Ray Wilson (baseball)

Ray Wilson
Ray Wilson
	First baseman
	Born: 1870
	Died: September 15, 1912; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1896, for the Cuban X-Giants
Last appearance
	1910, for the Philadelphia Giants
Teams
	As player Cuban X-Giants (1896–1897); Cuban Giants (1898); Cuban X-Giants (1899–1901, 1903–1906); Philadelphia Giants (1907–1910); As manager Cuban X-Giants (1905–1906); Philadelphia Giants (1909);

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.

References

^ Gary Ashwill (July 10, 2008). "The Disappearance of Ray Wilson". Agate Type. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Ray Wilson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Ray Wilson (manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

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[1] Gary Ashwill (July 10, 2008). "The Disappearance of Ray Wilson". Agate Type. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "Ray Wilson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[3] "Ray Wilson (manager page)". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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