Artie Wilson
American baseball player (1920-2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arthur Lee Wilson (October 28, 1920 – October 31, 2010) was a professional baseball player. He was an all-star for the Birmingham Black Barons of Negro league baseball before playing part of one season in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants in 1951. He was born in Springville, Alabama. Wilson is recognized as the last player in the Negro leagues to hit .400, having batted .435 (some records say .437) in 1948, albeit in only 28 games played that season.[1][2]
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Artie Wilson | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1920-10-28)October 28, 1920 Springville, Alabama, U.S. | |
Died: October 31, 2010(2010-10-31) (aged 90) Portland, Oregon, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Professional debut | |
NgL: 1942, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
MLB: April 18, 1951, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 23, 1951, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .367 |
Hits | 157 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 48 |
Stolen bases | 15 |
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