Lefty Williams
American baseball pitcher (1893–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the baseball player Lefty Williams. For Lefty Williams (musician), see Lefty Williams (musician).
Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams (March 9, 1893 – November 4, 1959) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox Scandal.
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Lefty Williams | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1893-03-09)March 9, 1893 Aurora, Missouri, U.S. | |
Died: November 4, 1959(1959-11-04) (aged 66) Laguna Beach, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
September 17, 1913, for the Detroit Tigers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1920, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 82–48 |
Earned run average | 3.13 |
Strikeouts | 515 |
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