Chester Arthur Williams (May 25, 1906 – December 25, 1952) was an American Negro league shortstop for several teams between 1931 and 1943.
A native of Beaumont, Texas, Williams was selected for the East–West All-Star Game in each season from 1934 to 1937, and went 3-for-4 with a double in the 1934 game.[1] He died in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1952 at age 46. Williams was shot five times and killed at a nightclub he owned in the city.[2]
References
- ^ Lester, Larry (2001). Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953. University of Nebraska Press. pp. 61, 406. ISBN 9780803280007.
- ^ "Ex-Baseball Great Slain". New Pittsburgh Courier. 10 January 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Chet Williams at Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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