Bobby L. Williams

Bobby L. Williams
Shortstop / Manager
Born: September 30, 1895 New Orleans
Died: December 30, 1978 (aged 83) Pittsburgh
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1917, for the Royal Poinciana
Last appearance
1948, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams
As Player Royal Poinciana (1917) Chicago American Giants (1918-1925), (1928) Homestead Grays (1926) Indianapolis ABCs (1926) Cleveland Tigers (1928) Lincoln Giants (1928) Bacharach Giants (1929) Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931-1932) Columbus Blue Birds (1933) Cleveland Giants (1933) Cleveland Red Sox (1934) Indianapolis Clowns (1948) As Manager Pittsburgh Crawfords (1931) Cleveland Red Sox (1934)

Bobby Lawns Williams (1895 to 1978) was an African-American baseball shortstop in the Negro Leagues. He attended New Orleans University, and played the first seven or eight years for the Chicago American Giants.^[1]

References

1. "American Giants Ready for the Bell." Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, February 7, 1920, Page 3, Columns 5, 6 and 7

External links

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