august december october nicknamed american professional baseball player coach scout radio sports commentator played catcher major_league_baseball new_york_giants chicago cubs philadelphia_phillies known capable handling pitching field leadership abilities member national_league pennant winning teams played catcher pitchers eventually inducted regarded defensive 1930s baseball career born galveston texas son immigrant daughter german immigrants father died mother continued support family working began play baseball year old graduating high school went work bank hired talent baseball player playing member bank baseball team eventually caught attention president began professional baseball career hit batting average international_league major_league debut age april stayed july sent spent farm club houston cardinals returned major leagues primarily contract dispute baseball commissioner void minor league contract served reserve catcher considered best era competed job veteran wilson provided valuable help learning catching major leagues student game learning study daily box scores learn strengths weaknesses opposing teams september wilson ankle play rest season rose occasion ending season batting average hitters year league average time cardinals won national_league pennant eventually lost world series reserve catcher wilson leading league caught stealing percentage cardinals won second consecutive national_league pennant world series rematch athletics cardinals victorious seven game series plate appearance series late inning pinch hitter season wilson turned years old shared catching duties caught games wilson hit average traded new_york_giants season new manager rebuilding team resignation longtime manager terry wanted build team speed defense pitching replaced slow installed giants starting catcher terry allowed charge giants pitching staff included sharp breaking diving ball threw variety different pitches guidance giants pitching staff led national_league earned run average team won pennant years led national_league errors passed balls led games played caught stealing finished second assists range factor giants went defeat washington senators world series terry credited major factor moving giants sixth place world series champions associated_press poll finished second yankees majors league star catcher based ability handle pitchers ranked sixth voting national league valuable player award giants finished second place games eventual world champion year batting average dropping points fewer runs batted improved hit batting average home runs runs batted earned spot reserve national_league team star game best season hitting batting average career highs home runs runs batted giants claimed national_league pennant led league caught stealing finished second assists guided giants pitching staff lowest earned run average league giants defeat powerful new_york_yankees world series finished year ranked eighth voting national league valuable player award hitting average mid season earn second berth reserve national_league team star game days foul tip broke ring finger right hand replaced played healthy shared catching duties rest season giants clinched second consecutive national_league pennant faced new_york_yankees world series started world series games went took yankees went win series games took giants starting catcher season hitting respectable base percentage games giants traded chicago_cubs season shared catching duties year old player manager ended season batting average home runs runs batted shortage major league players second world war saw career extended years played season cardinals brought season helped develop cardinals rookie catcher future star walker cooper cooper injured caught majority cardinals games credited helping cardinals second place finish work rookie pitchers managed post batting average returned giants backup catcher pitching coach drafted united_states_army club starting catcher age sharing job year old future hall_of_fame member seasons end season month 39th birthday released giants teammate managing philadelphia_phillies convinced play season catcher time pitching coach caught games sharing catching duties fired left club end season playing final game september age career statistics year major league career played games accumulating hits bats career batting average home runs runs batted base percentage retired fielding percentage time star led national_league times twice caught stealing range factor career caught stealing percentage ranks 16th time major league member pennant winning teams caught pitchers inducted book bill james historical baseball abstract baseball historian ranked time major league coaching broadcasting career player manager minor league took manager hired pitching coach cincinnati_reds began career broadcaster hometown houston team later moved worked play play announcer cardinals radio network served scout younger brother major league catcher seriously injured traffic accident killed wife inducted elected contracted died age houston texas related links list athletes boxes list members
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