Tom Williams (negro leagues)

Thomas "Tom" Williams
Pitcher
Born: September 28, 1896 Charleston, South Carolina
Died: January 19, 1937 (aged 40) Bremen, Illinois
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1916, for the Bacharach Giants
Last appearance
1924, for the Detroit Stars
Teams
Bacharach Giants (1916, 1919) Chicago American Giants (1917, 1920-1921, 1923-1924)[1] Royal Poinciana Hotel (1917-1918) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918) Hilldale Club (1918) [2] Bacharach Giants (1919) Lincoln Giants (1922) Detroit Stars (1924)

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

1. "American Giants Ready for the Bell" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, Saturday, February 7, 1920, Page 3, Columns 5 to 7
2. "Santop, Williams and Tom Williams" Evening Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, July 17, 1918, Page 11, Column 3

External links

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)