Edgar Wooded Wesley (May 2, 1891 – July 12, 1966) was a

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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

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in 1966 at age 75.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wesley, Edgar 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