Steamboat Williams | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1892 |
Birth Place: | Cascade, Montana |
Death Place: | Deer River, Minnesota |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | July 12 |
Debutyear: | 1914 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | October 1 |
Finalyear: | 1916 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 6–8 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 4.42 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 27 |
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Rees Gephardt "Steamboat" Williams (January 31, 1892 – June 29, 1979) was a baseball player for the 1914 and 1916 St. Louis Cardinals.
Williams was born in Cascade, Montana, and was the first Montana-born player in Major League Baseball history.[1] He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was tall and weighed 170lb. He died in Deer River, Minnesota.[2]