George Washington Wilson (August 30, 1924 – October 29, 1974), nicknamed "Teddy", was an American

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. Listed at and , he batted left handed and threw right handed. Basically a

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, Wilson was most often used as a

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during his majors career. He played for the

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and

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in parts of three seasons spanning 1952–1956. In a three-season MLB career, he hit .191 with three

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s and 19

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in 145 games played. A member of the

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champion Yankees, he also played in Japan from 1963 to 1964 for the

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. Overall, his professional career spanned 23 seasons, beginning in 1942 in the

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and ending in 1964 with the Lions. He also had two productive seasons for the

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of the Venezuela Winter League and played in the

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.Pura Pelota – Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
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