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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CHC		STL	W,2-1	CG	32	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 7	CHC		STL	L,3-14	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	6	Apr 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
9	9	Apr 15	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-9	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	12	Apr 18 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 18 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-8	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	14	Apr 20	CHC		HOU	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 22	CHC		HOU	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 23	CHC		NYM	L,6-7	CG	60	12.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
17	17	Apr 24	CHC		NYM	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	Apr 25	CHC		NYM	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	19	Apr 28	CHC		MON	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	20	Apr 29	CHC		MON	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
21	21	Apr 30	CHC		PHI	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	23	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 3	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	45	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	26	May 5	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 7	CHC	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 8	CHC	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 9	CHC	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 10	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
32	32	May 12	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	33	May 14	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 15	CHC		SDP	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	35	May 16 (1)	CHC		SDP	W,9-8	CG	49	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 16 susp	CHC		SDP	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	37	May 18	CHC		SFG	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 19	CHC		SFG	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	39	May 20	CHC		SFG	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	40	May 21	CHC		LAD	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	41	May 22	CHC		LAD	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
42	42	May 23	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	May 25	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	44	May 26	CHC	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	45	May 27	CHC	@	STL	L,0-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	46	May 28	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	47	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	May 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	49	May 31	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 2 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	51	Jun 2 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
52	52	Jun 3	CHC	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	53	Jun 4	CHC	@	ATL	W,11-0	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 5	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	48	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	55	Jun 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 7	CHC		PIT	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	57	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	44	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	58	Jun 9	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
59	60 (1)	Jun 12	CHC		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	61	Jun 13	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	62	Jun 14	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
62	63	Jun 15	CHC		ATL	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	64	Jun 16	CHC		ATL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	65	Jun 17	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	66	Jun 18	CHC		STL	W,15-5	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	67	Jun 19	CHC		STL	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	68	Jun 20	CHC		STL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	69	Jun 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	70	Jun 23	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	71	Jun 25	CHC	@	STL	W,12-0	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	72	Jun 26	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	73	Jun 27	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	74	Jun 28	CHC		LAD	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	75	Jun 29	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	76	Jun 30	CHC		LAD	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	77	Jul 2	CHC		PIT	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	78	Jul 3	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
78	79	Jul 4	CHC		PIT	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	80	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
80	81	Jul 6	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
81	83 (1)	Jul 7 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	84	Jul 8	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	85	Jul 9 (1)	CHC	@	SDP	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	86	Jul 9 (2)	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	87	Jul 10	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	88	Jul 11 (1)	CHC	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	89	Jul 11 (2)	CHC	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	90	Jul 15	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	91	Jul 16	CHC		PHI	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
90	92	Jul 17	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	93	Jul 18	CHC		MON	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
92	94	Jul 19	CHC		MON	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	95	Jul 20	CHC		NYM	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	96	Jul 21	CHC		NYM	W,11-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	97	Jul 22	CHC		NYM	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	98	Jul 23	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	99	Jul 24	CHC	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
98	100	Jul 25	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
99	101	Jul 26	CHC	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	102	Jul 27	CHC	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	103	Jul 28	CHC	@	MON	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	104	Jul 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	106 (1)	Aug 1	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	107	Aug 2	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	108	Aug 3	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	109	Aug 4	CHC		SDP	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	110	Aug 5	CHC		SDP	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
108	111	Aug 7	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	112	Aug 8 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	CG	46	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	113	Aug 8 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
111	114	Aug 10	CHC	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	115	Aug 11	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	116	Aug 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	117	Aug 14	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
115	118	Aug 15	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	119	Aug 16	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	120	Aug 17	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	121	Aug 18	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	122	Aug 20 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
120	123	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	124	Aug 21	CHC		HOU	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	125	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
123	126	Aug 23	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	127	Aug 24	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
125	128	Aug 25	CHC		CIN	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
126	129	Aug 27	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	130	Aug 28	CHC		ATL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
128	131	Aug 29	CHC		ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	132	Aug 30	CHC		MON	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	133	Aug 31 (1)	CHC		MON	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	134	Aug 31 susp	CHC		MON	L,2-11	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	135	Sep 1	CHC		MON	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
133	136	Sep 2	CHC		MON	L,5-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	137	Sep 3	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	138	Sep 4	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
136	139	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,5-12	GS	41	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
137	140	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
138	141	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	142	Sep 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
140	143	Sep 10	CHC		STL	L,7-8	CG	51	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
141	144	Sep 11	CHC		STL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
142	145	Sep 12	CHC		STL	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
143	146	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
144	147	Sep 14	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
145	149 (1)	Sep 15 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
146	150	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
147	153 (2)	Sep 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	154	Sep 21	CHC		NYM	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
149	155	Sep 22	CHC		NYM	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
150	156	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
151	157	Sep 24	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
152	160 (2)	Sep 28	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	161	Sep 29	CHC	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	46	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
154	162	Sep 30	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							155gm		1342.2	280	8	7	295	3