Harry Williams (infielder)

Harry Lovett Williams (June 5, 1905 May, 1964) was an American Negro league baseball infielder and manager in the 1930s and 1940s.

Harry Williams
Infielder
Born: (1905-06-05)June 5, 1905
Sparks, Georgia
Died: May, 1964
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1931, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1946, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams

A native of Sparks, Georgia, Williams made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the Indianapolis ABCs and Pittsburgh Crawfords.[1] He was a player-manager for the New York Black Yankees in 1944, and managed the team again in 1950. His brother Roy S. Williams also played in the Negro leagues.[2] Williams died in 1964 at age 58.

References

  1. "Harry Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Harry Williams - Manager Page". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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