Don Wilson
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Donald Edward Wilson, 1945-born, 1975, was a professional baseball pitcher.
With the Houston Astros, he played for or part of nine seasons.
Career
Wilson attended Centennial High School in Compton, California, and was recruited by the Astros in 1966. Wilson was prone to wildness early in his career, but he was also known as one of the best throwers in the National League. Wilson made his debut against the Cincinnati Reds on September 29th. In a 3-2 victory, he went six innings while striking out seven runs while still allowing two runs.
1967 was his first full year with the Astros. He played in 31 games while only 28 of them were started. He batted a 2.79 ERA in 184 innings, despite dealing with 69 walks, 159 strikeouts, and ten wild pitches. Wilson no-hit the Atlanta Braves 2–0 at the Astrodome on June 18, 2000. The no-hitter was the first to pitch either in a domed stadium or on artificial turf. He struck out 15 batters, including Hank Aaron for the final outing. Wilson's career During his tenure in 33 games (30 starts) and 208.2 innings, with 175 strikeouts and 70 walks.
Wilson led the Astros to a single-game strikeouts record in their second game of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field on July 14, beating the Cincinnati Reds 6-1.
With the 1969 season, he took off an upswing. He made his Opening Day pitcher for the Astros in their eighth season. Wilson, who was batting for San Diego Padres, was pitching six innings and allowing two runs on three hits (one home run) with four strikeouts and one walk in a 2-1 loss. He went 16-12 with a 4.00 ERA in 34 starts and 225 innings, with 97 batters and striking out 235 runs, a career high). He led the league in wild pitches with 16, while second in strikeouts per nine innings with 9.400. Wilson returned the favor and no-hit the Astros 10–0 at Crosley Field on May 1 for his second straight no-hitter, and the Reds lost by 4–0 for his second straight no-hitter. audio (Audio) The back-to-back no-hit feat in MLB history was only the second in the franchise, with the first being accomplished in September of just the year before by Gaylord Perry and Ray Washburn. Wilson's second no-hitter was revenge for him: he had scored seven runs in five innings against the Reds nine days earlier and was the losing pitcher in the Astros' 14-0 loss of the Astros. For the first time in club history, the Astros fell.500 (81-81) for the first time in franchise history. The Astros also set a new record for strikeouts in a season by a pitching staff. Larry Dierker (232) and Tom Griffin (200), two other Houston starters, both struck out at least 200 batters this season, with Wilson leading the way. This was just the second time in MLB history that a team had three pitchers with 200 strikeouts.
Some of his upswing continued in the following year. In 29 games (27 starts) in 184.1 innings, he went 11-6, knocking out 94 runs while walking 66.
1971, on the other hand, was his best season. With a career-high 18 complete games and 268 innings pitched while knocking out 180 batters and walking 79 (facing over a thousand batters for the first and only time in his career), he would have a career-best ERA of 2.45 and a 16-10 record in 35 games (34 starts) while leading the league in hits per nine innings with 6.5. For the first and only time in his career, he was voted into the All-Star Game. In addition to receiving Astros MVP awards, he also earned Astros MVP awards. Wilson scored the seventh and eighth innings of the game, walking one and striking out two.
He was the opening day starter for 1972, the second Astros pitcher to have multiple starts in the first game after Dierker. In a 5-0 loss, he went 7.1 innings against the San Francisco Giants in a losing effort, giving up four runs on seven hits (two home runs) in a humiliating loss. While pitching in 33 games (all starts) and throwing 13 complete games in 228.1 innings, beating out 172 batters and walking 66 (tied for his lowest in a complete season of work), he went 15-10 this year (the third and last sub 3.00 ERA of his career). On September 11, he recorded his first of three strikeouts against the Los Angeles Dodgers, facing Willie Crawford in their first strikeouts. He dropped in the following year, going 11-16 with a 3.20 ERA in 37 games (32 starts) and 239.1 innings pitched while striking out 149 and walking 92.
He had a rough year in what was his last season. In 33 games (27 starts) in 204.2 innings, he was 11-13, hitting out 112 batters and walking 100 runs, a career high). On July 30, he played his 100th game as a pitcher against the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium. As the Astros defeated 8-4, he pitched eight innings while allowing four runs on five hits (two home runs) while still walking four runs. Wilson's last game against the Atlanta Braves was a two-hit, 5–0 shutout on September 28, 1974.