<sod>'''Maurice Wesley "Wes" Parker III''' (born November 13, 1939) is a former [[first baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] from {{By|1964}} to {{By|1972}}. He also played one season in Japan for the [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Nankai Hawks]] in {{By|1974}}.<eod>
<sod>'''Maurice Wesley "Wes" Parker III''' (born November 13, 1939) is a former [[first baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] from {{By|1964}} to {{By|1972}}.<ref>Finch, Frank.  "Koufax Goes on Relief, Halts Phils," ''Los Angeles Times,'' Sports, p. 1, Los Angeles, CA, May 25, 1964.</ref><ref>Baker, Bob.  "Parker Still not a Starter," ''Evening Outlook,'' Sports, p. 15, Santa Monica, CA, May 25, 1964.</ref><ref>Park, Charlie.  "Happy Dodgers Praise Parker," ''Los Angeles Times,'' Sports, Los Angeles, CA, Jun. 14, 1964.</ref><ref>Hunter, Bob.  "Parker's Polish Makes Dodgers Glitter," ''The Sporting News,'' Cover, pp. 3-4, St. Louis, MO, Jun. 19, 1965.</ref><ref>"Steal," ''Los Angeles Times,'' Sec. D, p. 5, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 10, 1965.</ref><ref>Miller, Dick.  "Parker Returned in Favor: Dressen Pays Bavasi Back," ''Evening Outlook,'' Sports, p. 25, Santa Monica, CA, June 24, 1965.</ref><ref>Finch, Frank.  "Sandy's the Greatest - Dodgers Win it!" ''Los Angeles Times,'' Sports, Part III, p. 1, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 15, 1965.</ref> He also played one season in Japan for the [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks|Nankai Hawks]] in {{By|1974}}.<eod>