| Chester Williams | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Birth Date: | May 25, 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Beaumont, Texas |
| Death Place: | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutyear: | 1930 |
| Debutteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
| Finalyear: | 1942 |
| Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .281 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 10 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 270 |
| Teams: | |
Chester Arthur Williams (May 25, 1906 - December 25, 1952) was an American Negro league shortstop for several teams between 1931 and 1943.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, Williams was selected for the East–West All-Star Game in each season from 1934 to 1937, and went 3-for-4 with a double in the 1934 game.[1] He died in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1952 at age 46. Williams was shot five times and killed at a nightclub he owned in the city.[2]
and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
. Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. Larry Lester. University of Nebraska Press. 61, 406. 2001. 9780803280007.