Today's Birthday: George Williams, Elmira Pioneers (1959)

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Former New York-Penn League prospect George Williams was born on this date in 1939. He played for the 1959 Elmira Pioneers.

Williams played in a total of 59 games in the majors during three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies (1961) Houston Colt 45s (1962), and Kansas City Athletics (1964).

He died on May 14, 2009, at the age of 69.

Source: Baseball Reference 

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