1906
Born January 16, 1906
Benton, AL, USA
Jim Williams Notable
b. January 16, 1906 · Indianapolis ABCs 1931–1932, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1933, Homestead Grays 1933–1934, 1937–1939, Newark Dodgers 1935, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, New York Black Yankees 1936, 1940–1941, 1943–1944, Toledo Crawfords 1939, Cleveland Bears 1940, New York Cubans 1942
Jim Williams played for 16 clubs across 17 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1928 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1944.
Across 400 games he batted .311, with 464 hits and 230 runs. He finished with 13 home runs, 92 doubles and 51 stolen bases.
He played 376 games in the outfield, with 594 putouts and 24 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1939.
He was born in Benton, AL, USA on January 16, 1906, and died on April 28, 1962. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1939 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AB2 | 40 | 160 | 31 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 8 | .356 |
| 1932 | AB2 | 42 | 143 | 14 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .259 |
| 1933 | HG/ID | 25 | 98 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 5 | .327 |
| 1934* | HG | 20 | 77 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .312 |
| 1935 | BE/ND | 36 | 132 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 8 | .318 |
| 1936 | NBY | 26 | 102 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .382 |
| 1937 | HG | 46 | 187 | 30 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 6 | .358 |
| 1938 | HG | 37 | 141 | 28 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| 1939 | HG/TC/TC2 | 20 | 76 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| 1940 | CBR/NBY | 31 | 106 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .217 |
| 1941 | NBY | 24 | 81 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| 1942 | NYC | 31 | 117 | 17 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| 1943 | NBY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1944 | NBY | 21 | 73 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .260 |
| Major leagues | — | 380 | 1417 | 216 | 440 | 87 | 16 | 9 | 241 | 88 | 1 | 49 | .311 |
| All seasons | — | 400 | 1494 | 230 | 464 | 92 | 16 | 13 | 257 | 91 | 1 | 51 | .311 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Jim Williams, that is 1934–1934. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1962