Chester Williams (baseball)
Chester Williams | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Beaumont, Texas | May 25, 1906|
Died: December 25, 1952 Lake Charles, Louisiana | (aged 46)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1930, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1945, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
Teams | |
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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.[citation needed] He died in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1952 at age 46.
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External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Chet Williams at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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- 1906 births
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- Chicago American Giants players
- Homestead Grays players
- Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933) players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Baseball shortstops
- Baseball players from Beaumont, Texas
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
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