Emmett Wilson (baseball) explained

Emmett Wilson
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:January 10, 1913
Birth Place:Yazoo City, Mississippi, US
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri, US
Bats:Both
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1936
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Crawfords
Finalyear:1943
Finalteam:Memphis Red Sox
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Emmett Dabney Wilson Sr. (January 10, 1913  - February 26, 1991) 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 Dan Wilson.[1] Older brother Emmett made his Negro leagues debut for the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1936, and played for Pittsburgh through 1938. He went on to play for the Cincinnati Buckeyes and Memphis Red Sox,[2] and served in the United States Army in World War II.[3] Wilson died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1991 at age 78.

External links

and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmett Wilson . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Emmett Wilson . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII . baseballinwartime.com . October 7, 2020.