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Woodrow "Lefty" Wilson
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Pitcher
Born: (1916-12-16)December 16, 1916
Limestone County, Texas
Died: April 19, 1965(1965-04-19) (aged 48)
Dallas, Texas
Threw: Left
debut
1936, for the Washington Elite Giants
Last appearance
1940, for the Indianapolis Crawfords
Teams

Woodrow W. Wilson (December 16, 1916 – April 19, 1965), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1936 and 1940.

A native of Limestone County, Texas, Wilson made his Negro leagues debut in 1936 for the Washington Elite Giants and Kansas City Monarchs. He went on to spend four seasons with the Memphis Red Sox. Wilson died in Dallas, Texas in 1965 at age 48.

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