Wilson Joseph
American baseball player
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Wilson Emerson Joseph (October 6, 1897 – November 7, 1966) was an American Negro league baseball infielder in the 1920s.
| Wilson Joseph | |
|---|---|
| Infielder | |
| Born: October 6, 1897 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: November 7, 1966 (aged 69) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1924, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1925, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
| Teams | |
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A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Joseph was the younger brother of fellow-Negro leaguer Newt Joseph. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1924 with the Indianapolis ABCs and Cleveland Browns, and played the following season with the Birmingham Black Barons.[1][2] Joseph died in Wichita, Kansas in 1966 at age 69.