Woodrow Wilson (baseball)

Woodrow "Lefty" Wilson
Woodrow "Lefty" Wilson
	Pitcher
	Born: December 16, 1916; Limestone County, Texas
	Died: April 19, 1965 (aged 48); Dallas, Texas
	Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
	1936, for the Washington Elite Giants
Last appearance
	1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords
Teams
	Washington Elite Giants (1936); Kansas City Monarchs (1936–1937); Memphis Red Sox (1937–1940); Indianapolis Crawfords (1940);

Woodrow W. Wilson (December 16, 1916 – April 19, 1965), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1936 and 1940.

A native of Limestone County, Texas, Wilson made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 for the Washington Elite Giants and Kansas City Monarchs. He went on to spend four seasons with the Memphis Red Sox.[1][2] Wilson died in Dallas, Texas in 1965 at age 48.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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