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| Arthur Lee Wilson
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| Bat/Throw:
| L/R
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| Height:
| 5' 10"
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| Weight:
| 162
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| Born:
| 1920-10-28 at Jefferson County, AL (US)
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| Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Artie Wilson was a professional player and manager.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1952.
- Resided in Birmingham, Alabama in 1953.
- Self-identified as being of African-American ancestry.
- Got the only home run in his professional career in the Pacific Coast League in 1950; he has since added more.
Career notes
- Started as a professional with the Birmingham Black Barons.
Achievements
- Never hit below .300 in the five years he played professional Negro League baseball.
- Made the all-star team four of the five years he played professional Negro League baseball.
- Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in batting average with .348, splitting his time between San Diego and Oakland.
- Became the first player since 1917 to win the batting title without hitting a home run; the mark was set in 1917 by Morris Rath of Salt Lake City.
- Became only the second player to lead the Pacific Coast League in batting average while playing for two clubs in the same season; Harvey Storey was the first with Los Angeles and Portland in 1946.
- Led the 1950 Pacific Coast League in most time at bat with 848, runs scored with 168 and hits with 264.
- Led the 1949 Pacific Coast League in stolen bases with 46.
- Led the 1952 Pacific Coast League in hits with 216 and was second in batting average with .316.
Sources
- 1952 Pacific Coast League Thumbnail Sketches.
- 1953 Pacific Coast League Sketch Book.
