Charlie Williams (shortstop)

Charlie Williams
Shortstop
Born: March 9, 1897 (1897-03-09)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Died: July 6, 1931(1931-07-06) (aged 34)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1921, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1931, for the Chicago American Giants
Teams

Charles Arthur Williams, Jr. (March 9, 1897 – July 6, 1931) was an American professional baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues. He played from 1921 to 1931, playing mostly with the Chicago American Giants. Williams died of ptomaine poisoning.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.