Woodrow "Lefty" Wilson | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | December 16, 1916 |
Birth Place: | Limestone County, Texas |
Death Place: | Dallas, Texas |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1936 |
Debutteam: | Washington Elite Giants |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Indianapolis Crawfords |
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Woodrow W. Wilson (December 16, 1916 - April 19, 1965), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1936 and 1940.
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.
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