Dave Williams (1900s pitcher)
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In his three-game MLB career, Williams posted a 5.30 earned run average in <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />18+2⁄3 innings of work, including seven strikeouts, 11 walks, three games finished, and 22 hits allowed without a decision.
In 1898, Williams played for a semi-professional team in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. There, he was teammates with future Baseball Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson. Williams taught Mathewson how to throw the "fadeaway" pitch, later known as the screwball.[1]
Williams died in Hot Springs, Arkansas at age 38.
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- ↑ Bill James and Rob Neyer (2004). The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers. p. 296.
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