Pop Williams

Full Name: Walter Merrill Williams	Primary Position: P,OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/190	First Game: September 14, 1898
Birthdate: May 19, 1874	Final Game: September 15, 1903
Birthplace: Bowdoinham, Maine	MLB Experience: 3 years
Died: August 4, 1959
Deathplace: Topsham, Maine
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Born on May 19, 1874 in Bowdoinham, Maine, Pop Williams (Walter Merrill Williams) played for the Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters over the course of his 3 year career. Williams broke into the bigs on September 14, 1898 with the Washington Senators, and put up a 2.51 ERA in 254.1 innings pitched in 1902, his rookie year.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	WP	HBP
1898	WAS	N	2	2	0	2	8.47	3	18	16	2	0	17	32	0	7	0	0
1902	CHI	N	31	31	11	16	2.51	94	108	71	26	1	254.1	259	2	63	3	8
1903	PHI	N	2	2	1	1	3.00	8	11	6	2	0	18	21	0	6	0	1
1903	CHI	N	1	1	0	1	5.40	2	3	3	1	0	5	9	0	0	0	0
1903	BOS	N	10	10	4	5	4.12	20	59	38	9	1	83	97	3	37	3	9
1903	TOT	N	13	13	5	7	3.99	30	73	47	12	1	106	127	3	43	3	10
Total			46	46	16	25	3.20	127	199	134	40	2	377.1	418	5	113	6	18

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Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1898	WAS	N	P	2	0	2	1	0	.667
1902	CHI	N	P	31	12	78	4	1	.957
1902	CHI	N	OF	6	8	0	1	0	.889
1903	PHI	N	P	2	3	8	1	0	.917
1903	CHI	N	P	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
1903	BOS	N	OF	2	4	1	0	0	1.000
1903	BOS	N	P	10	4	19	2	2	.920
1903	TOT	N	P	13	7	28	3	2	.921
Total			OF	8	12	1	1	0	.929
Total			P	46	19	108	8	3	.941

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SH
1898	WAS	N	2	8	3	3	0	.375	.444	.500	1	0	0	1	0
1902	CHI	N	38	116	14	23	13	.198	.285	.241	1	2	11	3	3
1903	PHI	N	2	7	0	2	2	.286	.286	.286	0	0	0	0	0
1903	CHI	N	2	2	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	0	0	0	1	0
1903	BOS	N	14	42	4	10	3	.238	.238	.238	0	0	0	0	1
1903	TOT	N	18	51	4	12	5	.235	.250	.235	0	0	0	1	1
Total			58	175	21	38	18	.217	.283	.251	2	2	11	5	4

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Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (April, 1903).
Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to Boston Beaneaters (June, 1903).

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