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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	CHC		PHI	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 11	CHC		MON	W,1-0	CG	46	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 12	CHC		MON	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 13	CHC		MON	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 14	CHC		PIT	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 16	CHC	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 17	CHC	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 19	CHC	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 20 (1)	CHC	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
13	13	Apr 20 (2)	CHC	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	14	Apr 22 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	15	Apr 22 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 24	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 25	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	Apr 26	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	Apr 27 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	31	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	LF
21	21	Apr 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	Apr 29	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	Apr 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 2	CHC		NYM	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 3	CHC		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	26	May 4 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	27	May 4 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 6	CHC		LAD	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	29	May 7	CHC		LAD	L,2-4	CG	48	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 9	CHC		SFG	L,1-11	CG	52	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	31	May 11	CHC		SFG	W,8-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 12	CHC		SDP	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	33	May 13	CHC		SDP	W,19-0	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	34	May 14	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	35	May 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-0	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 17	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	37	May 18	CHC	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	38	May 20	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 21	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
40	40	May 22	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 23	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	42	May 24	CHC	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	May 25 (1)	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
44	44	May 25 (2)	CHC	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	45	May 27	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	May 28	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
47	47	May 30	CHC		ATL	W,2-0	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
48	48	May 31	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	49	Jun 1	CHC		ATL	W,13-4	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
50	50	Jun 3	CHC		HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	51	Jun 4	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
52	52	Jun 6	CHC		CIN	W,14-8	GS	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
53	53	Jun 7	CHC		CIN	T,5-5	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	54	Jun 9	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	55	Jun 10	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	56	Jun 11	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	57	Jun 12	CHC	@	ATL	W,12-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	58	Jun 13	CHC	@	CIN	W,14-8	GS	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	62 (3)	Jun 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,8-9	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	63	Jun 17 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-1	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	64	Jun 17 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	65	Jun 18	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	66	Jun 20	CHC		MON	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	67	Jun 21	CHC		MON	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	68	Jun 22 (1)	CHC		MON	W,7-6	GS	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
66	69	Jun 22 (2)	CHC		MON	L,4-5	CG	29	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
67	70	Jun 23	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
68	71	Jun 24	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
69	72	Jun 25	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	73	Jun 26	CHC		PIT	W,7-5	GS	44	10.0	1	1	1	3	0	RF LF
71	74	Jun 27	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	75	Jun 28	CHC		STL	W,3-1	GS	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
73	76	Jun 29 (1)	CHC		STL	W,3-1	GS	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF LF
74	77	Jun 29 (2)	CHC		STL	W,12-1	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
75	78	Jun 30	CHC	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	79	Jul 1	CHC	@	MON	L,4-11	GS	34	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
77	80	Jul 2	CHC	@	MON	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF LF
78	81	Jul 3	CHC	@	MON	W,8-4	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
79	82	Jul 4	CHC	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	83	Jul 5	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	84	Jul 6 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	85	Jul 6 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	86	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	33	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	87	Jul 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
85	88	Jul 10	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
86	89	Jul 11	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	GS	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF LF
87	90	Jul 12	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
88	91	Jul 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	92	Jul 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,6-4	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
90	93	Jul 14	CHC		NYM	W,1-0	GS	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
91	94	Jul 15	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	95	Jul 16	CHC		NYM	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	96	Jul 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
94	97	Jul 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	98	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	99	Jul 20 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	100	Jul 24	CHC		LAD	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	101	Jul 25	CHC		LAD	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
99	102	Jul 26	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
100	103	Jul 27	CHC		LAD	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	104	Jul 28	CHC		SFG	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	105	Jul 29	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
103	106	Jul 30	CHC		SFG	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
104	107	Jul 31	CHC		SFG	W,12-2	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	108	Aug 1	CHC		SDP	W,5-2	GS	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
106	109	Aug 2	CHC		SDP	W,4-1	GS	34	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF LF
107	110	Aug 3	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	111	Aug 4	CHC	@	HOU	W,9-3	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	112	Aug 5	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	113	Aug 6	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	114	Aug 8	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	115	Aug 9	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	116	Aug 10	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	117	Aug 12	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	118	Aug 13	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	119	Aug 15	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	120	Aug 16	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	121	Aug 17 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
119	122	Aug 17 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	123	Aug 19	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	124	Aug 20	CHC		ATL	L,2-6	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
122	125	Aug 21	CHC		ATL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
123	126	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
124	127	Aug 23	CHC		HOU	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	128	Aug 24 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
126	129	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		HOU	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
127	130	Aug 25	CHC		CIN	L,8-9	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	LF
128	131	Aug 26	CHC		CIN	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	132	Aug 27	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	133	Aug 28	CHC		CIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	134	Aug 29	CHC	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
132	135	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	136	Aug 31	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	137	Sep 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	138	Sep 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	139	Sep 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-9	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	140	Sep 6	CHC		PIT	L,4-13	GS	32	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	141	Sep 7	CHC		PIT	L,5-7	CG	52	11.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
139	142	Sep 8	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	143	Sep 9	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
141	144	Sep 10	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
142	145	Sep 11	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	146	Sep 12	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
144	147	Sep 13	CHC	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	148	Sep 14	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	4	0	1	5	0	LF
146	149	Sep 15	CHC	@	MON	L,2-8	GS	35	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
147	150	Sep 16	CHC	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
148	151	Sep 17	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
149	152	Sep 18	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	153	Sep 19 (1)	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
151	154	Sep 19 (2)	CHC		STL	L,2-7	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
152	155	Sep 20	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
153	156	Sep 21	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
154	157	Sep 23	CHC		MON	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
155	158	Sep 24	CHC		MON	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
156	159	Sep 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
157	161 (1)	Sep 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
158	162	Oct 1	CHC		NYM	L,5-6	CG	52	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
159	163	Oct 2	CHC		NYM	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							181gm		1403.0	249	14	12	275	2