The Lord Baltimores played as charter members of the short–lived 1887 National Colored Base Ball League, hosting home games at Oriole Park.
[1][2] The Washington Capital Citys and the Cincinnati Browns joined the league on March 15, 1887,[3] although neither team would play a game.
[1] Baltimore was led by William Gray, who was hitting .417, and Joseph Stewart, who had a 2–1 record as a pitcher.
Originally from Cape Mount, Liberia, Wilson travelled to the United States and studied theology at Lincoln University.
Wilson’s professional career predates that of South Africa's Gift Ngoepe by more than a century and that of Alfredo Cabrera of the Canary Islands by two decades.