# Harry Wilhelm

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1874–1944)}}
{{for|the American football player and coach|Harry Wilhelm (American football)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       = Harry Wilhelm
| image      = 
| position   = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1874|4|7}}
| birth_place = [Uniontown, Pennsylvania](/source/Uniontown%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1944|2|20|1874|4|7}}
| death_place = [Republic, Pennsylvania](/source/Republic%2C_Pennsylvania), U.S.
| bats       = Right
| throws     = Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate  = August 12
| debutyear  = 1899
| debutteam  = Louisville Colonels
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate  = August 23
| finalyear  = 1899
| finalteam  = Louisville Colonels
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
| stat1value = 1–1
| stat2label = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
| stat2value = 6.12
| stat3label = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
| stat3value = 6
| teams      = 
* [Louisville Colonels](/source/Louisville_Colonels) ({{baseball year|1899}})
}}
'''Harry Lester Wilhelm ''' (April 7, 1874 – February 20, 1944) was an American [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) for the 1899 [Louisville Colonels](/source/Louisville_Colonels). He attended [Westminster College](/source/Westminster_College_(Pennsylvania)).

He began his professional career with the Carlisle Colts and [Chambersburg Maroons](/source/Chambersburg_Maroons) of the independent Cumberland Valley League in 1896.  His best season in the minors was in 1899 when he had a record of 21–10 in 32 games for the [Lancaster Maroons](/source/Lancaster_Red_Roses) of the [Atlantic League](/source/Atlantic_League_(1896-1900)).  While he was in the minors, he played a variety of positions.  In addition to pitching as he did in the major leagues, he also played shortstop, left field and right field.  His last season in the minor leagues was with the [Albany Senators](/source/Albany_Senators) of the class B [New York State League](/source/New_York_State_League) in 1903.

==External links==
{{Baseballstats |br= w/wilheha01 | brm=wilhel002har}}

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Category:1874 births
Category:1944 deaths
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Louisville Colonels players
Category:19th-century baseball players
Category:19th-century American sportsmen
Category:Baseball players from Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Category:Carlisle Colts players
Category:Chambersburg Maroons players
Category:Lancaster Maroons players
Category:Westminster Titans baseball players
Category:Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players
Category:Troy Washerwomen players
Category:Columbus Senators players
Category:Hartford Senators players
Category:Albany Senators players

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