George Williams (October 23, 1939 – May 14, 2009) was an American
professional baseball second baseman. He played in
Major League Baseball (MLB) for three different teams between the 1961 and 1964 seasons. Listed at , , Williams batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Detroit, Michigan.
Williams entered the majors in 1961 with the
Philadelphia Phillies
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, playing for them for one year before joining the
Houston Colt .45's
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in 1962 and the
Kansas City Athletics in 1964.
In a three season career, Williams was a .230 hitter (31-for-135) with 15
runs and five
runs batted in in 59 games including seven
doubles without any
home runs.
An 11-season
minor league
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veteran, Williams hit .277 with 71 homers and 430 RBI in 1,143 games for 10 teams from 1958 through 1968.
In between, he played for the
Leones del Caracas club of the
Venezuelan Winter League
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year.
History Early years
Baseball exp ...
during the 1966–1967 season.
Williams died from
lung cancer in his home city of Detroit at the age of 69.
External links
RetrosheetVenezuelan Professional Baseball League
1939 births
2009 deaths
African-American baseball players
Bakersfield Bears players
Baseball players from Detroit
Dallas Rangers players
Deaths from cancer in Michigan
Deaths from lung cancer
Des Moines Demons players
Elmira Pioneers players
Houston Colt .45s players
Indianapolis Indians players
Jacksonville Suns players
Johnson City Phillies players
Kansas City Athletics players
Leones del Caracas players
American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
Major League Baseball second basemen
Oklahoma City 89ers players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Phoenix Giants players
Tacoma Giants players
20th-century African-American sportspeople
21st-century African-American people
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