Edgar Wooded Wesley (May 2, 1891 – July 12, 1966) was a
Negro league
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
first baseman
A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...
for a few years before the founding of the first
Negro National League, and playing in its first few seasons.
Wesley played most seasons for the
Detroit Stars.
His last known games were played for the
Bacharach Giants in 1931.
Wesley died in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
in 1966 at age 75.
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Negro league baseball managers
Bacharach Giants players
Brooklyn Royal Giants players
Chicago American Giants players
Detroit Stars players
Harrisburg Giants players
Cleveland Hornets players
People from Waco, Texas
1891 births
1966 deaths
20th-century African-American sportspeople