Ray Wilson (baseball)

Ray Wilson
First baseman
Born: 1870
Died: (1912-09-15)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

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.

External links

• Baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads