Nish Williams
| Nish Williams | |
|---|---|
Atlanta, Georgia , U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1930, for the Nashville Elite Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1939, for the Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers | |
| Teams | |
As player
As manager
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Vinicius James Williams (February 29, 1904 – September 2, 1968) was an American
Negro league catcher
between 1928 and 1939.
A native of
Nashville Elite Giants. With the exception of a one-year stint with the Cleveland Cubs in 1931, Williams played for the Elite Giants through 1937, as the team's home moved from Nashville to Columbus and Washington. He joined the Atlanta Black Crackers as player-manager in 1938, was relieved of his managerial duties mid-season, and remained with that club when it moved to Indianapolis in 1939. Williams married the mother of baseball great Donn Clendenon, and was instrumental in Clendenon's early baseball development.[citation needed][2][3]
In 1968, the
unwritten rule by inviting Williams and several other Negro leaguers to play in their old-timers' game. He described the experience as a dream come true. Williams was a restaurateur in Atlanta for decades before his death from cancer on September 2, 1968.[1]
References
- ^ The Atlanta Constitution. p. 47. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Nish Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Nish Williams". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors) and Seamheads
- Nish Williams managerial career statistics at Baseball-Reference.com and Seamheads
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