Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Negro Leagues during the 1920s and 1930s. He was born as William Lee McCall to Luther McCall and his wife Minnie McCall in Columbus, Georgia, on March 14, 1898, another source says in Atlanta, Georgia, March 16, 1898. During World War I, he decided to serve his country, and he enlisted at Fort Howard, Maryland, on February 7, 1918, and served as a Cook in the Quartermaster Corps, eventually going overseas on March 4, 1918. During his service to his country, he fractured one of his legs while on duty in October of 1918. He was unfortunately honorably discharged from active duty at Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York, on July 19, 1919. Following his military service, he pursued a professional baseball career. He played the position of pitcher for the Pittsburgh Keystones making his professional baseball debut with them in 1922. He continued to play with the Pittsburgh Keystones through the rest of the baseball season of 1922. The 5'11" and 171lbs pitcher who batted left and threw left also played with the Cleveland Tate Stars from 1922 to 1923, the Birmingham Black Barons in 1924, the Kansas City Monarchs in 1924, the Chicago American Giants in 1925, the Indianapolis ABCs in 1926, and the Detroit Stars in 1931. His 162 Game Average consisted of 11 Wins, 16 Losses, .402 Win Percentage, 42 Games, 26 Games Started, 0 Games Finished, 16 Complete Games, 1 Shutouts, 1 Saves, 235.2 Innings Pitched, 134 Runs, 106 Earned Runs, 238 Hits, 11 Homeruns, 71 Walks, 125 Strikeouts, 2 Wild Pitches, 1 Balks, 6 Batters Hit By Pitch, 1013 Batters Faced, 4.05 Earned Run Average or ERA, and 110 Earned Run Average. In addition, his other Negro League statistics give a Win-Loss Record of 26-41, a Run Average of 4.72, and Strikeouts of 305. During his professional baseball career, he exceeded rookie limits during the 1922 baseball season. He was also a member of the Kansas City Monarchs when they were named the Colored World Series Champions in 1924 along with his fellow teammates, Newton Henry "Newt" Allen Jr. (1901-1988), Clifford W. "Cliff" Bell (1896-1952), William Bell (1897-1959), William P. "Plunk" Drake (1895-1977), Frank Lee Duncan Jr. (1901-1973), Lemuel Hawkins (1895-1934), Oscar "Heavy" Johnson (1895-1960), Jack "Boss" Marshall (1895-1961), William Lee "Bill" McCall (1898-1943), Hurley Allen McNair (1888-1948), José "The Black Diamond" Colmenar del Valle Méndez (1885-1928), Walter "Dobie" Moore (1896-1947), John Harold Goodwin "Yellowhorse" Morris (1902-1959), Carroll Ray "Dink" Mothell (1897-1980), Wilber Joe "Bullet Joe" Rogan (1893-1967), and George Alexander "Sharky" Sweatt (1893-1983). After leaving his professional baseball career, he was drafted during World War II, but never served, and he worked in the tracking business while living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shortly before his death. He passed away following a lengthy illness known as general paralysis of the insane or simply treponema pallidum at the Mayview State Hospital in South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania, on July 12, 1943, at the age of 45. Following his death, his funeral service was held at Payton Rose Funeral Home in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and he was buried in Greensburg Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. He was married to Irene Elizabeth King McCall (1899-1992), in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on May 21, 1923. The couple had one child together, a daughter named Lavella McCall. The couple later separated and eventually divorced. His daughter Lavella and his former wife Irene later moved to Birmingham, Alabama. He was still listed as separated at the time of his death on July 12, 1943, at the age of 45.