Craig Wilson

Wilson, playing with the Braves in 2007
Chicago White Sox — No. 38
First Baseman
Born: November 30, 1976 (1976-11-30) (age 31)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 22, 2001 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Selected MLB statistics (through May 3, 2007)
Batting average	.263
Runs scored	303
Home runs	99
RBI	292
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2001-2006) New York Yankees (2006) Atlanta Braves (2007)

Craig Wilson was one of many Pirates to have been depicted in bobblehead form

Craig Allan Wilson (born November 30, 1976) is a baseball player who currently is a first baseman on the Chicago White Sox. As of the end of the 2006 season, Wilson had a career .265 batting average with 98 home runs and 290 runs batted in (RBI) in 674 games. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Bengie Molina of the Anaheim Angels (in gray and red) scores a run by touching home plate after rounding all the bases. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... RBI is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including Reserve Bank of India Run batted in, in baseball Radio Berlin International This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is about the baseball team. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... The following are the baseball events of the year 2007 throughout the world. ... Image File history File links Craig_Bobble. ... Image File history File links Craig_Bobble. ... This article is about the baseball team. ... A bobblehead doll is a type of collectible doll. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The position of the first baseman First base redirects here. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... The following are the baseball events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Homerun redirects here. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball statistics, games played (denoted by G) indicates the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity). ...

Early career

A native of Fountain Valley, California, Wilson played high school ball at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, and was drafted as a catcher out of high school by the Toronto Blue Jays. The Pirates acquired the rights to Wilson before the 1997 season, and gradually moved him to first base and the outfield. After several years in the minor leagues, Wilson was called up to the big-league club in 2001. Location of Fountain Valley within Orange County, California. ... Marina High School (Marina) is a secondary school located in the northwest corner of Huntington Beach, California which first began operating in 1963. ... Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in southern California. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Other nicknames The Jays Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ... The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Major-league career

After three years as a role player and pinch-hitter, Wilson played regularly in 2004, hitting .264 with 29 home runs and 82 RBI in 155 games, but posting a franchise-record 169 strikeouts in 561 at-bats. He led the major leagues at being hit by pitches in 2002 (21) and 2004 (30). Wilson tied the major league single-season record for pinch-hit home runs with 7 in 2001. In baseball, a pinch hitter is a common term for a substitute batter. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2004 throughout the world. ... For the typographical mode indicating deleted text, see Strikethrough. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ... In baseball, being hit by a pitch refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 2001 throughout the world. ...

In 2005, Wilson played in only 59 games as a result of two separate hand injuries that caused him to spend over half the season on the disabled list, playing in only 5 games between May 6 and August 28. Neither injury is expected to have any long-term effect on his play. He ended the season with a .264 average, 5 home runs, and 22 RBI in 197 at-bats.

Through Wilson's career as a Pirate, he had frequently been dogged by trade rumors. In 2006, with the acquisition of Jeromy Burnitz, members of the Pittsburgh press asserted that the Pirates, despite Wilson's relative success, were trying to trade him. At the trade deadline of the 2006 season, Wilson was traded to the Yankees for Shawn Chacon. According to the New York Post, at least one general manager in the National League found the deal inexplicable from the Pirates' standpoint. Voicing the opinion that Pirates GM Dave Littlefield had undersold Wilson, the anonymous GM was quoted as saying, "We really thought Wilson was a guy a lot of AL teams would be interested in. He is a high strikeout guy, but he can hit a fastball, damage lefty pitching, and not embarrass himself in right field or at first."^[1] Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California) is a former baseball player who was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the New York Mets (1993-94, 2002-03), Cleveland Indians (1995-96), Milwaukee Brewers (1996-2001), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003), Colorado Rockies (2004... Shawn Chacon (December 23, 1977) is a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. ... The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and the oldest to have been published continually as a daily. ... David Littlefield is a Major League Baseball executive. ...

Overall in 2006, Craig batted .251 with 17 home runs and 49 RBIs. Though he only batted 359 times, he struck out 122 times. The Yankees didn't re-sign him, causing him to become a free agent. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ...

The Atlanta Braves signed Wilson to a one-year contract worth $2 million USD on January 18, 2007. After 40 games of the 2007 season with the Braves, Wilson was granted his unconditional release on May 17, 2007 to make room for Brayan Peña on the roster. On May 28, 2007 he signed a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox. Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Brayan E. Pena (born January 7, 1982 in Havana, Cuba) is a catcher for the Atlanta Braves AAA affiliate Richmond Braves. ... is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Career Statistics

External links

• MLB Profile
• Craig Wilson at ESPN.com
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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References

1. ^ "BOMBERS TAKE CAKE IN TRADING STAKES", Joel Sherman, The New York Post, published August 1, 2006, accessed August 1, 2006.