Edgar Wooded Wesley (May 2, 1891 – July 12, 1966) was a Negro league first baseman for a few years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and playing in its first few seasons.

Edgar Wesley
First baseman
Born: (1891-05-02)May 2, 1891 Waco, Texas
Died: July 12, 1966(1966-07-12) (aged 75) Austin, Texas
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
1917, for the Texas All Stars
Last appearance
1931, for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
Career statistics
Batting average	.324
Hits	607
Home runs	82
Runs batted in	403
Stolen bases	47
Teams
Texas All Stars (1917) Chicago American Giants (1918) Detroit Stars (1919–1923, 1925–1927)[1] Harrisburg Giants (1924) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1924) Cleveland Hornets (1927) Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1931)
Career highlights and awards
Negro National League batting champion (1925)

Wesley played most seasons for the Detroit Stars.[1] His last known games were played for the Bacharach Giants in 1931.

Wesley died in Austin, Texas in 1966 at age 75.

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads