Wilson Collins

Wilson Collins
Wilson Collins
	Outfielder
	Born: May 7, 1889; Pulaski, Tennessee
	Died: February 28, 1941 (aged 51); Knoxville, Tennessee
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 12, 1913, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
	July 8, 1914, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average	.263
Runs batted in	1
Fielding percentage	.926
Putouts	25
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Boston Braves (1913–1914);

Cyril Wilson Collins (May 7, 1889 – February 28, 1941) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at left field for the Boston Braves in the 1913 and 1914 seasons. Listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m), 165 lb., Collins batted and threw right-handed.

A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, he attended Vanderbilt University. He was a member of both the football and baseball teams there. Edwin Pope's Football's Greatest Coaches reads "A lightning-swift backfield of Lew Hardage, Wilson Collins, Ammie Sikes, and Ray Morrison pushed Vandy through 1911 with only a 9-8 loss to Michigan." The Atlanta Constitution voted it the best backfield in the South.^[1]

During the First World War, Collins was the fullback for the 1917 Camp Gordon football team.

In a two-season career, Collins was a .263 hitter (10-for-38) with five runs and one RBI in 43 games. He did not hit have any extra-base hits. In 28 outfield appearances, he committed two errors in 27 chances for a collective .926 fielding percentage.

Collins died in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age of 51.

References

^ Charles Weatherby. "Wilson Collins". The Miracle Braves of 1914: Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series: 13.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
Baseball Almanac

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[1] Charles Weatherby. "Wilson Collins". The Miracle Braves of 1914: Boston's Original Worst-to-First World Series: 13.

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