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Chester Williams (baseball)

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Chester Williams
Shortstop
Born: (1906-05-25)May 25, 1906
Beaumont, Texas
Died: December 25, 1952(1952-12-25) (aged 46)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
1930, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1942, for the Homestead Grays
Career statistics
Batting average.281
Home runs10
Runs batted in270
Teams

Chester Arthur Williams (May 25, 1906 – December 25, 1952) was an American Negro league shortstop for several teams between 1931 and 1943.

A native of Beaumont, Texas, Williams was selected for the East–West All-Star Game in each season from 1934 to 1937, and went 3-for-4 with a double in the 1934 game.[1] He died in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1952 at age 46. Williams was shot five times and killed at a nightclub he owned in the city.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 61, 406. ISBN 9780803280007.
  2. ^ "Ex-Baseball Great Slain". New Pittsburgh Courier. 10 January 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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