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John Williams

John Williams was a Negro baseball player for the 1948 Chicago American Giants. He resided in Hot Springs, AR.

Biography
Before playing baseball, Williams was a police officer in Hot Springs, AR1.

Excerpts
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John Williams.
"First base job is still a worry. There are two likely candidates. One is so sure that he can make the team that he has resigned from the Hot Springs, Ark., police force. His name is Williams."2

"On first [for the Chicago American Giants] was John Williams, policeman from Hot Springs, Ark."1

The Giants have released Bernell Longest and Jesse Williams, coast first baseman, who was nosed out of a job by John Williams, former policeman in Hot Springs, Ark."3

Stats
Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.(external link)
1. Chicago Defender, 5/1/1948
2. Chicago Defender, 4/10/1948
3. Chicago Defender, 5/15/1948