finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear position finalteam birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1951 right 28 december 2000 philadelphia , pennsylvania maryland 1943 pitcher/infielder philadelphia stars 18 january 1917 robert williams -lrb- baseball -rrb-
 newark eagles robert williams right
robert williams -lrb- baseball -rrb-

robert a. `` cotton '' williams -lrb- january 18 , 1917 -- december 28 , 2000 -rrb- was an american baseball pitcher and infielder in the negro leagues .
he played from 1943 to 1951 , playing mostly with the newark eagles .
