Charlie Williams (willich01)

Charles Prosek Williams

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.
• School Parsons College
• High School Great Neck South High School
• Debut April 23, 1971
• Final Game September 11, 1978
• Born October 11, 1947 in Flushing, NY USA
• Died January 27, 2015 in Port Orange, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Charlie Williams was in the major leagues from 1971 to 1978, first with the New York Mets and later with the San Francisco Giants. A reliever, he was never a front-line player, but his name became famous when he was the man traded straight up for Willie Mays in 1972.

He was a serviceable pitcher for eight major league seasons, but for some reason, seemed to turn into a pumpkin whenever he faced the Montreal Expos. In his first appearance against them, with the Mets on June 27, 1971, he failed to retire a single batter in a starting assignment and was charged with a loss. He went 0-2, 10.38 for the Mets against the Expos that year, then after being traded to San Francisco, he went 1-1, but with an ERA of 9.47 in the rest of his career. That gave him a career mark of 1-3, 9.70 in 22 games and 34 1/3 innings. He also went hitless in 5 at-bats and fielded .833 for an all-around show of awfulness.

Williams died in January 2015 from complications stemming from a heart surgery.

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