Eugene Williams (baseball)

Eugene Williams (August 14, 1932 – December 8, 2008), nicknamed "Fireball", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox from 1957 to 1959.

Eugene Williams
Pitcher
Born: (1932-08-14)August 14, 1932
Auburn, Alabama
Died: December 8, 2008(2008-12-08) (aged 76)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1957, for the Memphis Red Sox
Last appearance
1959, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

A native of Auburn, Alabama, Williams was the winning pitcher in the 1957 East–West All-Star Game.[1][2] He died in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 2008 at age 76.[3][4]

References
  1. "1957 East-West Game (Negro League)". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Eugene Williams". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. "Williams a Negro League star". knoxnews.com. December 21, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. Don Bell (December 19, 2008). "Former Negro Leaguer Eugene Williams was a giver". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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