Jimmy Wolf
| Jimmy Wolf | |
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| Right fielder | |
| Born: May 12, 1862 Louisville, Kentucky | |
| Died: May 16, 1903 (aged 41) Louisville, Kentucky | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 2, 1882, for the Louisville Eclipse | |
| Last appearance | |
| August 21, 1892, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .290 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 592 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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As Player As Manager | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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. 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.
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]
See also
- List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball player–managers
References
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- SABR Biography "Chicken Wolf"
- Major League Baseball right fielders
- Louisville Eclipse players
- Louisville Colonels players
- St. Louis Browns (NL) players
- Louisville Colonels managers
- Syracuse Stars (minor league) players
- Utica Stars players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Savannah Modocs players
- Macon Hornets players
- Major League Baseball player-managers
- Baseball players from Kentucky
- 19th-century baseball players
- Burials at Cave Hill Cemetery
- 1862 births
- 1903 deaths
- Sportspeople from Louisville, Kentucky