Wabishaw Wiley

Wabishaw Wiley
Wabishaw Wiley
	Catcher
	Born: February 1, 1887; Vernon, Louisiana
	Died: November 3, 1944 (aged 57); Jersey City, New Jersey
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
	1910, West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
	1924, New York Lincoln Giants
Teams
	West Baden Sprudels (1910); Brooklyn Royal Giants (1911–1912, 1918); Mohawk Giants (1913); New York Lincoln Giants (1913–1924)[1]; Philadelphia Giants (1918); Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1919);

Wabishaw Spencer Wiley (February 1, 1892 – 1935), nicknamed "Doc", was a catcher in Negro league baseball. He played from 1910 to 1924.[2]

Baseball career

Wiley was born on February 1, 1877, in Vernon, Louisiana. He began his career in 1910 as a catcher for the West Baden Sprudels. He then played for the Brooklyn Royal Giants in 1910 and 1911 before moving on to the New York Lincoln Giants. In 1913, he had a batting average of .398. The following season, he batted .418. He also batted .441 in 1918. Wiley, who caught Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cyclone Joe Williams, was considered one of the best catchers of his era. His career ended in 1924.[2]

Wiley graduated from the Howard University School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry during his baseball career and had offices in New Jersey.[2]

During World War I, Wiley volunteered for military service. He was discharged in 1919. He died in 1944 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Wiley received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro leagues' best players ever.[3]

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
Wabishaw Wiley at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia

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