| Ray Wilson | |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Birth Date: | 1870 |
| Death Place: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1896 |
| Debutteam: | Cuban X-Giants |
| Finalyear: | 1910 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Giants |
| Teams: | As player
As manager
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Raymond V. Wilson (1870 - September 15, 1912) was an American Negro league first baseman and manager between 1896 and 1910.
Wilson debuted with the Cuban X-Giants in 1896, and was known as "the best first sacker in the game", "the king of first basemen", and "the colored Hans Wagner".[1] He played nine seasons with the X-Giants, then finished his career with the Philadelphia Giants from 1907 to 1910.[2] Wilson was player-manager for the X-Giants in 1905 and 1906, as well as for Philadelphia in 1909.[3] He died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1912 at age 41 or 42.