Steve Wilson (baseball) explained

Steve Wilson
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:13 December 1964
Birth Place:Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 16
Debutyear:1988
Debutteam:Texas Rangers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 2
Finalyear:1993
Finalteam:Los Angeles Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:13–18
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.40
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:252
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Stephen Douglas Wilson (born December 13, 1964) is a Canadian former professional baseball player.[1] A left-handed pitcher, he played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball. He is an alumnus of the University of Portland and participated in the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Summer Olympics for Canada.

In 1984, Steve pitched for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks summer amateur baseball club, where he was among 12 other players to eventually reach the major leagues.

Wilson was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 1985 in the 4th round, 83rd overall, and went on to make his Major League Baseball debut with the Texas Rangers on September 16, 1988. On December 5, 1988, Wilson was traded from the Rangers to the Chicago Cubs with Paul Kilgus, Curtis Wilkerson, and Mitch Williams for Rafael Palmeiro, Jamie Moyer, and Drew Hall. After two and a half seasons in Chicago, he was then traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jeff Hartsock. Wilson appeared in his final major league game on October 2, 1993.

Wilson pitched in the Milwaukee Brewers organization in 1994, and in the Chicago White Sox system in 1996. In 1997 and 1998 Wilson played for the Taiwan Major League (TML)'s Kaohsiung-Pingtung Fala.

Notes and References

  1. News: 1990 Chicago Cubs . Chicago Tribune . 9 Apr 1990 . Sports . 4.