American baseball player (born 1958)
Baseball player
Glenn Dwight Wilson
(born December 22, 1958) is an American former
professional baseball
player. He played ten seasons in
Major League Baseball
, between 1982 and 1993, for the
Detroit Tigers
,
Philadelphia Phillies
,
Seattle Mariners
,
Pittsburgh Pirates
, and
Houston Astros
. He was primarily used as a
right fielder
.
Biography
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Born in
Baytown, Texas
, Wilson attended
Channelview High School
and
Sam Houston State University
.
[1]
Wilson was selected in the first round (18th pick) of the
1980 amateur draft
by the Tigers. He made his major league debut on April 15, 1982. After the season, Wilson was named Tigers Rookie of the Year.
[2]
He played two seasons for the Tigers, hitting .292 as a rookie, then driving in 65 runs in 1983, making him a valuable player for a trade. Being only 25, he was then traded on March 24, 1984, along with
John Wockenfuss
to the
Philadelphia Phillies
for
Willie Hernandez
and
Dave Bergman
.
Wilson was best known for his strong throwing arm, and he led all
National League
outfielders for assists in 1985, 1986, and 1987, throwing out 18, 19 and 20 base-runners from right field, respectively. In 1987, Wilson three times threw out base runners who attempted to reach first base after apparent singles into right field.
[3]
His most successful season as a batter was in 1985, when he drove in 102 runs, and recorded 167 base hits with 14 home runs in 608
at bats
for a .275 batting average. He was selected as a National League
All-Star
in 1985. On August 5, 1987 Wilson pitched in the bottom on the eighth inning in a game against the
New York Mets
when the Phillies ran out of relief pitchers and manager
Lee Elia
put him on the mound. In the only pitching appearance of his career he pitched a 1-2-3 inning, which included striking out
Howard Johnson
.
[4]
Wilson was dealt, along with
Mike Jackson
and
Dave Brundage
, from the Phillies to the
Seattle Mariners
for
Phil Bradley
and
Tim Fortugno
at the
Winter Meetings
on December 9, 1987.
[5]
On September 15, 1988, Wilson hit two home runs off
Randy Johnson
, the first two homers ever surrendered by Johnson. At the start of the following season, Wilson again tagged Johnson for a homer.
[6]
Wilson owned and operated a gas station in
Conroe, Texas
.
[7]
From 1988 to 2006, he was a manager in independent minor league baseball for the Amarillo Dillas, Coastal Bend Aviators of the
Central Baseball League
and the
Chillicothe Paints
of the
Frontier League
.
[8]
He released his autobiography, co-written with Darrell Halk and titled
Headed Home: A [sic] MLB All-Star's Search for Truth
, in 2012.
[9]
Wilson is a licensed ordained minister.
According to writer-director
Richard Linklater
, the character Glenn McReynolds (played by
Tyler Hoechlin
) in the 2016 film
Everybody Wants Some!!
is based on Wilson at Sam Houston State.
[10]
Wilson filed a lawsuit against Linklater for using his name to promote the movie. Wilson did not remember Linklater ever being in a game since he was a freshman, while Wilson was a junior.
References
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- ^
"Glenn Wilson Statistics and History"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
.
Archived
from the original on March 26, 2019
. Retrieved
July 11,
2015
.
- ^
2015 Detroit Tigers Media Guide. pg 371
.
- ^
"Broad and Pattison Review--Almanac"
. Archived from
the original
on October 9, 2007
. Retrieved
January 8,
2007
.
- ^
"August 5, 1987 Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play at Baseball Reference"
.
Archived
from the original on March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
March 26,
2018
.
- ^
Newhan, Ross. "Mariners Trade With Orioles, Phillies,"
Los Angeles Times
, Thursday, December 10, 1987.
Archived
2021-12-06 at the
Wayback Machine
Retrieved December 5, 2021
- ^
"Randy Johnson home run log at Baseball-Reference"
.
Archived
from the original on August 19, 2016
. Retrieved
March 26,
2018
.
- ^
"This Job's a Gas - 05.29.89 - SI Vault"
. Archived from
the original
on March 9, 2013
. Retrieved
March 6,
2013
.
- ^
"Glenn Wilson Minor League Statistics and History"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
.
Archived
from the original on July 12, 2015
. Retrieved
July 11,
2015
.
- ^
"Headed Home"
. Lucid Books.
Archived
from the original on July 12, 2015
. Retrieved
July 11,
2015
.
- ^
"In the Dugout: The Team from Everybody Wants Some, SXSW Convergence 2016"
.
YouTube
.
Archived
from the original on December 14, 2021
. Retrieved
April 2,
2016
.
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