Lefty Williams

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Lefty Williams was an American left-handed pitcher best known for his role in the Chicago White Sox team that conspired to fix the 1919 World Series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
bannedFrom Major League Baseball
bats left-handed
category 1919 Black Sox Scandal
surface form: Black Sox players

Chicago White Sox
surface form: Chicago White Sox players

Major League Baseball pitchers
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
era early 20th century baseball
familyName Williams
fullName Claude Preston Williams
givenName Claude
handedness left-handed pitcher
league Major League Baseball
managedBy Kid Gleason
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
nickname Lefty
notableFor conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series
role in the Black Sox Scandal
occupation professional baseball player
participatedIn 1919 World Series
playedInLeague American League
positionPlayed pitcher
reasonForBan involvement in fixing the 1919 World Series
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
teamDuringScandal Chicago White Sox
throws left-handed

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1919 Black Sox Scandal bannedPlayer Lefty Williams
1919 World Series notablePlayer Lefty Williams
1919 Black Sox Scandal playerInvolved Lefty Williams