Dan Wilson (outfielder)

Daniel Richman Wilson (September 15, 1915 December 23, 1986) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

Dan Wilson
Outfielder
Born: (1915-09-15)September 15, 1915
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Died: December 23, 1986(1986-12-23) (aged 71)
St. Louis, Missouri
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1936, for the Pittsburgh Crawfords
Last appearance
1947, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

A native of Yazoo City, Mississippi, Wilson was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Emmett Wilson.[1] Younger brother Dan made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 for the Pittsburgh Crawfords, and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1939, 1941 and 1942. He died in St. Louis, Missouri in 1986 at age 71.

References

  1. "Dan Wilson". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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