Eugene Williams | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | August 14, 1932 |
Birth Place: | Auburn, Alabama |
Death Place: | Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1957 |
Debutteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
Finalyear: | 1959 |
Finalteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
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Eugene Williams (August 14, 1932 - December 8, 2008), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox from 1957 to 1959.
A native of Auburn, Alabama, Williams was the winning pitcher in the 1957 East–West All-Star Game.[1] He died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 2008 at age 76.[2] [3]