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11-04-2010, 10:37 PM
Artie Wilson, former Negro Leaguer, PCL star, and briefly a major leaguer, has died at age 91.
Wilson played 19 games for the 1951 New York Giants. In 1948, while with the Birmingham Black Barons, he became the last non-minor league player to hit .400, finishing at .402. He also mentored a 17-year old kid named Willie Mays while there.
Dave Miedema
Wilson played 19 games for the 1951 New York Giants. In 1948, while with the Birmingham Black Barons, he became the last non-minor league player to hit .400, finishing at .402. He also mentored a 17-year old kid named Willie Mays while there.
Dave Miedema