Clarence Williams (baseball)
Appearance
Clarence Williams | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | January 27, 1866|
Died: September 23, 1934 Atlantic City, New Jersey | (aged 68)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
debut | |
1885, for the Cuban Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1912, for the Smart Set | |
Teams | |
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Clarence "Waxey" Williams (January 27, 1866 – September 23, 1934)[2] was an American baseball catcher who played for predecessor teams to the Negro leagues. He joined the Cuban Giants, the first black professional team, during their first season. He played at least 20 years for major teams. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
In his time the Cuban Giants played in otherwise all-white leagues during 1887, 1889, and 1890, but Williams and Frank Grant played on the otherwise white Harrisburg team in the Eastern Interstate League. (Harrisburg and the Giants battled for the pennant.)
References
- ^ "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1
- ^ "Clarence Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
- Riley, James A. (1994). "Williams, Clarence". The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 847–48. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- (Riley.) Clarence Williams, Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley (confirmed 2010-04-16)
External links
- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- Cuban Giants players
- Cuban X-Giants players
- Philadelphia Giants players
- Trenton Cuban Giants players
- Harrisburg Ponies players
- Ansonia Cuban Giants players
- Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 1866 births
- 1934 deaths
- American baseball catcher, 1860s birth stubs
- Negro league baseball stubs