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Hack Wilson, an Uncommon card
Lewis Robert "Hack" Wilson was an American Major League Baseball player who played 12 seasons for the New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 49,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Hack Wilson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hack Wilson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Despite his ______ stature, he was one of the most accomplished power hitters in the game during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Answer
diminutive. Despite his diminutive stature, he was one of the most accomplished power hitters in the game during the late 1920s and early 1930s. From the Hack Wilson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His ____ season with the Cubs is widely considered one of the most memorable individual single-season hitting performances in baseball history.
Answer
1930s. His 1930 season with the Cubs is widely considered one of the most memorable individual single-season hitting performances in baseball history. From the Hack Wilson article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Despite his diminutive stature, he was one of the most accomplished power hitters in the game during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
- His 1930 season with the Cubs is widely considered one of the most memorable individual single-season hitting performances in baseball history.
- Highlights included 56 home runs, the National League record for 68 years, and 191 runs batted in, an MLB record yet to be approached, the closest any player has come to having that many RBIs came in the very next season, when Lou Gehrig had 185 for the New York Yankees.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hack Wilson article was read about 49,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Hack Wilson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hack Wilson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Conlon, Charles Martin, 1868-1945 (Photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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