Kenneth Roy Williams
[edit] Biography
Ken Williams (Kenneth Roy Williams) was born on June 28, 1890 in Grants Pass, Oregon. He made his Major League debut on July 14, 1915 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1915, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI. Williams played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Williams's best season was 1922, when he slugged 39 home runs, stole 37 bases, hit for a .332 average and knocked in 155 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| 71
| 219
| 22
| 53
| 0
| 16
| .242
| .297
| .324
| 10
| 4
| 15
| 20
| 2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1916
| CIN
| N
| 10
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .111
| .172
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| STL
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| STL
| A
| 65
| 227
| 32
| 68
| 6
| 35
| .300
| .376
| .467
| 10
| 5
| 26
| 25
| 2
| 11
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| STL
| A
| 141
| 521
| 90
| 160
| 10
| 72
| .307
| .362
| .480
| 34
| 13
| 41
| 26
| 4
| 26
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| STL
| A
| 146
| 547
| 115
| 190
| 24
| 117
| .347
| .429
| .561
| 31
| 7
| 74
| 42
| 4
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| STL
| A
| 153
| 585
| 128
| 194
| 39
| 155
| .332
| .413
| .627
| 34
| 11
| 74
| 31
| 7
| 12
| 37
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| STL
| A
| 147
| 555
| 106
| 198
| 29
| 91
| .357
| .439
| .623
| 37
| 12
| 79
| 32
| 2
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| STL
| A
| 114
| 398
| 78
| 129
| 18
| 84
| .324
| .425
| .533
| 21
| 4
| 69
| 17
| 1
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| STL
| A
| 102
| 411
| 83
| 136
| 25
| 105
| .331
| .390
| .613
| 31
| 5
| 37
| 14
| 3
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| STL
| A
| 108
| 347
| 55
| 97
| 17
| 74
| .280
| .354
| .510
| 15
| 7
| 39
| 23
| 1
| 14
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| STL
| A
| 131
| 423
| 70
| 136
| 17
| 74
| .322
| .403
| .525
| 23
| 6
| 57
| 30
| 1
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| 133
| 462
| 59
| 140
| 8
| 67
| .303
| .356
| .413
| 25
| 1
| 37
| 15
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| A
| 74
| 139
| 21
| 48
| 3
| 21
| .345
| .409
| .540
| 14
| 2
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 81
| 246
| 23
| 56
| 0
| 17
| .228
| .283
| .301
| 10
| 4
| 17
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1316
| 4616
| 837
| 1496
| 196
| 896
| .324
| .399
| .543
| 275
| 73
| 549
| 262
| 26
| 153
| 149
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1397
| 4862
| 860
| 1552
| 196
| 913
| .319
| .393
| .530
| 285
| 77
| 566
| 287
| 28
| 160
| 154
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1915
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 11
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1916
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1919
| STL
| A
| OF
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 10
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1920
| STL
| A
| OF
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 331
| 17
| 14
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1921
| STL
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 331
| 24
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1922
| STL
| A
| OF
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 372
| 16
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1923
| STL
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 333
| 23
| 12
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1924
| STL
| A
| OF
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 257
| 13
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1925
| STL
| A
| OF
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 242
| 11
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1926
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1926
| STL
| A
| OF
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 189
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1927
| STL
| A
| OF
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 260
| 15
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1928
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 127
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1929
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1929
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1298
| 0
| 0
| 2948
| 167
| 137
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by St. Louis Browns to Boston Red Sox for $10000 (December 15, 1927).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Yankees (January 29, 1930).
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