Frank Williams | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | August 21, 1918 |
Birth Place: | Newport, Kentucky |
Death Date: | June, 1987 |
Death Place: | Westminster, California |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1942 |
Debutteam: | Homestead Grays |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | Homestead Grays |
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Frank Williams (August 21, 1918 - June, 1987), nicknamed "Shorty", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of Newport, Kentucky, Williams made his Negro leagues debut in 1942 with the Homestead Grays. He went on to play for the Grays again in 1943 and 1946,[1] [2] and served in the US Army during World War II.[3] Williams died in Westminster, California in 1987 at age 68.
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