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Billy Leo Williams

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Full Name: Billy Leo Williams Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: August 6, 1959
Birthdate: June 15, 1938 Final Game: October 2, 1976
Birthplace: Whistler, Alabama MLB Experience: 18 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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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
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Billy Williams (Billy Leo Williams) was born on June 15, 1938 in Whistler, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on August 6, 1959 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1961, his rookie year, he hit .278 with 25 home runs and 86 RBI. Williams played for the Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 18 year career.

Most people believe that Billy Williams's best season was 1970, when he slugged 42 home runs, hit for a .322 average and knocked in 129 runs.

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Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1959 CHI N 18 33 0 5 0 2 .152 .176 .212 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 2
1960 CHI N 12 47 4 13 2 7 .277 .346 .489 0 2 5 12 0 0 0 0 1
1961 CHI N 146 529 75 147 25 86 .278 .338 .484 20 7 45 70 5 1 6 11 11
1962 CHI N 159 618 94 184 22 91 .298 .369 .466 22 8 70 72 4 0 9 3 11
1963 CHI N 161 612 87 175 25 95 .286 .358 .497 36 9 68 78 2 2 7 9 12
1964 CHI N 162 645 100 201 33 98 .312 .370 .532 39 2 59 84 2 0 10 8 11
1965 CHI N 164 645 115 203 34 108 .315 .377 .552 39 6 65 76 3 1 10 7 20
1966 CHI N 162 648 100 179 29 91 .276 .347 .461 23 5 69 61 4 0 6 16 12
1967 CHI N 162 634 92 176 28 84 .278 .346 .481 21 12 68 67 2 2 6 8 13
1968 CHI N 163 642 91 185 30 98 .288 .336 .500 30 8 48 53 2 0 4 10 13
1969 CHI N 163 642 103 188 21 95 .293 .355 .474 33 10 59 70 4 0 3 15 15
1970 CHI N 161 636 137 205 42 129 .322 .391 .586 34 4 72 65 2 0 7 9 13
1971 CHI N 157 594 86 179 28 93 .301 .383 .505 27 5 77 44 3 0 7 18 17
1972 CHI N 150 574 95 191 37 122 .333 .398 .606 34 6 62 59 6 0 3 20 14
1973 CHI N 156 576 72 166 20 86 .288 .369 .438 22 2 76 72 1 0 4 14 13
1974 CHI N 117 404 55 113 16 68 .280 .382 .453 22 0 67 44 1 0 4 12 9
1975 OAK A 155 520 68 127 23 81 .244 .341 .419 20 1 76 68 2 1 0 7 9
1976 OAK A 120 351 36 74 11 41 .211 .320 .339 12 0 58 44 0 1 4 15 4
Total NL 2213 8479 1306 2510 392 1353 .296 .364 .503 402 87 911 934 41 6 86 160 187
Total AL 275 871 104 201 34 122 .231 .333 .387 32 1 134 112 2 2 4 22 13
Total 2488 9350 1410 2711 426 1475 .290 .361 .492 434 88 1045 1046 43 8 90 182 200

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1959 CHI N OF 10 7 65 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CHI N LF 10 7 65 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 CHI N OF 12 12 109.2 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1960 CHI N LF 12 12 109.2 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1961 CHI N LF 111 111 974.1 184 6 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1961 CHI N RF 26 22 205 36 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1961 CHI N OF 135 133 1179.1 220 9 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1962 CHI N LF 159 159 1412.1 272 17 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1962 CHI N OF 159 159 1412.1 273 18 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1963 CHI N OF 160 160 1439 298 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1963 CHI N LF 160 160 1439 297 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1964 CHI N OF 162 161 1436 233 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1964 CHI N LF 162 159 1427 230 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 .949
1964 CHI N CF 2 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CHI N OF 164 164 1472 296 10 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1965 CHI N CF 29 29 255.2 68 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1965 CHI N RF 106 106 945.1 179 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1965 CHI N LF 33 29 271 43 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1966 CHI N LF 11 10 99.2 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .926
1966 CHI N OF 162 162 1451 319 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1966 CHI N RF 152 152 1351.1 289 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1967 CHI N RF 6 3 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CHI N OF 162 162 1444 271 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1967 CHI N LF 161 159 1418 269 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1968 CHI N RF 47 43 345 83 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1968 CHI N OF 163 163 1447.1 261 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1968 CHI N LF 138 120 1102.1 176 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1969 CHI N RF 30 29 205 41 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1969 CHI N OF 159 159 1403 250 15 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1969 CHI N LF 151 130 1198 208 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1970 CHI N RF 10 10 79.2 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1970 CHI N OF 160 159 1382 259 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1970 CHI N LF 154 149 1302.1 244 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1971 CHI N LF 151 148 1306.2 273 8 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1971 CHI N RF 4 4 36 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .875
1971 CHI N OF 154 152 1342.2 284 8 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1972 CHI N LF 144 142 1254.2 231 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1972 CHI N 1B 5 5 43 42 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI N OF 144 142 1254.2 233 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1973 CHI N LF 138 132 1136 247 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1973 CHI N 1B 19 19 159.1 167 20 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1973 CHI N OF 138 132 1136 253 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1974 CHI N LF 43 41 343.1 69 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1974 CHI N OF 43 41 343.1 69 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1974 CHI N 1B 65 64 557 566 49 9 48 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1975 OAK A 1B 7 5 36 30 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1975 OAK A DH 145 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 OAK A OF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 OAK A DH 106 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 OAK A LF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total DH 251 242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 381 369 3193.1 655 23 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 .970
Total 1B 96 93 795.1 805 76 12 72 0 0 0 0 0 .987
Total LF 1739 1668 14861.1 2811 116 77 18 0 0 0 0 0 .974
Total CF 31 31 264.2 69 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
Total OF 2088 2068 18319.1 3562 143 101 24 0 0 0 0 0 .973

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1956).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Oakland Athletics in exchange for Darold Knowles, Bob Locker and Manny Trillo (October 23, 1974).
  • Released by Oakland Athletics (November 9, 1976).

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