1907
Born November 10, 1907
Middletown, OH, USA
Roy Williams Notable
b. November 10, 1907 · Columbus Blue Birds 1933, New York Black Yankees 1933–1934, 1937–1940, 1943, Baltimore Elite Giants 1941–1942
Roy Williams played for nine clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Memphis Red Sox in 1930 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1943.
He went 20 and 19 with a 5.04 earned run average, pitching 333 innings in 65 games. He struck out 174, completed 23 of his 40 starts and threw 1 shutouts. Across 78 games he batted .277, with 43 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 7 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Middletown, OH, USA on November 10, 1907.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CBB/NBY | 15 | 36 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| 1934* | NBY | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| 1937 | NBY | 12 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1938 | NBY | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1939 | NBY | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| 1940 | NBY | 12 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| 1941 | BEG | 19 | 40 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| 1942 | BEG | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | NBY | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Major leagues | — | 77 | 151 | 18 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .278 |
| All seasons | — | 78 | 155 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .277 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CBB/NBY | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 66.1 | 61 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 4.34 |
| 1934* | NBY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8.22 |
| 1937 | NBY | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 52.2 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 3.59 |
| 1938 | NBY | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11.1 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 15.09 |
| 1939 | NBY | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 32.1 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5.01 |
| 1940 | NBY | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 52.1 | 58 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 5.68 |
| 1941 | BEG | 7 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 102.0 | 101 | 48 | 37 | 51 | 4.24 |
| 1942 | BEG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1943 | NBY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9.00 |
| Major leagues | — | 20 | 19 | 64 | 39 | 0 | 326.0 | 345 | 180 | 136 | 165 | 4.97 |
| All seasons | — | 20 | 19 | 65 | 40 | 0 | 333.2 | 353 | 187 | 140 | 174 | 5.04 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Roy Williams, that is 1934–1934. Why totals can differ.