Lefty Williams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: March 9, 1893 in Aurora, MO us

Died: November 4, 1959 in Laguna Beach, CA

Buried: Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, CA

Debut: September 17, 1913 (Age 20-192d, 4,016th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 1920 (Age 27-200d)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Claude Preston Williams

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1917 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.3

ERA

3.13

189

152

1186.0

515

WHIP

1.238

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	25-19 / in Starts: 19-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	43 (21-13-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (23-16-8)

Most Driven In
H Felsch	1
R Schalk	1
B Weaver	0
B Lynn	0
S Risberg	0

Most Driven In By
B Weaver	1
F McMullin	1
S Collins	1

1917 Batting Game Log

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1917 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	51	1	Apr 11	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0						9						P
2	52	10 (8)	Apr 22	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.055	2.75	-0.12%	-0.30	P
3	53	14 (3)	Apr 27	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.037	2.89	-0.08%	-0.28	P
May		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
4	54	17 (2)	May 2	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		0		0		.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.43	0.013	1.46	0.03%	0.25	P
5	55	20 (2)	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,4-8	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.333	.143	.476	1	1.72	0.076	6.04	0.16%	0.36	P
6	56	23 (2)	May 8 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,9-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
7	57	24	May 9	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-2	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
8	58	26 (1)	May 11	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.333	.143	.476	9						P
9	59	31 (4)	May 16	CHW		PHA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.100	.250	.100	.350	9	.96	-0.073	3.35	-0.15%	-0.65	P
10	60	34 (2)	May 19	CHW		BOS	W,8-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.083	.214	.083	.298	9	.29	-0.014	1.44	-0.04%	-0.33	P
Jun		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
11	61	49 (14)	Jun 10	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.067	.222	.067	.289	9	.68	0.076	3.51	0.24%	-0.07	P
12	62	52 (2)	Jun 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.059	.238	.059	.297	9	.77	0.008	5.55	0.03%	0.68	P
13	63	54 (1)	Jun 18 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.059	.238	.059	.297	9						P
14	64	56 (1)	Jun 20	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.053	.217	.053	.270	9	1.24	-0.067	6.67	-0.22%	-0.68	P
15	65	59 (2)	Jun 23	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	12-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.050	.208	.050	.258	9	2.15	-0.052	11.37	-0.16%	-0.20	P
16	66	62 (2)	Jun 26 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.091	.259	.091	.350	9	.73	-0.045	4.02	-0.15%	-0.19	P
17	67	65 (2)	Jun 28	CHW		DET	L,5-6	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.091	.259	.091	.350	9						P
18	68	67 (1)	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.087	.250	.087	.337	9	.86	-0.024	4.53	-0.08%	-0.20	P
Jul		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
19	69	72 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.111	.250	.185	.435	9	.91	0.105	4.88	0.34%	0.68	P
20	70	77 (4)	Jul 9	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.138	.265	.207	.472	9	.76	0.008	3.95	0.03%	0.10	P
21	71	81 (3)	Jul 13	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.129	.250	.194	.444	9	.42	-0.036	2.46	-0.13%	-0.77	P
22	72	83 (1)	Jul 15	CHW		WSH	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.147	.256	.206	.462	9	1.06	-0.097	5.64	-0.31%	-0.45	P
23	73	88 (4)	Jul 19	CHW		BOS	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.268	.200	.468	9	.65	0.003	6.41	0.02%	-0.02	P
24	74	90 (1)	Jul 21	CHW		BOS	T,5-5	0-GF(15)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.143	.268	.200	.468	9						P
25	75	92 (1)	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.132	.250	.184	.434	9	.77	-0.051	7.69	-0.31%	-0.75	P
26	76	95 (2)	Jul 26	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	6-GF(14)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.122	.234	.171	.405	9	1.14	-0.081	5.41	-0.23%	-0.30	P
27	77	99 (3)	Jul 30	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.122	.234	.171	.405	9						P
28	78	100	Jul 31	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.122	.234	.171	.405	9						P
Aug		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
29	79	105 (4)	Aug 4 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0		.116	.240	.163	.403	9	1.72	-0.091	9.31	-0.30%	-0.74	P
30	80	107 (1)	Aug 7	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.116	.240	.163	.403	9						P
31	81	113 (5)	Aug 14 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.109	.226	.152	.379	9	.26	-0.019	1.79	-0.08%	-0.43	P
32	82	117 (3)	Aug 18	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.104	.218	.146	.364	9	1.27	-0.089	8.49	-0.36%	-1.42	P
33	83	122 (4)	Aug 22	CHW		BOS	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.100	.211	.140	.351	9	1.84	-0.088	22.99	-0.66%	-0.61	P
34	84	127 (4)	Aug 28	CHW		NYY	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.098	.220	.137	.358	9	.89	0.023	6.10	0.10%	0.16	P
35	85	131 (3)	Aug 31	CHW		SLB	W,8-2	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.096	.217	.135	.351	9	.18	-0.009	.85	-0.03%	-0.38	P
Sep/Oct		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
36	86	132	Sep 1	CHW		SLB	L,3-6	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.093	.210	.130	.339	9	1.02	-0.053	5.59	-0.17%	-0.28	P
37	87	134 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	CHW		DET	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.093	.210	.130	.339	9						P
38	88	135	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.206	.127	.334	9	.21	-0.010	1.16	-0.03%	-0.44	P
39	89	136	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,14-8	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.091	.206	.127	.334	9						P
40	90	138 (1)	Sep 5	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.085	.194	.119	.313	9	1.22	-0.114	2.30	-0.13%	-0.69	P
41	91	144 (5)	Sep 16	CHW		SLB	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.098	.203	.131	.334	9	1.47	-0.040	2.19	-0.04%	-0.13	P
42	92	147 (2)	Sep 20	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.095	.197	.127	.324	9	.60	-0.028	.17	-0.01%	-0.20	P
43	93	150 (2)	Sep 24	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.094	.194	.125	.319	9	.60	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
44	94	154 (3)	Sep 29 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,8-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.094	.194	.125	.319	9						P
45	95	156 (1)	Oct 1	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.189	.121	.310	9	1.02	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
							25-19		80	66	4	6	0	1	0	2	8	0	19	0	6		0		0		.091	.189	.121	.310		.91	-0.925	4.73	-2.84%	-8.79

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