Lefty Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right  •  Throws: Left
5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)
Born: March 9, 1893 in Aurora, MO
Died: November 4, 1959 (Aged 66-240d) in Laguna Beach, CA
Buried: Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, CA
Debut: September 17, 1913 (Age 20-192d, 4,017th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W
Last Game: September 25, 1920 (Age 27-200d)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W
Full Name: Claude Preston Williams
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Billy Southworth
Wally Schang
Milt Stock
Bubbles Hargrave
Bob Shawkey
Dutch Leonard
Pep Young

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Notable Events and Chronology for Lefty Williams Career

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July 10, 1916

For the second time this season, White Sox pitchers toss shutouts in a doubleheader, this time against the Red Sox.

September 3, 1917

In a twinbill that will resonate for years, the White Sox sweep a pair, to give them 4 wins in the last two days, from the Tigers.

May 15, 1918

Walter Johnson pitches the longest shutout in history 18 innings winning 1-0

September 20, 1919

On Babe Ruth day at Fenway Park the Bambino ties Ned Williamson’s major league mark of 27 home runs in a season

October 2, 1919

Ray Schalk attacks Lefty Williams after game 2 of the World Series

October 6, 1919

Black Sox Commit three errors and lose game 5

October 9, 1919

Cincinnati Reds wrap up the most tainted World Series in history by defeating the Chicago White Sox, 10-5

September 23, 1920

The Chicago grand jury indictment adds the names of former featherweight boxing champ Abe Attell, Hal Chase, and Bill Burns in the World Series scandal

October 22, 1920

100 Years Later: The Scandal That Rocked Baseball – The 1919 Black Sox Indictments

March 12, 1921

Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspends eight members of the Chicago White Sox for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series

October 28, 1981

The Dodgers win 4 straight to win 1981 World Series

Biography

Williams had fine seasons for the White Sox in 1916 and 1917, but he worked in a shipyard during WWI and pitched only occasionally in 1918. The moody, inarticulate Williams roomed with hitting star Shoeless Joe Jackson. Williams was at his peak, having gone 22-14 in 1920, when he became one of eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series, in which Williams went 0-3 (6.61). His poor WS performance was particularly incongruous, as he had gone 23-11 during the season, with a league-leading 40 starts.

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