Earl Williams (1920s catcher)

For the Atlanta Braves player also named Earl Williams, see Earl Williams (1970s catcher).

Earl Williams
Catcher
Born: (1903-01-27)January 27, 1903 Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
Died: March 10, 1958(1958-03-10) (aged 55) Knoxville, Tennessee
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 27, 1928, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
June 2, 1928, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Games played	3
At bats	2
Hits	0

Earl Baxter Williams (January 27, 1903 – March 10, 1958) was a professional baseball player. He played three games in Major League Baseball for the Boston Braves in 1928, two as a pinch hitter and one as a catcher.

Williams was a catcher at Maryville College (1921-1924). He broke into organized baseball in 1924 with the Morristown Roosters of the Appalachian League. After four seasons of independent league ball, he was drafted by the Boston Braves from the Asheville Tourists of the South Atlantic League in the 1927 rule 5 draft.

He made his major league debut on May 27, 1928. He was hitless in two at bats with a strikeout in three games. He continued to play minor league ball through 1932.

Williams was a World War II veteran. He was a collector for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for twenty years. He died at age 55 at St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee from an apparent heart attack on March 10, 1958, and is buried at Highland Memorial Cemetery in Knoxville.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)