Artie Wilson
Inducted 2003 (Player)
Position: Infielder
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Born: October 29, 1920 in Jefferson County, AL
Died: October 31, 2010 in Portland, OR
Notes: In his first season in the PCL, Wilson led the league in batting average and stolen bases...In 1950, he led the PCL in at-bats, runs scored, hits and singles...Also had the most hits among PCL hitters in 1952...Paced the league in triples in 1953 and 1952...Won the PCL Championship with the 1950 Oakland Oaks...Played in 19 Major League games in 1951...Played for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues for five seasons, hitting .402 in his final season with the Negro American League team in 1948.
PCL Career Statistics
| Year | Team | Pos | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | K | BB | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | San Diego/Oakland | SS | 165 | 607 | 129 | 211 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 62 | 47 | .348 |
| 1950 | Oakland | SS | 196 | 848 | 168 | 264 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 48 | 79 | 68 | 31 | .311 |
| 1951 | Oakland | SS/OF | 81 | 349 | 39 | 89 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 14 | 6 | .255 |
| 1952 | Seattle | SS | 160 | 683 | 95 | 216 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 35 | 25 | .316 |
| 1953 | Seattle | 2B | 177 | 638 | 80 | 212 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 76 | 25 | 47 | 9 | .332 |
| 1954 | Seattle | 1B/2B/3B/SS | 163 | 660 | 92 | 222 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 50 | 28 | 32 | 20 | .336 |
| 1955 | Portland | 2B/1B | 155 | 616 | 88 | 189 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 36 | 34 | 12 | .307 |
| 1956 | Portland/Seattle | 2B/1B/SS | 101 | 273 | 33 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 6 | .293 |
| 1957 | Sacramento | 2B/SS | 75 | 315 | 34 | 83 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 3 | .263 |
| 1962 | Portland | 2B | 25 | 55 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .164 |
| Totals | 1,298 | 5,044 | 761 | 1,575 | 155 | 78 | 6 | 359 | 329 | 323 | 159 | .312 |