Claude Preston Williams
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Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his role in the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claude Preston Williams canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
ⓘ
human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lefty Williams ⓘ |
| bats | left-handed ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | involvement in fixing games during the 1919 World Series ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | conspiracy related to fixing the 1919 World Series ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-03-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1959-11-01 ⓘ |
| debutInLeague | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverage | 1919 season ERA approximately 2.64 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century baseball ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Claude ⓘ |
| handedness | left-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | central figure in baseball gambling scandals ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | acquitted in court in 1921 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Chicago White Sox
ⓘ
Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| middleName | Preston ⓘ |
| MLBDebutSeason | 1913 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | Detroit Tigers ⓘ |
| MLBFinalSeason | 1920 ⓘ |
| MLBFinalTeam | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| nickname | Lefty ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
1919 Black Sox scandal
|
| notableFor | being one of the eight Chicago White Sox players implicated in the Black Sox scandal ⓘ |
| notableWork | participation in the 1919 World Series ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
1919 Black Sox scandal
1919 World Series ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American League ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aurora, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Aurora, Missouri, United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
|
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| residence |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
|
| sanction | lifetime ban from Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy |
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
ⓘ
surface form:
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis
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| seasonLossTotal | 1919 season 11 losses ⓘ |
| seasonWinTotal | 1919 season 23 wins ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamDuring1919WorldSeries | Chicago White Sox ⓘ |
| teamNumberOfWinsLeader | co-ace of the 1919 Chicago White Sox pitching staff ⓘ |
| throws | left-handed ⓘ |
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