James Alfred Williams (born April 29, 1947) is a former professional baseball outfielder who played for the San Diego Padres during the franchise's first two seasons.

The Padres assigned him to the Class AA Elmira Pioneers for the 1969 season and called him up to the major league team that September, where he appeared in 13 games.

Williams then spent part of 1971 playing for the Class A Lodi Padres and the rest of 1971 and all of 1972 in the Mexican League.

He returned to the Padres minor-league system in 1973, playing for the Double-A Alexandria Aces before retiring at age 26.

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