Artie Wilson

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Artie Wilson was an American Negro League shortstop renowned for his exceptional hitting and fielding, and later recognized as one of the last great stars before baseball’s full integration.

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instanceOf Negro league baseball player
baseball player
human
achievement won Negro American League batting title in 1948
bats left
battingAverageRecord .402 in the 1948 Negro American League season
burialPlace Willamette National Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath Alzheimer’s disease NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-10-28
dateOfDeath 2010-10-31
debutLeague Negro leagues NERFINISHED
era Negro leagues golden age
pre-integration baseball era
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Wilson NERFINISHED
givenName Artie NERFINISHED
hallOfFameInduction Alabama Sports Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
jerseyNumber 2 (with Birmingham Black Barons)
league Negro leagues NERFINISHED
militaryService served in the United States Navy during World War II
MLBTeam Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the last great Negro league stars before Major League Baseball’s full integration
exceptional fielding
exceptional hitting
occupation baseball player
placeOfBirth Springfield, Alabama, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Birmingham Black Barons NERFINISHED
Cleveland Indians NERFINISHED
Oakland Oaks NERFINISHED
Portland Beavers NERFINISHED
San Diego Padres (minor league) NERFINISHED
Seattle Rainiers NERFINISHED
playedWith Willie Mays on the Birmingham Black Barons
positionPlayed shortstop
postPlayingCareer worked in the automotive business in Portland, Oregon
recognizedAs one of the best contact hitters in Negro league history
one of the last great Negro league stars
residence Portland, Oregon, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
teammateOf Willie Mays NERFINISHED
throws right

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