Billy Williams 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

Billy Williams appeared in 146 Major League games during the 1961 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Williams appeared in, specifically relating to his 1961 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Williams started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Each time I was in a slump it seemed like I'd have to go out and face a Drysdale, a Koufax, or a Marichal that particular afternoon. It never failed." - Billy Williams in The New Yorker (Volume 57, Issue 7-14, 1981, Page 54)
Billy Williams 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Billy Williams Stats

04-11-1961 *at Reds4000000000000.000.000.000rf
04-13-1961 *at Reds4010000100000.125.222.125rf
04-14-1961 *vs Braves4020001000000.250.308.250rf
04-15-1961 *vs Braves4010000001010.250.294.250rf
04-18-1961 *at Pirates4110001001000.250.286.250rf
04-19-1961 *at Pirates4000000001000.208.240.208rf
04-20-1961 *at Pirates4000000001000.179.207.179rf
04-21-1961 *at Phillies4011001001000.188.212.219rf
04-22-1961 *at Phillies6000000000000.158.179.184rf
04-23-1961 *at Phillies4000000001000.143.163.167rf
04-27-1961 *vs Reds3120000100000.178.213.200rf
04-29-1961 *vs Dodgers4121000000000.204.235.245rf
04-30-1961 *vs Dodgers4000000002000.189.218.226rf
04-30-1961 *vs Dodgers4120001000000.211.237.246rf
 April 1961 Totals
57 4 12 2 0 0 4 2 0 8 0 1 0 .211 .237 .246 -
05-02-1961 *vs Giants4240015000000.262.286.344rf
05-03-1961 *vs Giants4000000002000.246.269.323rf
05-04-1961 *vs Giants3100000101000.235.268.309rf
05-06-1961 *at Cardinals3000000102000.225.267.296rf
05-07-1961 *at Cardinals2010000000000.233.273.301lf
05-09-1961 *at Braves2100000200000.227.284.293lf
05-10-1961 *at Braves4010000000000.228.282.291lf
05-12-1961 *at Dodgers3011000101000.232.292.305lf
05-13-1961 *at Dodgers4000000000000.221.280.291lf
05-14-1961at Dodgers1000000001000.218.277.287ph
05-15-1961at Giants1000000000000.216.274.284ph
05-16-1961 *at Giants3010000001000.220.276.286lf
05-17-1961 *at Giants4220011100000.232.291.326lf
05-19-1961 *vs Cardinals3000000001000.224.283.316lf
05-20-1961 *vs Cardinals4000000000000.216.273.304lf,rf
05-21-1961 *vs Cardinals5000000001000.206.261.290lf
05-21-1961 *vs Cardinals4021000000000.216.269.306lf,rf
05-23-1961 *vs Phillies3110011100100.219.282.333rf
05-24-1961 *vs Pirates4120011001000.229.289.364rf
05-26-1961 *vs Giants6141000001000.250.306.387rf
05-27-1961 *vs Giants4000000000000.242.297.375rf
05-28-1961vs Giants1000000000000.240.295.372ph
 May 1961 Totals
72 9 19 3 0 4 8 7 0 12 1 0 0 .264 .338 .472 -
06-03-1961at Reds1010000000000.246.300.377ph
06-04-1961at Reds1000000000000.244.298.374ph
06-05-1961at Cardinals2110000001000.248.301.376ph,rf
06-06-1961at Cardinals1000000000000.246.299.373ph
06-07-1961at Cardinals1010000000000.252.303.378ph,rf
06-09-1961vs Braves1111001000000.257.308.390ph
06-10-1961vs Braves1000000000000.255.306.387ph
06-11-1961vs Braves1110000000000.261.311.391ph
06-14-1961at Dodgers1000000000000.259.309.388ph
06-15-1961at Dodgers1110000000000.264.313.393ph
06-16-1961 *at Giants2210014310000.268.329.415lf
