Walt Williams
[edit] Biography
Walt Williams (Walter Allen Williams) was born on December 19, 1943 in Brownwood, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1964 for the Houston Colt .45s. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .240 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI. Williams played for the Houston Colt .45s, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Walt Williams's best season was 1969, when he hit for a .304 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| 104
| 275
| 35
| 66
| 3
| 15
| .240
| .289
| .353
| 16
| 3
| 17
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 7
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| 63
| 133
| 6
| 32
| 1
| 8
| .241
| .271
| .308
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 135
| 471
| 59
| 143
| 3
| 32
| .304
| .343
| .374
| 22
| 1
| 26
| 33
| 3
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 5
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 110
| 315
| 43
| 79
| 3
| 15
| .251
| .296
| .343
| 18
| 1
| 19
| 30
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 114
| 361
| 43
| 106
| 8
| 35
| .294
| .344
| .424
| 17
| 3
| 24
| 27
| 5
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 6
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 77
| 221
| 22
| 55
| 2
| 11
| .249
| .289
| .317
| 7
| 1
| 13
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 3
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 104
| 350
| 43
| 101
| 8
| 38
| .289
| .316
| .406
| 15
| 1
| 14
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 8
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 43
| 53
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .113
| .127
| .113
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 82
| 185
| 27
| 52
| 5
| 16
| .281
| .320
| .400
| 5
| 1
| 8
| 23
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 832
| 2364
| 283
| 640
| 33
| 173
| .271
| .311
| .367
| 106
| 11
| 126
| 209
| 18
| 24
| 33
| 7
| 45
|
| Total
|
|
| 842
| 2373
| 284
| 640
| 33
| 173
| .270
| .310
| .365
| 106
| 11
| 126
| 211
| 18
| 25
| 34
| 7
| 45
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 5
| 2
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 24
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 73
| 58
| 540.1
| 112
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 58
| 42
| 407.1
| 89
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1967
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 22
| 16
| 133
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 34
| 30
| 241
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 28
| 24
| 194
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 9
| 6
| 47
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 111
| 108
| 922
| 183
| 13
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 84
| 78
| 651.1
| 133
| 10
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 35
| 30
| 270.2
| 54
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 79
| 65
| 596
| 119
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 20
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 64
| 56
| 506.2
| 96
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 13
| 6
| 69.1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 35
| 29
| 265.1
| 58
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 90
| 83
| 726.2
| 157
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 62
| 54
| 461.1
| 101
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 53
| 49
| 409
| 92
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 57
| 50
| 422
| 93
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1972
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 62
| 58
| 527
| 123
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 61
| 58
| 526
| 122
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| LF
| 13
| 1
| 44.1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| OF
| 24
| 6
| 99.1
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| RF
| 13
| 5
| 55
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| CF
| 10
| 7
| 66.1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| DH
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| LF
| 8
| 5
| 53.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| RF
| 15
| 10
| 98
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| OF
| 31
| 22
| 218
| 55
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 49
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 342
| 292
| 2509.1
| 512
| 34
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 242
| 180
| 1720.2
| 379
| 19
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 13
| 10
| 86.1
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 566
| 482
| 4316.1
| 913
| 52
| 19
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (1963).
- Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Houston Colt .45s (May 26, 1964).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Don Dennis to Chicago White Sox in exchange for John Romano and Lee White (December 14, 1966).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Eddie Leon (October 19, 1972).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Rick Sawyer to New York Yankees as part of 3-team trade in which Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to Cleveland Indians; New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to Detroit Tigers; and Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to New York Yankees (March 19, 1974).
- Released by New York Yankees (January 27, 1976).
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