Woodrow W. Wilson (December 16, 1916 – April 19, 1965), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1936 and 1940.
| Woodrow "Lefty" Wilson | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 16, 1916 Limestone County, Texas | |
| Died: April 19, 1965 (aged 48) Dallas, Texas | |
Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1936, for the Washington Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Limestone County, Texas, Wilson made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 for the Washington Elite Giants and Kansas City Monarchs. He went on to spend four seasons with the Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] Wilson died in Dallas, Texas in 1965 at age 48.
References
edit- ^ "Lefty Wilson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Woodrow Wilson". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
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