John_W._Williams_(baseball)

John Williams (pitcher)

John Williams (pitcher)

American baseball player

This article is about the baseball player in the Negro National League. For the Major League Baseball player, see Johnnie Williams (baseball). For the player in the Negro American League, see Johnny Williams (baseball).

John Wesley Williams (December 3, 1904 – death unknown), nicknamed "Big Boy", was an American Negro league baseball player, primarily a pitcher, between 1926 and 1936.

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A native of South Bend, Indiana, Williams made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Dayton Marcos.[1][2] He spent 1927 through 1930 with the St. Louis Stars, and was credited with a win and a loss in 12 innings pitched in the Stars' 1928 Negro National League championship series victory over the Chicago American Giants.[3] He also played in the outfield when not pitching.

References

  1. [1]
    "John Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "John Williams". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "1928 Season NNL I Championship Series". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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