Eddie Wilson (baseball)
Edward Francis Wilson (September 7, 1909 in Hamden, Connecticut – April 11, 1979) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936 and 1937, primarily as a right fielder.
Playing career
Amateur career
Wilson was a triple threat athlete at Hillhouse High School in New Haven, Connecticut starring in football, basketball and baseball, captaining both football and baseball teams in his senior year. Emmons Chick Bowens , renowned football, basketball and baseball coach at Hillhouse High, considered Eddie to be one of the most accomplished all-around athletes to come out of Connecticut. He went on to play college ball at College of the Holy Cross.
Minor leagues
Wilson broke into professional baseball at 19 in the Eastern League with the New Haven Profs. He also appeared in the International League for Baltimore in 8 games that season, batting .290. The next season he batted .313 for the Henderson Gamecocks of the Piedmont League where he was an All-Star.