Tom Williams (negro leagues)

Thomas "Tom" Williams
Pitcher
Born: (1896-09-28)September 28, 1896
Charleston, South Carolina
Died: January 19, 1937(1937-01-19) (aged 40)
Bremen, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1916, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1924, for the Detroit Stars
Teams

Thomas "Tom" Williams (born September 9, 1896) was a Negro Leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.

Williams attended Morris Brown College.

In 1918, while playing for the Hilldale Club, Williams was drafted into the Army in Class 1-A. [2]

He died in Bremen, Illinois in 1937 and is buried at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.

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