Andrew Williams (1873 – October 28, 1929), nicknamed "String Bean", was a Negro leagues pitcher and manager, playing for many teams, including the Indianapolis ABCs and the Brooklyn Royal Giants.

String Bean Williams
Pitcher / Manager
Born: 1873
Cairo, Illinois, U.S.[1]
Died: (1929-10-28)October 28, 1929
The Bronx, New York U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Right
Teams

At age 50 in 1923, Williams made his major league debut for the Brooklyn Royal Giants; to this day, this makes him the oldest debutant in major league history. By 1926, in Williams later years, one paper appears to list Williams as a submarine pitcher.[4]

Williams received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[5]

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