Clarence E. "Waxey" Williams (January 27, 1866 – September 23, 1934)[2] was an American baseball catcher who played for predecessor teams to 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 and the first black player to play for Harrisburg on City Island.[3]
| Clarence E. 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 | |
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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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Jackson, Jr., Calobe; McArdle, Katie Wingert; Pettegrew, David, eds. (2020). One Hundred Voices: Harrisburg's Historic African American Community, 1850-1920. Grand Forks, ND: The Digital Press at the University of North Dakota. ISBN 978-1-7345068-5-3.
- 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
edit- Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball Reference (Negro leagues)
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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