Alva Williams

Name Note: Name presented as Rip Williams in some sources

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 187lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: January 31, 1882 in Carthage, IL us

Died: July 23, 1933 in Keokuk, IA

Buried: Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, IL

Debut: April 12, 1911 (Age 29-071d, 3,441st in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: June 9, 1918 (Age 36-129d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Alva Mitchell Williams

Nicknames: Buff or Rip

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

1186

314

.265

111

RBI

145

OBP

.328

SLG

.352

OPS

.680

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	47-48 / in Starts: 43-39
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	89 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games

RBI Opportunities

1911 Batting Game Log

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1911 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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				1		.000	.250	.000	.250	6			1B
2	2	2	Apr 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-0	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.286	.375	.429	.804	6			1B
3	3	3	Apr 15	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-2	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				1		.364	.417	.545	.962	6			1B
4	4	4	Apr 17	BOS	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.286	.375	.429	.804	6			1B
5	5	5	Apr 18	BOS	@	PHA	W,13-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.278	.350	.500	.850	6			1B
6	6	6	Apr 21	BOS		PHA	W,13-4	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.320	.435	.755	6			1B
7	7	7	Apr 22	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.269	.321	.423	.745	6			1B
8	8	8	Apr 24	BOS		PHA	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.241	.313	.379	.692	6			1B
9	9	9	Apr 25	BOS		NYY	W,5-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0				0		.233	.343	.367	.710	6			1B
10	10	10	Apr 26	BOS		NYY	W,11-8	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.300	.314	.614	6			1B
11	11	11	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.205	.295	.308	.603	6			1B
12	12	12	Apr 28	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.233	.313	.349	.661	6			1B
13	13	13	Apr 29	BOS		WSH	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.213	.288	.319	.608	6			1B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
14	14	14	May 1	BOS		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.200	.273	.300	.573	7			1B
15	15	15	May 2	BOS		WSH	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.226	.293	.321	.614	7			1B
16	16	16	May 3	BOS		WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0		0		0	0	0				0		.246	.306	.368	.675	7			1B
17	17	17	May 4	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				1		.267	.323	.383	.706	7			1B
18	18	18	May 5	BOS	@	NYY	W,14-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.246	.300	.354	.654	7			1B
19	19	19	May 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.311	.362	.673	7			1B
20	20	20	May 8	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG(6)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.299	.347	.646	7			1B
21	21	21	May 9	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.253	.300	.347	.647	7			1B
22	22	22	May 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.256	.301	.372	.673	7			1B
23	23	23	May 11	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.289	.330	.398	.727	7			1B
24	24	24	May 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.294	.348	.400	.748	7			1B
25	25	25	May 13	BOS	@	DET	W,13-11	CG(10)	6	6	2	4	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.319	.367	.429	.796	7			1B
26	26	26	May 14	BOS	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.326	.373	.432	.804	7			1B
27	27	27	May 15	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.313	.358	.414	.773	7			1B
28	28	28	May 16	BOS	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	0				1		.304	.355	.402	.757	7			1B
29	29	34 (5)	May 25	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.295	.351	.390	.741	7			1B
30	30	35	May 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				1		.296	.356	.398	.754	6			1B
31	31	36	May 29 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,12-0	CG	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0		0	1	1				0		.297	.361	.405	.766	7			1B
32	32	37	May 29 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	1				0		.292	.360	.398	.758	7			1B
33	33	38	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.291	.362	.393	.755	7			1B
34	34	39	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.286	.366	.387	.752	7			1B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
35	35	40	Jun 1	BOS		CHW	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.285	.362	.382	.744	7			1B
36	36	41	Jun 2	BOS		CHW	L,8-13	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.283	.359	.394	.753	7			1B
37	37	42	Jun 3	BOS		CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.285	.359	.392	.751	7			1B
38	38	43	Jun 5	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.278	.351	.383	.735	7			1B
39	39	44	Jun 7	BOS		SLB	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.275	.346	.377	.723	7			1B
40	40	45	Jun 8	BOS		SLB	L,5-11	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1		0	0	0				0		.284	.357	.383	.740	7			1B
41	41	46	Jun 9	BOS		SLB	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.276	.348	.372	.720	6			1B
42	42	47	Jun 10	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.268	.339	.362	.702	6			1B
43	43	48	Jun 12	BOS		DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.261	.331	.353	.684	6			1B
44	44	49	Jun 14	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.263	.335	.353	.688	7			1B
45	45	50	Jun 15	BOS		CLE	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.258	.330	.346	.675	7			1B
46	46	51	Jun 16	BOS		CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.253	.328	.340	.667	7			1B
