Chester Williams | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Beaumont, Texas | May 25, 1906|
Died: December 25, 1952 Lake Charles, Louisiana | (aged 46)|
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.[1] 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.[2]