MLB record John Owen "Chief" Wilson (August 21, 1883 – February 22, 1954) was an American professional baseball right fielder.

[3] However, the team disbanded in the middle of the season on June 6, and Wilson joined the Fort Worth Panthers, playing for them until he was promoted to the Des Moines Champs of the Western League in 1907.

[2][3] It was during his first (and only) season with the Champs that Wilson was spotted by Denver Grizzlies pitcher Babe Adams, who had signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates at the end of 1907.

[2] Wilson made his major league debut for the Pirates on April 15, 1908, at the age of 24,[1] in a 3–1 Opening Day win against the St. Louis Cardinals.

[6] During his 1908 rookie season, Wilson had a relatively disappointing year,[2][4] batting .227, slugging .285 and finishing sixth in the National League (NL) in strikeouts with 66.

[2] In 1912, Wilson recorded the same batting average as the year before and finished second in the league in slugging (.513) and games played (152), third in home runs (11), fourth in RBI (95) and seventh in hits (175).

Baseball sportswriter Ernest Lanigan suggested that this was because a record book erroneously attributed Nap Lajoie with having 44 triples in 1903, when he hit only 11 that year.

After he retired from baseball, Wilson returned to his family ranch in Bertram, where he became a stock farmer and held various positions in service to the community.