Wilmer Fields

Wilmer Fields
Wilmer Fields
	Pitcher / Outfielder / Third baseman
	Born: August 2, 1922; Manassas, Virginia, US
	Died: June 4, 2004 (aged 81); Manassas, Virginia, US
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	1940, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
	1958, for the Diablos Rojos del México
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Homestead Grays (1940–1942; 1946–1950); Indios de Mayagüez (1947–'48–1950–'51); Brantford Red Sox (1951; 1953–1955); Cervecería Caracas (1950–'51–1951–'52); Toronto Maple Leafs (1952); Patriotas de Venezuela (1952–'53); Estrellas de Oriente (1953–'54); Fort Wayne Allen Dairymen (1956–1957); Sultanes de Monterrey (1958); Diablos Rojos del México (1958);
Career highlights and awards
	Negro World Series championship (1948); NBL East-West All-Star (1948); 3× Intercounty Baseball League MVP Award (1951; 1954–1955); Puerto Rico Baseball League MVP Award (1948–1949); Venezuela Baseball League MVP Award (1951–1952); National Baseball Congress MVP Award (1956); Colombian League MVP Award (1954–1955); Caribbean Series All-Star team (1950); Hit the first grand slam in Caribbean Series history (1949);
Member of the Caribbean
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2001
Medals
Representing United States
Global World Series

Wilmer Leon Fields (August 2, 1922 – June 4, 2004) was an American baseball player who was a household name in the Negro leagues and other baseball circuits between the 1940s and 1950s.

Born in Manassas, Virginia, Fields was a versatile two-way player in the Negro leagues, and also played in Canada and several Latin American leagues, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Cuba, Panama, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. In most leagues, he was a pitcher but played at third base or outfield in games when he was not scheduled to pitch. His consistent batting and pitching skills helped him capture the Most Valuable Player award on many occasions throughout the course of his distinguished career.

Fields possessed a running fastball complemented by a curve, a slider and eventually a knuckler, and he had average control of his pitches. He was often referred to as ″Red″, ″Bill″, or ″Chinky″.