Jim Williams (outfielder, born 1906)

Jim Williams
Jim Williams
	Outfielder
	Born: January 16, 1906; Benton, Alabama
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1944, for the Jacksonville Red Caps
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933); Homestead Grays (1933–1934); Newark Dodgers (1935); Brooklyn Eagles (1935); New York Black Yankees (1936); Homestead Grays (1937–1939); Toledo Crawfords (1939); Cleveland Bears (1940); New York Black Yankees (1940–1941); New York Cubans (1942); New York Black Yankees (1943–1944); Jacksonville Red Caps (1944);

James Williams (January 16, 1906 – date of death unknown), nicknamed "Big Jim", was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.

A native of Benton, Alabama, Williams made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Indianapolis ABCs. He went on to play for several teams, and was selected to play in the 1939 East–West All-Star Game. He finished his career in 1944 with the New York Black Yankees and Jacksonville Red Caps.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Jim Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "James Williams". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
Jim Williams managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com and Seamheads

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[1] "Jim Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

[2] "James Williams". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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