Artie Wilson
| Artie Wilson | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: October 28, 1920 Springville, Alabama |
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Died: October 31, 2010 (aged 90) Portland, Oregon |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 18, 1951, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 23, 1951, for the New York Giants | |||
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| Batting average | .182 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||
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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 played for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League from 1942 to 1948, where he was considered the league's best shortstop, and was named the starting shortstop of the league All-Star team four times from 1944 to 1948 (missing out only in 1945, when he was beaten out by Jackie Robinson, shortly before he broke the baseball color line in 1947). During his time with the Black Barons, the team won the league championship in 1943, 1944 and 1948, advancing to, but never winning, the Negro League World Series.
In the 1948 regular season, Wilson, who was known as an opposite field hitter, batted .402, and is sometimes credited as the last player in a top-level league to bat over .400 (Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941). In 1948, Wilson mentored a young Willie Mays, who was just breaking into baseball.
Following the 1948 Negro World Series, Wilson played for the Mayagüez Indians of the Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, leading them to their first championship title in 1949. Wilson is credited for giving future Puerto Rican comedic actor Shorty Castro his nickname while playing in Mayagüez.
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