Lewis R (Hack) Wilson was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1979 along with Warren Giles and Willie Mays. Wilson was an outfielder with 12 seasons MLB experience playing with the New York Giants (1923-1925), Chicago Cubs (1926-1931), Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1934) and Philadelphia Phillies (1934). For his MLB career he hit .307/.395/.545 with 244 HR, 1063 RBI, 884 R, 52 SB in 1348 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1930 when he hit .356/.454/.723 with 56 HR, 191 RBI, 146 R, 3 SB in 155 games, 1929 when he hit .345/.425/.618 with 39 HR, 159 RBI, 135 R, 3 SB in 150 games and 1927 when he hit .318/.401/.579 with 30 HR, 129 RBI, 119 R, 13 SB in 146 games.
Wilson led the National League in home runs in 1926 (21), 1927, 1928 (31) and 1930. He led the NL in RBI in 1929 and 1930.
His 191 RBI in 1930 still stands as the MLB record.
Hall of Fame page
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