August Joseph Williams
[edit] Biography
Gus Williams (August Joseph Williams) was born on May 7, 1888 in Omaha, Nebraska. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1911 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1912, his rookie year, he hit .292 with 2 home runs and 32 RBI. Williams played for the St. Louis Browns for his entire 5 year career.
Most people believe that Gus Williams's best season was 1913, when he stole 31 bases and knocked in 53 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1911
| STL
| A
| 9
| 26
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| .269
| .296
| .385
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| 64
| 216
| 32
| 63
| 2
| 32
| .292
| .370
| .444
| 13
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1913
| STL
| A
| 148
| 538
| 72
| 147
| 5
| 53
| .273
| .346
| .400
| 21
| 16
| 57
| 87
| 3
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1914
| STL
| A
| 144
| 499
| 51
| 126
| 4
| 47
| .253
| .308
| .339
| 19
| 6
| 36
| 120
| 4
| 14
| 35
| 0
| 0
|
| 1915
| STL
| A
| 45
| 119
| 15
| 24
| 1
| 11
| .202
| .246
| .277
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 410
| 1398
| 171
| 367
| 12
| 147
| .263
| .327
| .374
| 58
| 31
| 126
| 223
| 9
| 27
| 95
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1911
| STL
| A
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1912
| STL
| A
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 94
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1913
| STL
| A
| OF
| 143
| 0
| 0
| 225
| 26
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1914
| STL
| A
| OF
| 142
| 0
| 0
| 200
| 24
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1915
| STL
| A
| OF
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 389
| 0
| 0
| 567
| 64
| 41
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
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