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Dick Williams Dick Williams
Full name: Richard Hirschfeld Williams
Born: May 7, 1929, St. Louis, Missouri
First Game: June 10, 1951; Final Game: September 22, 1964
Managed First Game: April 12, 1967; Managed Final Game: June 5, 1988
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190
TSN Manager of the Year (1967)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1951 BRO N                23    60    5   12   3   1   1    5    4       10   0   0               0    0   0  .200  .250  .333  -0.6 1951 BRO N
1952 BRO N                36    68   13   21   4   1   0   11    2       10   0   1               4    0   0  .309  .329  .397   0.0 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N                30    55    4   12   2   0   2    5    3       10   1   1               1    0   0  .218  .271  .364  -0.5 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N                16    34    5    5   0   0   1    2    2        7   0   0   1           1    0   0  .147  .189  .235  -0.6 1954 BRO N
1956 BRO N                 7     7    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0           0    0   0  .286  .286  .286  -0.1 1956 BRO N
1956 BAL A                87   353   45  101  18   4  11   37   30   1   40   0   7   0          10    5   5  .286  .342  .453   0.1 1956 BAL A
1956 Total                94   360   45  103  18   4  11   37   30   1   41   0   7   0          10    5   5  .286  .341  .450   0.0 1956 Total
1957 BAL A                47   167   16   39  10   2   1   17   14   3   21   0   3   0           6    0   1  .234  .293  .335  -0.6 1957 BAL A
1957 CLE A                67   205   33   58   7   0   6   17   12   0   19   1   1   1           7    3   4  .283  .324  .405  -0.5 1957 CLE A
1957 TOT A               114   372   49   97  17   2   7   34   26   3   40   1   4   1          13    3   5  .261  .310  .374  -1.1 1957 TOT A
1958 BAL A               128   409   36  113  17   0   4   32   37   4   47   2  10   4          17    0   6  .276  .336  .347  -1.2 1958 BAL A
1959 KC  A               130   488   72  130  33   1  16   75   28   1   60   5  11   6          13    4   1  .266  .309  .436  -0.4 1959 KC  A
1960 KC  A Daily Splits  127   420   47  121  31   0  12   65   39   3   68   1   1   5   0   3  16    0   0  .288  .346  .448   0.8 1960 KC  A
1961 BAL A Daily Splits  103   310   37   64  15   2   8   24   20   0   38   0   5   5   0   9   7    0   4  .206  .251  .345  -2.9 1961 BAL A
1962 BAL A Daily Splits   82   178   20   44   7   1   1   18   14   0   26   1   2   2   0   2   8    0   0  .247  .303  .315  -0.9 1962 BAL A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits   79   136   15   35   8   0   2   12   15   0   25   0   0   1   0   3i  3    0   0  .257  .329  .360  -0.4 1963 BOS A
1964 BOS A Daily Splits   61    69   10   11   2   0   5   11    7   0   10   1   0   0   0   3   4    0   0  .159  .247  .406   0.0 1964 BOS A
Total NL                 112   224   27   52   9   2   4   23   11   0i  38   1   2   1i          6    0   0  .232  .270  .344  -1.8 Total NL        
Total AL                 911  2735  331  716 148  10  66  308  216  12  354  11  40  24   0i 20i 91   12  21  .262  .316  .396  -6.0 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1023  2959  358  768 157  12  70  331  227  12i 392  12  42  25i  0i 20i 97   12  21  .260  .312  .392  -7.8 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
i - incomplete
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1953 BRO N Daily Splits    3     2    0    1   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .667  .500 1953 BRO N

