Antone Williamson
Anthony Joseph "Antone" Williamson (born July 18, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1997.
| Antone Williamson | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: July 18, 1973 Harbor City, California | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 31, 1997, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 3, 1997, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .204 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 6 |
| Teams | |
Amateur career
Williamson attended Arizona State University, and in 1992 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]
Professional career
Williamson was a first-round draft pick (fourth overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1994 MLB Draft.[2] He played minor league baseball for most of his career, and had a .271 batting average, and 415 hits in his six-year minor-league career.
Williamson's only Major League action came in a 24-game stint in 1997 for the Brewers. In those 24 games, he recorded a .204 average. He played first base, and occasionally pinch-hit. He left affiliated baseball in 2000 to play for the independent Greenville Bluesmen of the Texas–Louisiana League, after which he retired.
References
- "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- "1994 baseball free-agent draft First-round selections". The Item. 3 June 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)