Bob Wilson (baseball)

Biography

Robert Wilson (February 22, 1925 – April 23, 1985) was an American professional baseball player who played in three games over two consecutive days in Major League Baseball for the 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers, two as a pinch hitter and one as a right fielder. Wilson was born in Dallas, Texas; he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 197 pounds (89 kg). Wilson was 33 years old when he received his audition with Los Angeles. He began his career with the Newark Eagles of the Negro leagues in 1947; after three seasons with the Eagles, he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers' organization in 1950, spending eight full years in their farm system. His three MLB games in 1958 came against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

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