Al Williamson (baseball)

Al Williamson
Pitcher
Born: February 20, 1900
Buckville, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: November 29, 1978(1978-11-29) (aged 78)
Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1928, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
April 27, 1928, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Earned run average0.00
Innings pitched2.0
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams

Silas Albert Williamson (February 20, 1900 – November 29, 1978) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season.[1] He played minor league baseball in Arkansas from 1924.[2] He pitched for the Chicago White Sox in one game, playing on April 27 during the 1928 Chicago White Sox season. He was released back to the minor leagues, to the Shreveport team in the Texas League, at the end of the 1928 season.[3] He played in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1931, and in Minneapolis in 1932.[4] In 1933 he was cut from the Minneapolis AA baseball team.[5]

Williamson was born in Buckville, Arkansas.[6] He married and had four children.[7] He died in Hot Springs in 1978, at the age of 78.

References

  1. ↑ Foreman, Charles J. (February 18, 1928). "Major League Debutantes". The Commercial Appeal. p. 15. Retrieved August 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Batter Up". San Antonio Express-News. February 7, 1926. p. 23. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Sox Release Two men". The Pittsburgh Press. May 2, 1928. p. 40. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Newcomers in Association". The Courier-Journal. March 7, 1932. p. 6. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Hall, Halsey (May 1, 1933). "Williamson Released, Pitcher Baecht Goes on Disability List". The Minneapolis Journal. p. 18. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Newcomers in Texas League". The Houston Post. February 17, 1926. p. 11. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Obituary for Lillian Chatelain". The Log Cabin Democrat. December 17, 2010. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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