Duane Lewis Wilson (June 29, 1934 – November 9, 2021) was an American professional
baseball
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player.
A
pitcher
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, he appeared in two games in
Major League Baseball
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for the
Boston Red Sox
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during the 1958 season. Listed at , , he batted and threw
left-handed
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.
Wilson signed with the Red Sox in 1952 and was in his seventh season in the club's
farm system
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when he was recalled on July 3, 1958. In two games, both
starts, Wilson posted a 5.68
ERA
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Education
* Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school
* ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia
* E ...
in 6
innings pitched
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, giving up five
runs (four
earned) on 10
hits
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and seven
walks while
striking out
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three. He did not have a
decision.
In his first start, on July 3 against the
Baltimore Orioles
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, Wilson allowed only one
unearned run
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in six full innings, although he surrendered eight hits and walked five. Baltimore won 7–5 in 15 innings.
However, in his second appearance nine days later, Wilson was treated roughly by the
Chicago White Sox
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, getting only one out in the first inning of a 13–5 loss (charged to his successor on the Boston mound,
Mike Fornieles) and surrendering four earned runs on two hits and two bases on balls.
Wilson then returned to
minor league baseball
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for the remainder of his career. He left baseball after the 1959 season.
Wilson died in Wichita on November 9, 2021, at the age of 87.
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1934 births
2021 deaths
Albany Senators players
Baseball players from Wichita, Kansas
Boston Red Sox players
Greensboro Patriots players
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Memphis Chickasaws players
Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Oklahoma City Indians players
20th-century American sportsmen
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