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Lefty Williams

Birthdate:

3/9/1893

Died:

11/4/1959

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 160 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Aurora, MO, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Photo of pitchers Lefty Williams (left side) and Ed Cicotte, two players who were banned from baseball for life for throwing the 1919 World Series.

A 26 year old All-Star pitcher 'Lefty' Williams won 23 games in 1919 and was part of the tough pitching core of the White Sox owner Chuck Comiskey. With his great control Claude Lefty Williams could pinpoint the exact place he wanted to pitch the ball to.

In the 1919 World Series vs. the Cincinnati Reds in game 2 Lefty walked three batters in one inning as the Reds beat the White Sox 4-2. In the last game of the Series, Lefty Williams got pounded for a 10-5 loss as the Reds became World Champions. Rumors began flying that White Sox players threw the World Series. Investigations and grand jury followed. Williams confessed that he threw the World Series. Claude Williams was banned from MLB forever. baseballhistorian.com

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1913	DET (AL)	5	4	1	3	1	3	0	29.0	34	18	16	0	4	0	9	1	1	0	4.97
1914	DET (AL)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1916	CHW (AL)	43	26	13	7	1	10	2	224.1	220	99	72	5	65	0	138	2	8	0	2.89
1917	CHW (AL)	45	29	17	8	1	8	1	230.0	221	94	76	3	81	0	85	5	9	0	2.97
1918	CHW (AL)	15	14	6	4	1	7	2	105.2	76	32	32	0	47	0	30	2	5	0	2.73
1919	CHW (AL)	41	40	23	11	1	27	5	297.0	265	104	87	7	58	0	125	0	11	0	2.64
1920	CHW (AL)	39	38	22	14	0	25	0	299.0	302	145	130	15	90	0	128	4	12	1	3.91
7 years		189	152	82	48	5	80	10	1186.0	1121	497	413	30	347	0	515	14	46	1	3.13

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1913	DET (AL)	5	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	SLG
1914	DET (AL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1916	CHW (AL)	43	74	5	10	2	1	0	4	7	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.135	.220	SLG
1917	CHW (AL)	45	67	5	6	0	1	0	2	8	19	0	0	0	0	6	0	.90	.187	SLG
1918	CHW (AL)	15	38	4	5	0	0	0	2	1	14	0	0	0	0	3	0	.132	.154	SLG
1919	CHW (AL)	41	94	10	17	2	2	0	10	9	28	0	0	0	0	12	0	.181	.252	SLG
1920	CHW (AL)	39	101	5	22	2	1	0	11	7	16	0	0	0	0	8	0	.218	.269	SLG
7 years		190	384	30	61	6	5	0	29	33	112	0	0	0	1	29	0	.159	.227	.SLG

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