Ray Wilson (baseball) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ray Wilson
First baseman
Born: 1870
Died: (1912-09-15)September 15, 1912 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1896, for the Cuban X-Giants
Last appearance
1910, for the Philadelphia Giants
Teams
As player Cuban X-Giants (1896–1897) Cuban Giants (1898) Cuban X-Giants (1899–1901, 1903–1906) Philadelphia Giants (1907–1910) As manager Cuban X-Giants (1905–1906) Philadelphia Giants (1909)

Raymond V. Wilson (1870 – September 15, 1912) was an American Negro league first baseman and manager between 1896 and 1910.

Wilson debuted with the Cuban X-Giants in 1896, and was known as "the best first sacker in the game", "the king of first basemen", and "the colored Hans Wagner". He played nine seasons with the X-Giants, then finished his career with the Philadelphia Giants from 1907 to 1910. Wilson was player-manager for the X-Giants in 1905 and 1906, as well as for Philadelphia in 1909. He died in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1912 at age 41 or 42.