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1951 BRO N        OF   15                      21    1    0    0     1.000    15    0    0 
1952 BRO N        OF   25                      41    1    0    0     1.000    19    6    0 
1952 BRO N        3B    1                       0    1    0    0     1.000
1952 BRO N        1B    1                      10    1    0    2     1.000
1953 BRO N        OF   24                      24    0    2    0      .923    17    2    9 
1954 BRO N        OF   14                      12    0    0    0     1.000    13    2    0 
1956 BAL A        OF   81                     205    2    2    0      .990     9   66   19 
1956 BAL A        1B   10                      36    7    0    4     1.000
1956 BAL A        2B   10                       4    5    1    0      .900
1956 BAL A        3B    4                       4    3    1    0      .875
1957 BAL A        OF   26                      46    3    0    2     1.000    15   14    2 
1957 BAL A        3B   15                      21   28    2    1      .961
1957 BAL A        1B   12                      82   10    0   12     1.000
1957 CLE A        OF   37                      72    1    2    0      .973    18   20    0 
1957 CLE A        3B   19                      23   30    4    5      .930
1957 TOT A        3B   34                      44   58    6    6      .944
1957 TOT A        LF                                                     -
1957 TOT A        CF                                                     -
1957 TOT A        OF   63                     118    4    2    2      .984    33   34    2 
1958 BAL A        OF   70                     147    6    0    1     1.000    34   41   15 
1958 BAL A        3B   45                      32   47    7    5      .919
1958 BAL A        1B   26                     175    6    1   21      .995
1958 BAL A        2B    7                       5    2    0    0     1.000
1959 KC  A        3B   80                      83  164   11   10      .957
1959 KC  A        1B   32                     233   16    2   32      .992
1959 KC  A        OF   23                      31    0    0    0     1.000    13    2    8 
1959 KC  A        2B    3                       2    1    0    0     1.000
1960 KC  A Daily  3B   57   53   48   480.2    62  111    9   13   0  .951
1960 KC  A        1B   34   28   25   238     247   17    2   15   0  .992
1960 KC  A        OF   25   24   15   202      67    3    0    0   0 1.000    25    0    0 
1960 KC  A        LF   25   24   15   202      64    2    0    0   0 1.000
1961 BAL A Daily  OF   75   64   23   532      86    4    3    1   0  .968    75    2    1 
1961 BAL A        LF   75   63   23   519.1    87    3    3    1   0  .968
1961 BAL A        1B   20   11    8   109.2   123   12    0   10   0 1.000
1961 BAL A        3B    2    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1961 BAL A        CF    2    0    0     5.2     0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1961 BAL A        RF    1    1    0     7       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1962 BAL A Daily  OF   29   25   13   189.2    46    0    0    0   0 1.000    21    0    9 
1962 BAL A        LF   21   17   10   141.2    29    0    0    0   0 1.000
1962 BAL A        1B   21   12   11   139.1   134   13    0   13   0 1.000
1962 BAL A        RF    9    8    3    48      14    0    0    0   0 1.000
1962 BAL A        3B    4    0    0     8       0    0    0    0   0     -
1963 BOS A Daily  3B   17   13   13   123      16   25    1    1   0  .976
1963 BOS A        1B   12    5    5    57      46    3    0    3   0 1.000
1963 BOS A        OF    7    4    2    44       2    0    0    0   0 1.000     7    0    0 
1963 BOS A        LF    7    4    2    44       3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1964 BOS A Daily  1B   21    0    0    37      31    4    0    2   0 1.000
1964 BOS A        3B   13    5    5    67.2     7   17    1    4   0  .960
1964 BOS A        OF    5    3    3    37      12    0    0    0   0 1.000     5    0    0 
1964 BOS A        LF    5    3    3    37      12    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             OF  456  120i  56i 1004.2i  812   21    9    4   0i .989   286  155   63 
Total             3B  257   71i  66i  682.1i  248  426   36   39   0i .949
Total             1B  189   56i  49i  581  i 1117   89    5  114   0i .996
Total             LF  133i 111i  53i  944  i  195i   5i   3i   1i  0i .985
Total             2B   20                      11    8    1    0      .950
Total             RF   10i   9i   3i   55  i   15i   0i   0i   0i  0i1.000
Total             CF    2i   0i   0i    5.2i    0i   1i   0i   0i  0i1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
i - incomplete
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Managerial RecordManagerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1967 BOS A  162   92   70  .568   722   614                  1
1968 BOS A  162   86   76  .531   614   611                  4
1969 BOS A  153   82   71  .536   708   698          9-22    3  3
1971 OAK A  161  101   60  .627   691   564                  1
1972 OAK A  155   93   62  .600   604   457                  1
1973 OAK A  162   94   68  .580   758   615                  1
1974 CAL A   84   36   48  .429   296   303   7- 1           6  6
1975 CAL A  161   72   89  .447   628   723                  6
1976 CAL A   96   39   57  .406   325   408          7-22    6  4
1977 MON N  162   75   87  .463   665   736                  5
1978 MON N  162   76   86  .469   633   611                  4
1979 MON N  160   95   65  .594   701   581                  2
1980 MON N  162   90   72  .556   694   629                  2
1981 MON N   81   44   37  .543   331   300          9- 7    2  2
1982 SD  N  162   81   81  .500   675   658                  4
1983 SD  N  163   81   81  .500   653   653                  4
1984 SD  N  162   92   70  .568   686   634                  1
1985 SD  N  162   83   79  .512   650   622                  3
1986 SEA A  133   58   75  .436   625   682   5- 9           6  7
1987 SEA A  162   78   84  .481   760   801                  4
1988 SEA A   56   23   33  .411   243   291          6- 5    6  7
Total      3023 1571 1451  .520 12662 12191
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial RecordLeague Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1971 OAK A    3    0    3  .000     7    15
1972 OAK A    5    3    2  .600    13    10
1973 OAK A    5    3    2  .600    15    15
1984 SD  N    5    3    2  .600    22    26
Total        18    9    9  .500    57    66
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
World Series Managerial RecordWorld Series Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1967 BOS A    7    3    4  .429    21    25
1972 OAK A    7    4    3  .571    16    21
1973 OAK A    7    4    3  .571    21    24
1984 SD  N    5    1    4  .200    15    23
Total        26   12   14  .462    73    93
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial RecordAll-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1968 AL       1    0    1  .000     0     1
1973 AL       1    0    1  .000     1     7
1974 AL       1    0    1  .000     2     7
1985 NL       1    1    0 1.000     6     1
Total         4    1    3  .250     9    16
Year Team     G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING

TransactionsTransactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).

Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Brooklyn Dodgers (June 25, 1956).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Busby (June 13,
1957).

Traded by Cleveland Indians with Gene Woodling and Bud Daley to Baltimore Orioles in
exchange for Larry Doby and Don Ferrarese (April 1, 1958).

Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Chico
Carrasquel (October 2, 1958).

Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Dick Hall to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for
Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker (April 12, 1961).

Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Houston Colt .45s (October 12, 1962).

Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Carroll Hardy
(December 10, 1962).

Released by Boston Red Sox (October 14, 1964).


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