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	6-11 / in Starts: 2-4
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	17 (11-2-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (11-6-3)

Most Driven In
T Taylor	2

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	106 (105)	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.89	-0.060	.26	-0.01%	-0.73	LF
2	2	107	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.54	-0.078	.19	-0.02%	-1.11	LF
3	3	108	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.86	-0.046	.34	-0.01%	-0.57	LF
4	4	109	Aug 9	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	2	1.14	-0.040	.42	-0.01%	-0.77	LF
5	5	110	Aug 11	CHC		LAD	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	3						LF
6	6	111	Aug 12	CHC		LAD	W,11-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	7						LF
7	7	114 (2)	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	L,4-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	7	1.87	-0.042	1.59	-0.02%	-0.35	PH
8	8	118 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	T,7-7	CG(12)	6	6	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.174	.174	.261	.435	7	1.46	0.031	.41	0.01%	-0.06	LF
9	9	119	Aug 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	7	1.22	-0.035	.34	-0.01%	-0.37	LF
10	10	123 (3)	Aug 23	CHC	@	MLN	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	7						PR
11	11	126 (2)	Aug 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-5	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.259	.474	9	.35	-0.009	.01	0.00%	-0.11	PH
12	12	128 (1)	Aug 28	CHC		MLN	L,3-9	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	9	.06	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.23	PH
13	13	130 (1)	Aug 30	CHC		MLN	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	6						LF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	132 (1)	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.241	.441	9	.84	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.15	PH
15	15	139 (6)	Sep 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,4-10	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.233	.427	8	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
16	16	148 (8)	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.226	.413	9	2.90	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH
17	17	149	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,4-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389	6	.60	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.49	LF
18	18	153 (3)	Sep 25	CHC		LAD	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389	9						PH
							6-11		34	33	0	5	0	1	0	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389		1.03	-0.403	.30	-0.07%	-5.36

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