Earl Wilson Trades and Transactions

The Earl Wilson trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Earl Wilson has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

"I remember him (Earl Wilson) as a pitcher who would very much protect his players when he was on the mound. He was very intense. That was his mentality. He'd give you that Bob Gibson impression that he was angry all the time." - Hall of Fame Outfielder Al Kaline in The Detroit News (Tom Gage, 04/26/2005)

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Earl Wilson

Earl Wilson Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#0148)

Earl Wilson Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#0148)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Earl Wilson
Nickname:   Earl or The Duke
Born On:   10-02-1934  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-23-2005
Place of Death Data Died In:   Southfield, Michigan
Cemetery:   Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
High School:   Greenville Park High School (Greenville Park, LA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   216
First Game:   07-28-1959 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-22-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Earl Wilson

Trades & Transactions

00-00-1954: Trade of unknown type from Bisbee-Douglas (Arizona-Texas) to Boston Red Sox.
06-14-1966: Traded by Boston Red Sox (with Joe Christopher) to Detroit Tigers for Don Demeter and Julio Navarro.
07-15-1970: Sold by Detroit Tigers to San Diego Padres.
01-13-1971: Released by San Diego Padres.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Earl Wilson trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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