Thomas Williams (September 9, 1896 – January 19, 1937) was an American Negro leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League and in its first few seasons.
Williams attended Morris Brown College.
In 1917, 21 year-old Williams registered for the WWI draft. He listed his occupation as a "Professional Base Ball" Player for Rube Foster. He also listed his home address as 3664 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, and was listed as married and his wife a dependent.
In 1918, while playing for the Hilldale Club, Williams was drafted into the Army in Class 1-A.
He died in Bremen, Illinois in 1937 and was buried at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
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External links and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads