Chester Williams (baseball)
| Chester Williams | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: May 25, 1906 Beaumont, Texas | |
| Died: December 25, 1952 (aged 46) Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| 1930, for the Memphis Red Sox | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1942, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .281 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 270 |
| Teams | |
Chester Arthur Williams (May 25, 1906 – December 25, 1952) was an American Negro league shortstop for several teams between 1931 and 1943.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, Williams was selected for the East–West All-Star Game in each season from 1934 to 1937, and went 3-for-4 with a double in the 1934 game.[citation needed] He died in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1952 at age 46. Williams was shot five times and killed at a nightclub he owned in the city.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ex-Baseball Great Slain". New Pittsburgh Courier. 10 January 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Chet Williams at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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- 1906 births
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- Chicago American Giants players
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- Indianapolis ABCs (1931–1933) players
- Memphis Red Sox players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Pittsburgh Crawfords players
- Baseball shortstops
- Baseball players from Beaumont, Texas
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Deaths by firearm in Louisiana
- Negro league baseball infielder stubs