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Dick Williams (MLB)

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Full Name: Richard Hirschfeld Williams Primary Position: OF,3B,LF,1B
First Game: June 10, 1951 Birthdate: May 7, 1929
Final Game: October 1, 1964 Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
MLB Experience: 13 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
    • 7.1 Recent Dick Williams (MLB) ArmchairGM Stories
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Dick Williams (Richard Hirschfeld Williams) was born on May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on June 10, 1951 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1956, his rookie year, he hit .286 with 11 home runs and 37 RBI. Williams played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Dick Williams's best season was 1959, when he slugged 16 home runs and knocked in 75 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1951 BRO N 23 60 5 12 1 5 .200 .250 .333 3 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
1952 BRO N 36 68 13 21 0 11 .309 .329 .397 4 1 2 10 0 1 0 0 4
1953 BRO N 30 55 4 12 2 5 .218 .271 .364 2 0 3 10 1 1 0 0 1
1954 BRO N 16 34 5 5 1 2 .147 .189 .235 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 1
1956 BRO N 7 7 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BAL A 87 353 45 101 11 37 .286 .342 .453 18 4 30 40 0 7 5 1 10
1956 Total 94 360 45 103 11 37 .286 .341 .450 18 4 30 41 0 7 5 1 10
1957 BAL A 47 167 16 39 1 17 .234 .293 .335 10 2 14 21 0 3 0 3 6
1957 CLE A 67 205 33 58 6 17 .283 .324 .405 7 0 12 19 1 1 3 0 7
1957 TOT A 114 372 49 97 7 34 .261 .310 .374 17 2 26 40 1 4 3 3 13
1958 BAL A 128 409 36 113 4 32 .276 .336 .347 17 0 37 47 2 10 0 4 17
1959 KCA A 130 488 72 130 16 75 .266 .309 .436 33 1 28 60 5 11 4 1 13
1960 KCA A 127 420 47 121 12 65 .288 .346 .448 31 0 39 68 1 1 0 3 16
1961 BAL A 103 310 37 64 8 24 .206 .251 .345 15 2 20 38 0 5 0 0 7
1962 BAL A 82 178 20 44 1 18 .247 .303 .315 7 1 14 26 1 2 0 0 8
1963 BOS A 79 136 15 35 2 12 .257 .329 .360 8 0 15 25 0 0 0 0 3
1964 BOS A 61 69 10 11 5 11 .159 .247 .406 2 0 7 10 1 0 0 0 4
Total NL 112 224 27 52 4 23 .232 .270 .344 9 2 11 38 1 2 0 0 6
Total AL 911 2735 331 716 66 308 .262 .316 .396 148 10 216 354 11 40 12 12 91
Total 1023 2959 358 768 70 331 .260 .312 .392 157 12 227 392 12 42 12 12 97

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1951 BRO N OF 15 0 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N 1B 1 0 0 10 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N OF 25 0 0 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 BRO N OF 24 0 0 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1954 BRO N LF 13 5 60 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 BRO N CF 2 2 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 BRO N OF 14 7 75 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A 1B 10 0 0 36 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A 2B 10 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1956 BAL A OF 81 0 0 205 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1956 BAL A 3B 4 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
1957 CLE A 3B 19 18 164 23 30 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .930
1957 CLE A OF 37 31 266.2 72 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1957 CLE A LF 17 10 98.2 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 CLE A CF 22 21 168 49 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1957 BAL A 3B 15 12 130.1 21 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1957 BAL A RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1957 BAL A OF 26 19 164 46 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BAL A CF 14 14 108 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BAL A LF 15 5 55 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 BAL A 1B 12 8 85 82 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 TOT A CF 36 35 276 82 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1957 TOT A LF 32 15 153.2 39 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 TOT A 3B 34 30 294.1 44 58 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .944
1957 TOT A OF 63 50 430.2 118 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1958 BAL A 3B 46 26 237 32 47 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .919
1958 BAL A 1B 26 22 193 175 6 1 21 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1958 BAL A CF 41 37 300 97 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1958 BAL A RF 15 12 85 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 BAL A OF 70 54 480 147 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 BAL A LF 34 5 95 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 BAL A 2B 7 0 17.2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KCA A 3B 80 77 651 83 164 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1959 KCA A LF 14 7 76 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KCA A CF 2 2 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KCA A 1B 32 28 249 233 16 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1959 KCA A RF 8 6 61.2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KCA A OF 24 15 155.2 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KCA A 2B 3 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 KCA A OF 25 24 202 67 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 KCA A 3B 57 53 480.2 62 111 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 .951
1960 KCA A LF 25 24 202 64 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 KCA A 1B 34 28 238 247 17 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1961 BAL A LF 75 63 519.1 87 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1961 BAL A CF 2 0 5.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A 1B 20 11 109.2 123 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A RF 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A OF 75 64 532 86 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1961 BAL A 3B 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 BAL A OF 29 25 189.2 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BAL A RF 9 8 48 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BAL A LF 21 17 141.2 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BAL A 3B 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1962 BAL A 1B 21 12 139.1 134 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 BOS A 1B 12 5 57 46 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 BOS A OF 7 4 44 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 BOS A 3B 17 13 123 16 25 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1963 BOS A LF 7 4 44 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A 1B 21 0 37 31 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A LF 5 3 37 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A 3B 13 5 67.2 7 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .960
1964 BOS A OF 5 3 37 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 258 204 1864.2 248 426 36 39 0 0 0 0 0 .949
Total OF 457 246 2146 812 21 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .989
Total 1B 189 114 1108 1117 89 5 114 0 0 0 0 0 .996
Total CF 83 76 614.2 190 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
Total RF 34 27 202.2 49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 2B 20 0 21.2 11 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .950
Total LF 226 143 1328.2 285 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .990

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).
  • Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Brooklyn Dodgers (June 25, 1956).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Busby (June 13, 1957).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians with Gene Woodling and Bud Daley to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Larry Doby and Don Ferrarese (April 1, 1958).
  • Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Chico Carrasquel (October 2, 1958).
  • Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Dick Hall to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker (April 12, 1961).
  • Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Houston Colt .45s (October 12, 1962).
  • Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Carroll Hardy (December 10, 1962).
  • Released by Boston Red Sox (October 14, 1964).

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