Leroy Williams (baseball)

Leroy Williams
Infielder
Born: (1927-07-10)July 10, 1927
Orlando, Florida
Died: July 23, 1994(1994-07-23) (aged 67)
Orlando, Florida
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
debut
1947, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1948, for the Newark Eagles
Career statistics
Batting average.183
Home runs1
Runs batted in15
Teams

Norldon Leroy Williams (July 10, 1927 – July 23, 1994), nicknamed "Jeff", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.

A native of Orlando, Florida, Williams attended Jones High School in Orlando.[1] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1947 for the Newark Eagles, and played for Newark again in 1948. Williams went on to play in the minor leagues for the Syracuse Chiefs and Tulsa Oilers, and finished his career with the Orlando Flyers in 1958.[2] He died in Orlando in 1994 at age 67.

References

  1. ^ "Leroy Williams". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jeff Williams". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.