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11-04-2010, 10:37 PM #1
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Ex=Negro Leaguer dies
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
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11-05-2010, 10:26 AM #2
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Re: Ex=Negro Leaguer dies
There are very few of these guys left it is sad. The ones that are are all 90 plus so in 5-10 years there likely will be none.