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Baseball player
String Bean Williams
Pitcher / Manager
Born: 1873
Cairo, Illinois, U.S.
Died: (1929-10-28)October 28, 1929
The Bronx, New York U.S.
Batted: UnknownThrew: Right
Teams

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.

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.

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

References

  1. "Sprudels Close Season" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, September 25, 1909, Page 7, Columns 3 and 4
  2. "Take One From Sprudels" Loogootee Sentinel, Loogootee, IN, Tuesday, August 22, 1911, Page 1, Column 1 and 2
  3. "Barnard Hurls Blues to 17th Win of Season" Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, IL, Monday, September 20, 1926, Page 6, Column 1 and 2
  4. "Colored Team to Play Blues at Sportsmans" Alton Evening Telegraph, Alton, IL, Saturday, September 18, 1926, Page 6, Column 6"
  5. "1952 Pittsburgh Courier Poll of Greatest Black Players"

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