Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams
Born: May 7, 1929
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: 2011
Las Vegas, NV USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Pasadena City College
Career: 1951-1964
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Minor League Statistics
Dick Williams compiled a career batting average of .260 with 70 home runs and 331 RBI in his 1023-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign. Williams was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 64 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 71 | 68 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .309 | .329 | .397 | .726 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 60 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .218 | .271 | .364 | .635 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .147 | .189 | .235 | .424 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 390 | 353 | 45 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 40 | .286 | .342 | .453 | .795 | 160 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 184 | 167 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | .234 | .293 | .335 | .628 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 67 | 220 | 205 | 33 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | .283 | .324 | .405 | .729 | 83 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 462 | 409 | 36 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 47 | .276 | .336 | .347 | .683 | 142 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 130 | 538 | 488 | 72 | 130 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 60 | .266 | .309 | .436 | .746 | 213 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 127 | 466 | 420 | 47 | 121 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 68 | .288 | .346 | .448 | .794 | 188 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 103 | 340 | 310 | 37 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 38 | .206 | .251 | .345 | .596 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 82 | 197 | 178 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | .247 | .303 | .315 | .617 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 79 | 152 | 136 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .257 | .329 | .360 | .689 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 77 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .159 | .247 | .406 | .653 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1023 | 3265 | 2959 | 358 | 768 | 157 | 12 | 70 | 331 | 12 | 21 | 227 | 392 | .260 | .312 | .392 | .704 | 1159 | 97 | 12 | 42 | 25 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.467 | |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 11.000 | |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.680 | |
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 1.000 | |
| 1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 14 | 7 | 75.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.440 | .857 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 81 | 79 | 648.3 | 205 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .990 | 2.874 | 2.556 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 10 | 3 | 36.0 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.750 | 4.300 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.100 | 1.750 |
| 1956 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 10 | 0 | 22.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3.682 | .900 |
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 37 | 31 | 266.7 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 2.464 | 1.973 |
| 1957 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 19 | 18 | 164.0 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 5 | .930 | 2.909 | 2.789 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 26 | 19 | 164.0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.689 | 1.885 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 15 | 12 | 130.3 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 1 | .961 | 3.384 | 3.267 |
| 1957 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 12 | 8 | 85.0 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 9.741 | 7.667 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 70 | 54 | 480.0 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.869 | 2.186 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 45 | 26 | 237.0 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 5 | .919 | 3.000 | 1.756 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 26 | 22 | 193.0 | 175 | 6 | 1 | 21 | .995 | 8.440 | 6.962 |
| 1958 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 7 | 0 | 17.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.566 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 80 | 77 | 651.0 | 83 | 164 | 11 | 10 | .957 | 3.415 | 3.088 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 32 | 28 | 249.0 | 233 | 16 | 2 | 32 | .992 | 9.000 | 7.781 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 23 | 15 | 155.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.792 | 1.348 |
| 1959 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2B | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 3B | 57 | 53 | 480.7 | 62 | 111 | 9 | 13 | .951 | 3.239 | 3.035 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 1B | 34 | 28 | 238.0 | 247 | 17 | 2 | 15 | .992 | 9.983 | 7.765 |
| 1960 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 25 | 24 | 202.0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.119 | 2.800 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 75 | 64 | 532.0 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .968 | 1.523 | 1.200 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 20 | 11 | 109.7 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 11.079 | 6.750 |
| 1961 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 29 | 25 | 189.7 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.183 | 1.586 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 21 | 12 | 139.3 | 134 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 9.495 | 7.000 |
| 1962 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 17 | 13 | 123.0 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 3.000 | 2.412 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 11 | 5 | 57.0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.737 | 4.455 |
| 1963 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 7 | 4 | 44.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .409 | .286 |
| 1964 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 13 | 5 | 67.7 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .960 | 3.192 | 1.846 |
| 1964 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 21 | 0 | 37.0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.514 | 1.667 |
| 1964 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 5 | 3 | 37.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.919 | 2.400 |
| Totals | 921 | 649 | 5876.7 | 2188 | 544 | 51 | 157 | .982 | 4.184 | 2.966 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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