Robert Fulton "Ace" Williams (March 18, 1917 – September 16, 1999) was an American

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

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. He played for the

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. From 1943 to 1945 Williams's baseball career was interrupted while he served in World War II with the

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