Jack Wilson (pitcher)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1912–1995)}}

{{Other people|Jack Wilson}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jack Wilson

|image=Jack Wilson 1940 Play Ball.jpeg

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date|1912|4|12}}

|birth_place=Portland, Oregon, US

|death_date={{death date and age|1995|4|19|1912|4|12}}

|death_place=Edmonds, Washington, US

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 9

|debutyear=1934

|debutteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 16

|finalyear=1942

|finalteam=Detroit Tigers

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=68–72

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.59

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=590

|teams=

• Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1934}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1935}}–{{mlby|1941}})
• Washington Senators ({{mlby|1942}})
• Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1942}})

}}

John Francis "Black Jack" Wilson (April 12, 1912 – April 19, 1995) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, and Detroit Tigers. He played college baseball at the University of Portland.

Wilson was a good hitting pitcher in his major league career, posting a .199 batting average with 34 runs, 3 home runs and 49 RBI in 281 games pitched.

Wilson served as a player-manager for the Salem Senators in 1947 and 1948.