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Johnnie Williams (baseball)

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Johnnie Williams
Pitcher
Born: (1889-07-16)July 16, 1889
Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii
Died: September 8, 1963(1963-09-08) (aged 74)
Long Beach, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 21, 1914, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
August 19, 1914, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0-2
Strikeouts4
Earned run average6.35
Teams

John Brodie Williams (July 16, 1889 – September 8, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched in four games for the Detroit Tigers in 1914, including three starts. He pitched 1113 innings, giving up 17 hits and 12 runs. Williams, known as "Honolulu Johnny", was the first player of Hawaiian ancestry to play in the major leagues.[1]

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