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Jimmy Wolf
Jimmy Wolf
	Right fielder
	Born: May 12, 1862; Louisville, Kentucky
	Died: May 16, 1903 (aged 41); Louisville, Kentucky
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	May 2, 1882, for the Louisville Eclipse
Last MLB appearance
	August 21, 1892, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.290
Home runs	18
Runs batted in	592
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Louisville Eclipse/Colonels (1882–1891); St. Louis Browns (1892); As manager Louisville Eclipse/Colonels (1889);
Career highlights and awards
	AA batting champion (1890); AA hits leader (1890);

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William Van Winkle "Jimmy" Wolf (May 12, 1862 – May 16, 1903), also known as Chicken Wolf, was an American professional baseball player from Louisville, Kentucky. He played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball. He was primarily a right fielder, but occasionally played other positions in the infield.^[1]

Wolf played for his hometown team, the Louisville Colonels of the American Association, from 1882, when they were called the Eclipse, to 1891. He was the only player to appear in that league in all ten seasons of its existence. He set a number of career American Association records: most games, most plate appearances, most hits, most triples, most total bases.

When the American Association folded, he then played for the St. Louis Browns of the National League in 1892, his last season in the majors. He played in just three games for the Browns before being let go. He played in the minor leagues until 1894 before retiring.

Apart from his playing exploits, Wolf is well known for an incident that took place on August 22, 1886, when he hit an inside-the-park, walkoff home run against the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The Reds' outfielder Abner Powell might have been better placed to prevent the run had he not been impeded by an angry dog who had been sleeping next to the fence.

In 1889, with the team 2–8 after ten games under player-manager Dude Esterbrook, the managerial reins were handed over to Wolf, who won only 14 of the 65 games he managed. The other two managers to follow, Dan Shannon and Jack Chapman, didn't fare any better, as Louisville won only 27 games that year with 111 losses. In 1890, he led the American Association in batting with .363.

Wolf died in 1903 at the age of 41, from the effects of brain trauma he suffered a few years before in a fire-fighting accident, and is interred at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville.^[2] This cemetery is where other Louisville ballplayers have been buried as well, including childhood friend and teammate Pete Browning.^[3]

References

^ Baseball-Reference player page
^ The Dead Ball Era
^ "Pete Browning Bio". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2007.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
SABR Biography "Chicken Wolf"

[1] Baseball-Reference player page

[2] The Dead Ball Era

[3] "Pete Browning Bio". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2007.

