Walter Robert Wilmot was an outfielder

Outfielder

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 in Major League Baseball

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 who played over parts of 10 seasons with the Washington Nationals (1888-89), Chicago Colts

Chicago Cubs

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 (1890-'95) and New York Giants

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 (1897-98). Listed at 5 ft 9 in, 165 lb., Wilmot was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Plover, Wisconsin

Plover, Wisconsin

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Wilmot tied in 1890 for the National League

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 lead with 13 home run

Home run

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s along with Oyster Burns

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 and Mike Tiernan

Mike Tiernan

Michael Joseph Tiernan , nicknamed "Silent Mike", was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played exclusively for the New York Giants from 1887 to 1899. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, his debut game was on April 30, 1887. His final game was played on July 31, 1899...

, while playing for Chicago. Also in 1890, Wilmot attained career-high numbers with 76 stolen base

Stolen base

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s and 13 homers, while driving in

Run batted in

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 99 runs. Previously, he had led the league with 19 triples

Triple (baseball)

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 and 139 games played

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 in 1889.

His most productive season came in 1894, when he posted career-highs in batting average

Batting average

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 (.330), runs scored

Run (baseball)

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 (134), hits

Hit (baseball)

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 (197), RBI (130), doubles

Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice....

 (45) and extra-base hits (62) in 133 games.

In a ten-season career, Wilmot was a .276 hitter with 58 home runs and 594 RBI in 962 games, including 727 runs, 152 doubles, 92 triples, 381 stolen bases and a .337 on-base percentage.

Wilmot died in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 65.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases

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