06-17-1961 *at Giants4010000000000.267.327.411lf
06-18-1961 *at Giants4010000000000.267.325.407lf
06-20-1961 *vs Dodgers1000000200000.265.331.404lf
06-21-1961 *vs Dodgers4010000002000.265.329.400lf
06-21-1961 *vs Dodgers4120000000000.270.333.403lf
06-22-1961 *vs Dodgers5230012000000.280.341.427lf
06-23-1961 *at Braves5010002000000.278.337.420lf
06-24-1961 *at Braves3110000100000.279.340.419lf
06-25-1961 *at Braves4040002000000.295.354.432lf
06-27-1961 *vs Reds5110011000000.293.350.442lf
06-28-1961 *vs Reds4010002001100.292.351.438lf
06-28-1961 *vs Reds4120001000000.296.354.439lf
06-29-1961 *vs Reds2210012321000.298.365.455lf
06-30-1961 *vs Cardinals4110012000000.297.363.467lf
 June 1961 Totals
66 15 27 1 0 5 19 9 3 5 1 0 0 .409 .487 .652 -
07-01-1961 *vs Cardinals5220112000000.300.364.490lf
07-02-1961 *vs Cardinals5121001000000.302.364.493lf
07-04-1961 *vs Giants4010000001000.301.362.488lf
07-04-1961 *vs Giants4000000001000.296.356.479lf
07-06-1961 *vs Pirates3010000110000.296.359.477lf
07-06-1961 *vs Pirates3000001000001.292.353.470lf
07-07-1961 *vs Phillies4011002001000.291.351.471lf
07-08-1961 *vs Phillies3000001101000.288.349.465lf
07-09-1961 *vs Phillies5131002001000.294.354.472lf
07-09-1961 *vs Phillies5121003000000.297.355.475lf
07-13-1961 *at Reds4000000000000.292.350.467lf
07-14-1961 *at Reds5220022002000.294.351.490lf
07-15-1961 *at Reds4000000000000.289.346.482lf
07-16-1961 *at Reds3010000100000.290.348.480lf
07-17-1961 *at Cardinals5120000000000.292.349.479lf
07-17-1961 *at Cardinals4010001001000.291.347.475lf
07-18-1961 *at Cardinals4011000000000.291.346.475lf
07-18-1961 *at Cardinals3110000210000.291.350.474lf
07-20-1961 *at Pirates4000000001000.287.346.467lf
07-21-1961 *at Phillies4110012100000.286.347.475lf
07-22-1961 *at Phillies4010001000000.286.345.471lf
07-23-1961 *at Phillies4111002100000.285.346.472lf
07-25-1961 *vs Cardinals3020003100001.289.350.474lf
07-26-1961 *vs Cardinals6220000000000.290.350.471lf
07-27-1961 *vs Cardinals3000000110000.287.349.466lf
07-28-1961 *vs Reds2000000100000.285.348.463lf
07-29-1961 *vs Reds3110014000001.286.347.472lf
07-30-1961 *vs Reds4011001001000.285.346.472lf
07-30-1961 *vs Reds4110012001000.285.345.479lf
 July 1961 Totals
114 15 30 7 1 6 30 10 3 11 0 0 3 .263 .315 .500 -
08-02-1961 *vs Braves4110011001000.284.344.486lf
08-02-1961 *vs Braves5230022110000.289.349.506lf
08-03-1961 *vs Braves3000000000000.287.346.502lf
08-04-1961 *at Dodgers3110000100000.287.348.500lf
08-05-1961 *at Dodgers7110000002000.284.344.492lf
08-06-1961 *at Dodgers4130012000000.290.349.504lf
08-08-1961 *at Giants4000000002000.286.345.499lf
08-09-1961 *at Giants4000000003000.283.341.493lf
08-11-1961 *at Braves4010000000000.282.340.490lf
08-12-1961 *at Braves3110000100000.283.342.489lf
08-13-1961 *at Braves4000000000000.280.338.483lf
08-14-1961 *vs Phillies3110001000100.280.340.482lf
08-15-1961 *vs Phillies4110012000000.280.339.488lf
08-16-1961 *vs Phillies4000000100000.277.337.482lf
08-17-1961 *vs Pirates3110000100000.277.339.481lf
08-17-1961 *vs Pirates4130012100000.282.345.492lf
08-18-1961 *vs Pirates3020000110000.285.349.493lf
