Jesse Williams (outfielder)

{{short description|American baseball player (1923-1996)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Jesse Williams

| image = Jesse Sheron Williams.jpg

| position = Outfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|2|5|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|1|31|1923|2|5|mf=y}}

| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| bats = Left

| throws = Right

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1944

| debutteam = Cleveland Buckeyes

| finaldate =

| finalyear = 1947

| finalteam = Cleveland Buckeyes

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| teams =

• Cleveland Buckeyes (1944-1945, 1947)
• Chicago American Giants (1945)

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Jesse Sheron Williams (February 5, 1923 – January 31, 1996) was an American Negro league outfielder and catcher in the 1940s.

A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Williams made his Negro leagues debut in 1944 with the Cleveland Buckeyes. He played with Cleveland in 1945 and 1947 and also played with the Chicago American Giants in 1947/{{Cite web |title=Jesse Williams - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database |url=https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=willi02jes&tab=bat |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=www.seamheads.com}} Williams died in Chicago, Illinois in 1996 at age 72.