1915
Born September 15, 1915
Yazoo City, MS, USA
Dan Wilson Notable
b. September 15, 1915 · Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936–1938, St. Louis Stars 1939, Homestead Grays 1941, 1946, St. Louis-New Orleans Stars 1941, New York Black Yankees 1942, 1944, 1947, Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1943, Philadelphia Stars 1947
Dan Wilson played for seven clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1936 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1947.
Across 275 games he batted .271, with 273 hits and 179 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 43 doubles and 38 stolen bases.
He played 152 games in the outfield, with 245 putouts and 13 errors.
He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1939 and 1942.
He was born in Yazoo City, MS, USA on September 15, 1915, and died on December 23, 1986. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 3 | 1939, 1941, 1942 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | PC | 18 | 45 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| 1937 | PC | 38 | 132 | 26 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .288 |
| 1938 | PC | 34 | 118 | 22 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | .254 |
| 1939 | SL3 | 26 | 107 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | .290 |
| 1941 | HG/SNS | 23 | 87 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .299 |
| 1942 | NBY | 33 | 131 | 17 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .260 |
| 1943 | HSS | 13 | 53 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | .208 |
| 1944 | NBY | 11 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| 1946 | HG | 54 | 208 | 38 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 7 | .279 |
| 1947 | NBY/PS | 25 | 84 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Career | — | 275 | 1009 | 179 | 273 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 110 | 96 | 4 | 38 | .271 |
On this day & linked events
1986