Roy Edward "Lefty" Wilson (September 13, 1896 in Foster, Iowa – December 3, 1969 in

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) was a

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. He appeared in one game in

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for the

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during the 1928 season. Wilson batted and threw

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. In his lone major league appearance, Wilson pitched 3.1 innings in

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against the

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. He gave up three hits and two walks, but no runs, and struck out two batters.

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