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Elbert Williams (baseball)

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Elbert Williams
Pitcher
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1929, for the Havana Red Sox
Last appearance
1935, for the Brooklyn Eagles
Teams

Elbert Williams was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with several teams from 1929 to 1935.[2]

Williams was discovered by Ramiro Ramírez and signed by the Havana Red Sox owner Syd Pollock for the 1929 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  2. ^ "Elbert Williams Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Havana Red Sox Signing Players". Pittsburgh Courier. January 26, 1927. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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