08-19-1961 *vs Pirates3010000200000.286.352.492lf
08-20-1961 *vs Pirates5030001000000.290.354.493lf
08-22-1961 *at Phillies2000000100000.288.354.491lf
08-24-1961 *at Phillies4000000001000.285.351.486lf
08-25-1961 *at Pirates4000000001000.282.348.481lf
08-26-1961 *at Pirates5110000000000.281.346.477lf
08-27-1961 *at Pirates4110100002000.281.345.480lf
08-27-1961 *at Pirates4220100110000.283.348.485lf
08-28-1961 *at Pirates4220201001000.285.349.495lf
08-29-1961 *vs Dodgers4000000002000.283.346.490lf
08-30-1961 *vs Dodgers4000000000000.280.343.486lf
08-31-1961 *vs Giants4220002002000.282.345.486lf
 August 1961 Totals
113 19 31 0 4 6 14 11 3 17 1 0 0 .274 .344 .504 -
09-01-1961 *vs Giants6010000100000.280.344.481lf
09-02-1961 *vs Giants4121011000000.282.345.491lf
09-03-1961 *vs Braves4000001000000.280.342.486lf
09-03-1961 *vs Braves3000000000000.278.340.483lf
09-04-1961 *vs Braves4120000000000.280.342.483lf
09-05-1961 *vs Pirates4010000001000.280.341.481lf
09-06-1961 *vs Pirates3210001110000.280.342.480lf
09-07-1961 *vs Pirates3010001102000.280.343.479lf
09-08-1961 *vs Phillies4000000002000.278.341.475lf
09-09-1961 *vs Phillies4120011000000.280.342.482lf
09-10-1961 *vs Phillies4020202000000.282.343.490lf
09-12-1961 *at Reds5010000000000.281.342.487lf
09-14-1961 *at Cardinals5010001000000.280.340.484lf
09-14-1961 *at Cardinals6211000001000.279.338.482lf
09-15-1961 *at Giants4000000001000.276.336.478lf
09-16-1961 *at Giants3000000210000.275.336.475lf
09-17-1961 *at Giants3020001001000.277.338.477lf
09-18-1961 *at Dodgers4110000002000.277.338.475lf
09-19-1961 *at Dodgers5130011000000.280.340.482lf
09-20-1961 *at Dodgers5100000003100.277.338.477lf
09-23-1961 *at Braves3000000001000.276.336.474lf
09-24-1961 *at Braves3020000000000.278.338.476lf
09-24-1961 *at Braves3210011100000.278.339.481lf
09-26-1961 *vs Reds4000000001000.276.337.477lf
09-27-1961 *vs Cardinals4011000000000.276.336.477lf
09-30-1961 *vs Dodgers2110000001000.277.337.477lf
 September 1961 Totals
102 13 26 3 2 4 11 6 2 16 1 0 0 .255 .303 .441 -
10-01-1961 *vs Dodgers5021000001000.278.337.478lf
 October 1961 Totals
5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 -
 1961 Yearly Totals 529 75 147 17 7 25 86 45 11 70 4 1 3 .278 .337 .478 -

Billy Williams 1961 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Billy Williams appeared in 76 games at home, had 281 at-bats, drove in 60 runs, scored 43 times, had 89 hits (12 doubles / 3 triples / 17 home runs), walked 23 times (7 intentional), struck out 34 times, was hit by a pitcher 3 times, sacrificed 4 times (1 hits & 3 flies), and finished at home with a .316 batting average, .370 on base percentage and .562 slugging average?

On the road, Billy Williams appeared in 70 games, had 248 at-bats, drove in 26 runs, scored 32 times, had 58 hits (5 doubles / 4 triples / 8 home runs), walked 22 times (4 intentional), struck out 36 times, was hit by a pitcher 1 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .233 batting average, .298 on base percentage and .383 slugging average?

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