Bill_Wilson_(catcher)

Bill Wilson (catcher)

Bill Wilson (catcher)

American baseball player (1867–1924)

William G. Wilson (October 28, 1867 – May 9, 1924) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as a catcher. He played for the 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys and 1897–98 Louisville Colonels.

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Personal life

After retiring from baseball, Wilson became involved in petty crime, eventually being charged in 1909 with forging postal money orders.[1] On May 9, 1924, Wilson's bloodied body was found in a St Paul, Minnesota ice-cream parlour by police after an anonymous phone call.[1][2] He had been stabbed ten times.[1][2] Police believed that Wilson had been murdered over a dispute regarding the distribution of illegal moneys from a crime.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Russo, Frank (2006). Bury My Heart at Cooperstown: Salacious, Sad, and Surreal Deaths in the History of Baseball. United States: Triumph Books. p. 272. ISBN 1572438223.
  2. [2]
    "William Wilson is Stabbed to Death in Soft Drink Bar". Star Tribune. May 10, 1924. p. 2.

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