Dan Wilson (outfielder) explained

Dan Wilson
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:September 15, 1915
Birth Place:Yazoo City, Mississippi
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Crawfords
Finalyear:1947
Finalteam:New York Black Yankees
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Daniel Richman Wilson (September 15, 1915  - December 23, 1986) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, Wilson was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Emmett Wilson.[1] Younger brother Dan made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 for the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1939, 1941 and 1942.[2] He died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1986 at age 71.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan Wilson . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Book: Lester, Larry. Larry Lester

    . Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 438. 2001. 9780803280007.