Charles Wilson Jr. (June 26, 1895 – December 15, 1965) was an American
Negro league
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relativel ...
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...
in the 1920s.
A native of
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke ( ) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It lies in Southwest Virginia, along the Roanoke River, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge range of the greater Appalachian Mountains. Roanok ...
, Wilson made his Negro leagues debut in 1920 with the
Dayton Marcos. He went on to play for the
Columbus Buckeyes and
Detroit Stars, and finished his career with a short return stint in Dayton in 1926.
Wilson died in
Salem, Virginia
Salem is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,346. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combine ...
in 1965 at age 70.
References
External links
an
Seamheads
1895 births
1965 deaths
Columbus Buckeyes (Negro leagues) players
Dayton Marcos players
Detroit Stars players
20th-century African-American sportsmen
Baseball pitchers
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