Ralph Wyatt

Ralph Arthur Wyatt
(Pepper, Davy)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut 1941
• Final Game 1946
• Born September 17, 1917 in Chicago, IL USA
• Died March, 1990 in Auburn Park, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Ralph Wyatt was a Negro League middle infielder for six years, noted primarily for his glovework. He spent his first five seasons, 1941 to 1945, with the Chicago American Giants. In the second 1942 East-West Game, he started at shortstop for the West, hitting 8th. He singled, walked and scored a run while making one error before being pinch-hit for by Cool Papa Bell in the 7th inning. The West lost, 9-2.

Wyatt hit .219 for Chicago in 1943 while starting at short. Loaned to the Homestead Grays for the 1943 Negro World Series, he was 3 for 7. By 1944, he was backing up Jesse Douglas. He split his last year, 1946, between Chicago and the Cleveland Buckeyes.

Notable Achievements

• NAL All-Star (1942)
• Won one Negro World Series with the Homestead Grays in 1943

Sources

• Black Baseball's National Showcase by Larry Lester
• The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues by James Riley
• The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues by John Holway