coaches reads "A lightning-swift backfield of Lew Hardage, Wilson Collins, Ammie Sikes, and Ray Morrison pushed Vandy through 1911 with only a 9-8 loss to Michigan." The Atlanta Constitution voted it the best backfield in the South.[1]
In a two-season career, Collins was a .263 hitter (10-for-38) with five runs and one RBI in 43 games. He did not hit have any extra-base hits. In 28 outfield appearances, he committed two errors in 27 chances for a collective .926 fielding percentage.
Collins died in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age of 51.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
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