47	47	52	Jun 17 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				1		.250	.328	.335	.663	7			1B
48	48	63 (10)	Jun 29 (1)	BOS		NYY	L,1-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.250	.328	.335	.663	7			1B
49	49	64	Jun 29 (2)	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.251	.328	.335	.663	8			C
50	50	65	Jun 30	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	CG	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	1				1		.250	.333	.333	.667	8			C
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
51	51	66	Jul 1	BOS		NYY	L,2-8	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.247	.330	.329	.659	8			C
52	52	67	Jul 3	BOS		WSH	W,8-6	0-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.247	.333	.329	.663	8			C
53	53	68	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,4-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.246	.332	.327	.659	8			C
54	54	70 (1)	Jul 5	BOS		WSH	L,2-7	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.247	.332	.328	.659	8			C
55	55	71	Jul 7	BOS	@	SLB	W,6-1	0-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.333	.330	.663	8			C
56	56	72	Jul 8	BOS	@	SLB	L,5-7	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.246	.328	.324	.652	8			C
57	57	73	Jul 9	BOS	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.253	.333	.330	.663	8			C
58	58	74	Jul 10	BOS	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.249	.332	.324	.656	8			C
59	59	76 (1)	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.245	.327	.319	.646	8			C
60	60	77	Jul 12 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.241	.326	.314	.640	8			1B
61	61	78	Jul 12 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.242	.326	.314	.640	8			1B
62	62	79	Jul 13	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.244	.326	.315	.641	8			1B
63	63	80	Jul 14	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.244	.324	.318	.643	8			C
64	64	81	Jul 15	BOS	@	DET	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.249	.328	.322	.649	7			1B
65	65	82	Jul 16	BOS	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.246	.328	.319	.646	7			1B
66	66	83	Jul 17	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	1				0		.244	.325	.316	.641	8			1B
67	67	86 (2)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-8	GS-0	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	1	0				0		.250	.332	.321	.653	7			C
68	68	94 (7)	Jul 29 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,4-5	GS-0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.247	.331	.316	.647	7			C
69	69	96 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.243	.327	.312	.638	8			C
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
70	70	105 (8)	Aug 9	BOS		CLE	L,5-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.243	.327	.312	.638	6			1B
71	71	106	Aug 11 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,5-11	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.241	.324	.309	.633	5			C
72	72	107	Aug 11 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.241	.324	.309	.633	3			1B
73	73	118 (10)	Aug 27	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-5	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.239	.321	.306	.628	2			1B
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	acLI	cWPA	Pos
74	74	123 (4)	Sep 2	BOS		PHA	W,7-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.238	.323	.305	.628	7			C
75	75	125 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,1-5	0-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.319	.301	.620	4			C
76	76	127 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.230	.314	.296	.610	8			C
77	77	129 (1)	Sep 7	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.227	.310	.292	.602	8			C
78	78	131 (1)	Sep 9	BOS	@	PHA	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.228	.309	.291	.601	8			C
79	79	132	Sep 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-7	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.226	.310	.289	.598	8			C
80	80	133	Sep 12	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.225	.309	.288	.596	8			C
81	81	134	Sep 13	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.226	.309	.288	.597	8			C
82	82	136 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.224	.305	.285	.590	8			C
83	83	137	Sep 18	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.221	.302	.281	.583	8			C
84	84	139 (1)	Sep 20	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.225	.305	.285	.590	8			C
85	85	140	Sep 21	BOS		DET	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.226	.304	.284	.588	8			C
86	86	141	Sep 22	BOS		DET	L,3-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.304	.284	.588	8			C
87	87	144 (2)	Sep 27	BOS		CHW	L,0-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.226	.304	.284	.588	8			C
88	88	145	Sep 28	BOS		CHW	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.223	.301	.281	.582	8			C
89	89	146	Sep 30 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,1-9	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.225	.305	.282	.587	8			C
90	90	147	Sep 30 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG(8)	3	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.230	.308	.294	.603	8			C
91	91	148	Oct 3 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1		1	0	1				0		.232	.312	.296	.608	8			C
92	92	150 (1)	Oct 4	BOS	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG(8)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.232	.311	.295	.606	8			C
93	93	151	Oct 5	BOS		WSH	W,11-2	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1		0	0	0				0		.236	.316	.298	.614	8			C
94	94	152	Oct 6	BOS		WSH	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.237	.316	.299	.615	8			C
95	95	153	Oct 7	BOS		WSH	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.241	.318	.301	.620	8			C
							47-48		329	282	36	68	7	5	0	26	25		25	7	15		0		9		.241	.318	.301	.620

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