Tom Williams (negro leagues)
Thomas "Tom" Williams | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Charleston, South Carolina | September 28, 1896|||
Died: January 19, 1937 40) Bremen, Illinois | (aged|||
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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.
References
External links
- Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
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