Nish Williams

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Vinicius James Williams (February 29, 1904 – September 2, 1968) was an American Negro league catcher between 1928 and 1939. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Williams attended Morehouse College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Nashville Elite Giants. With the exception of a one-year stint with the Cleveland Cubs in 1931, Williams played for the Elite Giants through 1937, as the team's home moved from Nashville to Columbus and Washington. He joined the Atlanta Black Crackers as player-manager in 1938, was relieved of his managerial duties mid-season, and remained with that club when it moved to Indianapolis in 1939. Williams married the mother of baseball great Donn Clendenon, and was instrumental in Clendenon's early baseball development. Williams died in Atlanta in 1968 at ag rdf:langString
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xsd:date 1904-02-29
xsd:date 1968-09-02
rdf:langString As player * Nashville Elite Giants * Cleveland Cubs * Nashville Elite Giants * Columbus Elite Giants * Washington Elite Giants * Atlanta Black Crackers * Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers As manager * Atlanta Black Crackers
rdf:langString Vinicius James Williams (February 29, 1904 – September 2, 1968) was an American Negro league catcher between 1928 and 1939. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Williams attended Morehouse College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Nashville Elite Giants. With the exception of a one-year stint with the Cleveland Cubs in 1931, Williams played for the Elite Giants through 1937, as the team's home moved from Nashville to Columbus and Washington. He joined the Atlanta Black Crackers as player-manager in 1938, was relieved of his managerial duties mid-season, and remained with that club when it moved to Indianapolis in 1939. Williams married the mother of baseball great Donn Clendenon, and was instrumental in Clendenon's early baseball development. Williams died in Atlanta in 1968 at age 64.
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