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-{{Infobox MLB player
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+{{Infobox baseball biography
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+|birth_place=[[Louisville, Kentucky]]
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+|death_date={{death date and age|1903|5|16|1862|5|12}}
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+|finaldate=August 21
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-*[[Louisville Colonels|Louisville Eclipse/Colonels]] ({{by|1882}}&ndash;{{by|1891}})
+*[[Louisville Colonels|Louisville Eclipse/Colonels]] ({{Baseball year|1882}}&ndash;{{Baseball year|1891}})
-*[[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Browns]] ({{by|1892}})
+*[[St. Louis Browns (NL)|St. Louis Browns]] ({{Baseball year|1892}})
+;As manager
-'''As Manager'''
-*[[Louisville Colonels|Louisville Eclipse/Colonels]] ({{by|1889}})
+*[[Louisville Colonels|Louisville Eclipse/Colonels]] ({{Baseball year|1889}})
-|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>
+|highlights=
-*American Association [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|batting champion]]: 1890
+*[[American Association (19th century)|AA]] [[List of Major League Baseball batting champions|batting champion]] (1890)
-*American Association [[hit (baseball)|hits]] leader: 1890
+*[[American Association (19th century)|AA]] [[hit (baseball)|hits]] leader (1890)
-*2 seasons with 100+ runs scored
-*1 season with 100+ RBI
 }}
-'''William Van Winkle "Jimmy" Wolf''' ([[May 12]], [[1862]] &ndash; [[May 16]], [[1903]]), also known as '''Chicken''' Wolf, was an [[United States|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] player from [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]] who played [[right fielder|right field]], but occasionally played other positions in the [[infielder|infield]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/enwiki/w/wolfji01.shtml Baseball-Reference player page]</ref>
+'''William Van Winkle''' "'''Jimmy'''" '''Wolf''' (May 12, 1862 – May 16, 1903), also known as '''Chicken Wolf''', was an American [[professional baseball]] player from [[Louisville, Kentucky]]. He played all or part of eleven seasons in [[Major League Baseball]]. He was primarily a [[right fielder]], but occasionally played other positions in the [[infielder|infield]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/enwiki/w/wolfji01.shtml Baseball-Reference player page]</ref>
-Wolf played for his hometown team, the [[Louisville Colonels]] of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]], from {{by|1882}}, when they were called the Eclipse, to {{by|1891}}.  When the American Association folded, he then played for the [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Browns]] of the [[National League]] in {{by|1892}}.  It was his last season in the Majors.  He played in just three games for the Browns when he decided to retire.
+Wolf played for his hometown team, the [[Louisville Colonels]] of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]], from 1882, when they were called the Eclipse, to 1891.  He was the only player to appear in that league in all ten seasons of its existence.  He set a number of career American Association records: most games, most plate appearances, most hits, most triples, most total bases.
-In {{by|1889}}, with the team 2&ndash;8 after ten games under [[player-manager]] [[Dude Esterbrook]], the managerial reins were handed over to Wolf, who won only 14 of the 65 games he managed.  The other two managers to follow, [[Dan Shannon]] and [[Jack Chapman]], didn't fare any better, as Louisville won only 27 games that year with 111 losses.  In {{by|1890}}, he led the American Association in [[Batting average|batting]] with .363.
+When the American Association folded, he then played for the [[St. Louis Browns (NL)|St. Louis Browns]] of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in 1892, his last season in the majors. He played in just three games for the Browns before being let go. He played in the [[Minor League Baseball|minor leagues]] until 1894 before retiring.
-Wolf died in 1903 at the age of 41, from the effects of brain trauma he suffered a few years before in a fire-fighting accident, and is interred at [[Cave Hill Cemetery]] in Louisville.<ref>[http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html The Dead Ball Era]</ref>  This cemetery is where other Louisville ballplayers have been buried as well, including childhood friend and teammate [[Pete Browning]].<ref>[http://www.jockbio.com/Classic/Browning/Browning_2.html Pete Browning Bio]</ref>
+Apart from his playing exploits, Wolf is well known for an incident that took place on August 22, 1886, when he hit an [[inside-the-park]], [[walkoff home run]] against the [[Cincinnati Red Stockings]]. The Reds' outfielder [[Abner Powell]] might have been better placed to prevent the run had he not been impeded by an angry dog who had been sleeping next to the fence.
+In 1889, with the team 2–8 after ten games under [[player-manager]] [[Dude Esterbrook]], the managerial reins were handed over to Wolf, who won only 14 of the 65 games he managed. The other two managers to follow, [[Dan Shannon]] and [[Jack Chapman]], didn't fare any better, as Louisville won only 27 games that year with 111 losses. In 1890, he led the American Association in [[Batting average (baseball)|batting]] with .363.
+Wolf died in 1903 at the age of 41, from the effects of brain trauma he suffered a few years before in a fire-fighting accident, and is interred at [[Cave Hill Cemetery]] in Louisville.<ref>[http://www.thedeadballera.com/tooyoung.html The Dead Ball Era]</ref> This cemetery is where other Louisville ballplayers have been buried as well, including childhood friend and teammate [[Pete Browning]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jockbio.com/Classic/Browning/Browning_2.html |title=Pete Browning Bio |access-date=2007-03-20 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181331/http://www.jockbio.com/Classic/Browning/Browning_2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==See also==
-* [[List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples]]
+* [[List of Major League Baseball career stolen bases leaders]]
+* [[List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders]]
+* [[List of Major League Baseball player-managers]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-{{Baseballstats | br=w/wolfji01}}
+{{Baseballstats | br=w/wolfji01|brm=wolf--001chi}}
 *[http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=19&pid=15454 SABR Biography "Chicken Wolf"]
+{{Louisville Colonels managers}}
 {{1890 Louisville Colonels}}
+{{AA batting title}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Wolf, Jimmy}}
-<!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] -->
-{{Persondata
-|NAME              = Wolf, Jimmy
-|ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Wolf, William Van Winkle; Wolf, Chicken
-|SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player
-|DATE OF BIRTH     = [[May 12]] [[1862]]
-|PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
-|DATE OF DEATH     = [[May 16]] [[1903]]
-|PLACE OF DEATH    = [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
-}}
-{{Lifetime|1862|1903|Wolf, Jimmy}}
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-[[Category:Major League Baseball players from Kentucky]]
 [[Category:Major League Baseball right fielders]]
-[[Category:Baseball player-managers]]
 [[Category:Louisville Eclipse players]]
 [[Category:Louisville Colonels players]]
-[[Category:Louisville Colonels managers]]
 [[Category:St. Louis Browns (NL) players]]
+[[Category:Louisville Colonels managers]]
+[[Category:Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players]]
+[[Category:Utica Stars players]]
+[[Category:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players]]
+[[Category:Savannah Modocs players]]
+[[Category:Macon Hornets players]]
+[[Category:Major League Baseball player-managers]]
+[[Category:Baseball players from Louisville, Kentucky]]
+[[Category:19th-century baseball players]]
 [[Category:Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery]]
-[[Category:People from Louisville, Kentucky]]
+[[Category:1862 births]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Kentucky]]
+[[Category:1903 deaths]]