Billy Williams

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 15, 1938 in Whistler, AL us

High School: Whistler HS (Whistler, AL)

Debut: August 6, 1959 (Age 21-052d, 11,665th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1976 (Age 38-109d)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987. (Voted by BBWAA on 354/413 ballots)
View Billy Williams's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Billy Leo Williams

Nicknames: Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
Batting Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.6

9350

2711

426

.290

1410

RBI

1475

OBP

.361

SLG

.492

OPS

.853

OPS+

133

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-7 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 52 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	30 (14-10-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 52 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
D Zimmer	2
R Ashburn	2
Self	2
A Heist	1
L Johnson	0

Most Driven In By
E Banks	2
Self	2

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	19	145 (144)	Sep 20	CHC		SFG	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	.66	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.81	LF
2	20	146	Sep 22 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.556	.889	3	1.53	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.14	LF
3	21	147	Sep 22 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.308	.308	.462	.769	3	.53	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.37	LF
4	22	148	Sep 23 (1)	CHC		STL	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.313	.353	.438	.790	3	.68	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.02	LF
5	23	149	Sep 23 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-5	CG(7)	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.400	.474	.874	3	.80	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.35	LF
6	24	150	Sep 24	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.348	.375	.435	.810	3	.61	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.55	LF
7	25	151	Sep 25	CHC		STL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.357	.407	.765	3	.53	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.15	LF
8	26	152	Sep 27	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.290	.313	.355	.667	3	.42	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.48	LF
9	27	153	Sep 28	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.257	.278	.314	.592	3	1.12	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.18	LF
10	28	154	Sep 30	CHC	@	LAD	L,5-7	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	.270	.325	.378	.703	3	1.76	0.273	.00	0.00%	2.43	LF
11	29	155	Oct 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,10-8	CG(14)	8	6	1	2	0	1	3	2	1	0	0	.279	.354	.442	.796	3	1.36	0.073	.00	0.00%	0.44	LF
12	30	156	Oct 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.277	.346	.489	.836	3	1.25	0.027	.00	0.00%	0.36	LF
							5-7		52	47	4	13	2	2	7	5	13	1	1	.277	.346	.489	.836		.98	0.204	.00	0.00%	1.18

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