Wiley Warren

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Wiley A. Warren

  • Bats Left, Throws Right

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Biographical Information[edit]

Wiley Warren played for Team USA and in the minors.

Warren was the first baseman for Wake Forest. [1] He was with the team when they represented the USA in the 1951 Pan American Games, helping them to a Silver Medal. [2] He hit .255/.393/.288 with 82 walks in 108 games for the 1952 Rocky Mount Leafs and was replaced Turkey Tyson as manager on August 7; he was their 4th and final manager of the year. He led Coastal Plain League first basemen in putouts (935), assists (59), double plays (59) and fielding percentage (.989). [3]

In 1953, he batted .253/.393/.373 for the Mooresville Moors. [4] His granddaughter Landon Warren later set a national record for a hitting streak in high school softball with 75 games. [5]

Sources[edit]

  1. Wake Forest College History
  2. Wake Forest
  3. 1953 Baseball Guide, pg. 384-387
  4. 1954 Baseball Guide, pg. 448
  5. Maxpreps.com