Phillip Cockrell, born Phillip Williams, (born 1898 in Augusta, Georgia - March 31, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He played pitcher and outfielder from 1917 to 1934. He was the first pitcher to pitch in the first Negro League World Series. Game One of the Negro League World Series occurred on October 3, 1924 at the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, PA. He was also the first Negro League pitcher to pitch at historic Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson, New Jersey. He started the first game of a doubleheader between the Paterson Pros and the Bacharach Giants on August 14, 1932.