Clarence Williams (baseball)

Clarence Williams

Catcher

Born: January 27, 1866
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Died: September 23, 1934 (aged 68)
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

1885, for the Cuban Giants

Last appearance

1912, for the Smart Set

Teams

Cuban Giants (1885–1889, 1891, 1892–1894)
New York Gorhams (1891)
Philadelphia Giants (1902)
Cuban X-Giants (1903–1905)^[1]
Colored Capital All-Americans
Smart Set (1912)

Clarence "Waxey" Williams (January 27, 1866 – September 23, 1934)^[2] was an African-American baseball catcher in the Negro Leagues. He joined the Cuban Giants, the first black professional team, during their first season. He played at least 20 years for major teams. He was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

In his time the Cuban Giants played in otherwise all-white leagues during 1887, 1889, and 1890, but Williams and Frank Grant played on the otherwise white Harrisburg team in the Eastern Interstate League. (Harrisburg and the Giants battled for the pennant.)

References

↑ "Cuban X-Giants are Champions" The Patriot, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Saturday, September 19, 1903, Page 7, Column 1
↑ "Clarence Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved June 8, 2012.

Riley, James A. (1994). "Williams, Clarence". The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carroll & Graf. pp. 847–48. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
(Riley.) Clarence Williams, Personal profiles at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. – identical to Riley (confirmed 2010-04-16)

External links

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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