John Williams | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | December 3, 1904 |
Birth Place: | South Bend, Indiana |
Death Date: | Unknown |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1926 |
Debutteam: | Dayton Marcos |
Finalyear: | 1930 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Stars |
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John Wesley Williams (December 3, 1904 - death unknown), nicknamed "Big Boy", was an American Negro league baseball player, primarily a pitcher, between 1926 and 1936.
A native of South Bend, Indiana, Williams made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Dayton Marcos.[1] [2] He spent 1927 through 1930 with the St. Louis Stars, and was credited with a win and a loss in 12 innings pitched in the Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship series victory over the Chicago American Giants.[3] He also played in the outfield when not pitching.
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