1907
Born July 24, 1907
Sparks, GA, USA
Roy Williams Notable
b. July 24, 1907 · Memphis Red Sox 1930, Homestead Grays 1931, 1935, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932, Baltimore Black Sox 1932, Baltimore Sox 1933, Brooklyn Eagles 1935
Roy Williams played for six clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Memphis Red Sox in 1930 and closing with the Homestead Grays in 1935.
He went 8 and 12 with a 5.69 earned run average, pitching 175.7 innings in 32 games. He struck out 61. Across 35 games he batted .111, with 7 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1933, with 1.
He was born in Sparks, GA, USA on July 24, 1907, and died on July 17, 1944.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | MRS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1931* | HG | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1932 | BBS/PC | 11 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| 1933 | SOX | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 |
| 1935 | BE/HG | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 27 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .102 |
| All seasons | — | 35 | 63 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | MRS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1931* | HG | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35.2 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 5.30 |
| 1932 | BBS/PC | 5 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 68.0 | 90 | 45 | 22 | 28 | 5.96 |
| 1933 | SOX | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 65.2 | 76 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 5.07 |
| 1935 | BE/HG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 12.71 |
| Major leagues | — | 7 | 9 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 140.0 | 176 | 90 | 46 | 50 | 5.79 |
| All seasons | — | 8 | 12 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 175.2 | 218 | 111 | 58 | 61 | 5.69 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Roy Williams, that is 1931–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1944