Jesse Williams (shortstop)

{{short description|American baseball player}}

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| name = Jesse Williams

| image = Jesse Horace Williams.jpg

| position = Shortstop

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|6|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Henderson, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|2|27|1913|6|22|mf=y}}

| death_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = Negro league baseball

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| debutyear = 1939

| debutteam = Kansas City Monarchs

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| finalyear = 1950

| finalteam = Indianapolis Clowns

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| baseball_ref = willibi04

| teams = * Kansas City Monarchs (1939–1947)

• Indianapolis Clowns (1948–1950)

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Jesse Horace Williams (June 22, 1913 – February 27, 1990), nicknamed "Bill", was an American Negro league shortstop for the Kansas City Monarchs and Indianapolis Clowns between 1939 and 1950.

A native of Henderson, Texas, Williams batted .471 for the Monarchs in the 1942 Negro World Series,{{cn|date=October 2022}} and was selected to play in the East–West All-Star Game in 1943 and 1945.{{cite book|title=Black Baseball's National Showcase: The East-West All-Star Game, 1933-1953|first=Larry|last=Lester|authorlink=Larry Lester|publisher=University of Nebraska Press|page=406|year=2001|isbn=9780803280007}} He served in the US Army during World War II.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseballinwartime.com/negro.htm |title=Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII |publisher=baseballinwartime.com |date= |accessdate=October 7, 2020}} After his Negro league career, he played for the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo in 1951, the Vancouver Capilanos in 1952, and the Beaumont Exporters in 1954.{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=willia001jes |title=Bill Williams |publisher=baseball-reference.com |date= |accessdate=August 4, 2020}}

Williams died in Kansas City, Missouri in 1990 at age 76.