Bobby Williams (baseball)
Appearance
Bobby L. Williams | |
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Shortstop / Manager | |
Born: New Orleans | September 30, 1895|
Died: December 30, 1978 Pittsburgh | (aged 83)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1917, for the Royal Poinciana | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
Teams | |
As Player
As Manager |
Bobby Lawns Williams (September 30, 1895 to December 30, 1978) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He attended New Orleans University, and played the first seven or eight years for the Chicago American Giants.[1]
At age 57, Williams received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[2]
References
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)