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Henry Williams Notable

b. October 11, 1892 · Kansas City Monarchs 1923, St. Louis Stars 1926–1930, Indianapolis ABCs 1931, St. Louis Stars 1937

Henry Williams played for three clubs across 15 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1923 and closing with the St. Louis Stars in 1937.

Across 337 games he batted .292, with 300 hits and 157 runs. He finished with 17 home runs, 55 doubles and 15 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 2.7 innings in 1 game.

He played 251 games behind the plate, with 1,050 putouts and 27 errors. He turned 23 double plays.

He was born in Paris, TX, USA on October 11, 1892, and died on June 8, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1923 KCM 30971323 411 7504 .237
1926 SLS 39771626 231 19603 .338
1927 SLS 692102750 855 26604 .238
1928 SLS 592042963 914 35200 .309
1929 SLS 671973063 2234 391303 .320
1930 SLS 612103461 812 301421 .290
1931 AB2 61857 100 4000 .389
1937 SL2 61437 110 5100 .500
Career 3371027157300 551517 16547215 .292

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1937 SL2 0010 02.21 0000.00
Career 0010 02.21 000 0.00

On this day & linked events

1892

Born October 11, 1892

Paris, TX, USA

1944

Died June 8, 1944