Dick Williams was born on Tuesday, May 7, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri. Williams was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 10, 1951, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dick Williams baseball stats page.
"Dick Williams spent so many years waiting for the call from the Hall of Fame, the final few minutes were especially excruciating for the man who took the A's to World Series titles in 1972 and 1973. 'They said they would call and let me know the results around 7 a.m.,' Williams said Monday. 'Then 7 a.m. came, no call. At 7:01, no call. At 7:02, my wife and I looked at each other, no call. Between 7:02 and 7:03, the phone rang and it blew our minds. We're just so thankful. Norma and I broke down and cried.'" - Slusser, Susan. Columnist. The San Francisco Chronicle. 4 December 2007.
Dick WilliamsDick Williams Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#125 | Checklist) |
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Dick WilliamsDick Williams Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Dick WilliamsDick Williams Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1951 | 22 | Dodgers | 23 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .333 |
1952 | 23 | Dodgers | 36 | 68 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .309 | .329 | .397 |
1953 | 24 | Dodgers | 30 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 | .271 | .364 |
1954 | 25 | Dodgers | 16 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .147 | .189 | .235 |
1956 | 27 | Dodgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
1956 | 27 | Orioles | 87 | 353 | 45 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .286 | .342 | .453 |
1957 | 28 | Orioles | 47 | 167 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .234 | .293 | .335 |
1957 | 28 | Indians | 67 | 205 | 33 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .283 | .324 | .405 |
1958 | 29 | Orioles | 128 | 409 | 36 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 4 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .276 | .336 | .347 |
1959 | 30 | Athletics | 130 | 488 | 72 | 130 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 75 | 28 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 13 | .266 | .309 | .436 |
1960 | 31 | Athletics | 127 | 420 | 47 | 121 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 65 | 39 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | .288 | .346 | .448 |
1961 | 32 | Orioles | 103 | 310 | 37 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .206 | .251 | .345 |
1962 | 33 | Orioles | 82 | 178 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .247 | .303 | .315 |
1963 | 34 | Red Sox | 79 | 136 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .257 | .329 | .360 |
1964 | 35 | Red Sox | 61 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .159 | .247 | .406 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,023 | 2,959 | 358 | 768 | 157 | 12 | 70 | 2 | 331 | 227 | 13 | 392 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 97 | .260 | .312 | .392 |
Dick WilliamsDick Williams Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1951 Dodgers | LF | 15 | 15 | 339 | 22 | 1.5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.75 |
1952 Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.00 |
1952 Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1952 Dodgers | CF | 7 | 6 | 174 | 18 | 2.6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.79 |
1952 Dodgers | LF | 18 | 9 | 237 | 25 | 1.4 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.85 |
1953 Dodgers | CF | 3 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.95 |
1953 Dodgers | LF | 17 | 7 | 219 | 19 | 1.1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 2.10 |
1953 Dodgers | RF | 8 | 3 | 111 | 6 | 0.8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.46 |
1954 Dodgers | CF | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1954 Dodgers | LF | 13 | 5 | 180 | 10 | 0.8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1956 Orioles | CF | 66 | 66 | 1,581 | 172 | 2.6 | 171 | 170 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 2.92 |
1956 Orioles | LF | 9 | 3 | 102 | 9 | 1.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
1956 Orioles | RF | 19 | 10 | 261 | 27 | 1.4 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.59 |
1956 Orioles | 1B | 10 | 3 | 108 | 43 | 4.3 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.75 |
1956 Orioles | 2B | 10 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 1.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 3.68 |
1956 Orioles | 3B | 4 | 3 | 90 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.10 |
1957 Orioles | 1B | 12 | 8 | 255 | 92 | 7.7 | 92 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.74 |
1957 Orioles | 3B | 15 | 12 | 390 | 51 | 3.4 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 3.39 |
1957 Orioles | CF | 14 | 14 | 324 | 34 | 2.4 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.83 |
1957 Orioles | LF | 15 | 5 | 165 | 11 | 0.7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1957 Orioles | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1957 Indians | 3B | 19 | 18 | 492 | 57 | 3.0 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 2.91 |
1957 Indians | CF | 22 | 21 | 504 | 52 | 2.4 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.68 |
1957 Indians | LF | 17 | 10 | 294 | 29 | 1.7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.66 |
1958 Orioles | 1B | 26 | 22 | 579 | 182 | 7.0 | 181 | 175 | 6 | 1 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 8.44 |
1958 Orioles | 2B | 7 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 1.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.71 |
1958 Orioles | 3B | 45 | 26 | 711 | 86 | 1.9 | 79 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .919 | 3.00 |
1958 Orioles | CF | 41 | 37 | 900 | 100 | 2.4 | 99 | 97 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.97 |
1958 Orioles | LF | 34 | 5 | 285 | 25 | 0.7 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
1958 Orioles | RF | 15 | 12 | 255 | 26 | 1.7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.75 |
1959 Athletics | 1B | 32 | 28 | 747 | 251 | 7.8 | 249 | 233 | 16 | 2 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.00 |
1959 Athletics | 2B | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1959 Athletics | 3B | 80 | 77 | 1,953 | 258 | 3.2 | 247 | 83 | 164 | 11 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 3.41 |
1959 Athletics | CF | 2 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.50 |
1959 Athletics | LF | 14 | 7 | 228 | 17 | 1.2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.01 |
1959 Athletics | RF | 8 | 6 | 183 | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.33 |
1960 Athletics | 1B | 34 | 28 | 714 | 266 | 7.8 | 264 | 247 | 17 | 2 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.98 |
1960 Athletics | 3B | 57 | 53 | 1,440 | 182 | 3.2 | 173 | 62 | 111 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 3.24 |
1960 Athletics | LF | 25 | 24 | 606 | 66 | 2.6 | 66 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.94 |
1961 Orioles | 1B | 20 | 11 | 327 | 135 | 6.8 | 135 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.15 |
1961 Orioles | 3B | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1961 Orioles | CF | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
1961 Orioles | LF | 75 | 63 | 1,557 | 93 | 1.2 | 90 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.56 |
1961 Orioles | RF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
1962 Orioles | 1B | 21 | 12 | 417 | 147 | 7.0 | 147 | 134 | 13 | 0 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.52 |
1962 Orioles | 3B | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1962 Orioles | LF | 21 | 17 | 423 | 29 | 1.4 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.85 |
1962 Orioles | RF | 9 | 8 | 144 | 14 | 1.6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.63 |
1963 Red Sox | 1B | 11 | 5 | 171 | 49 | 4.5 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.74 |
1963 Red Sox | 3B | 17 | 13 | 369 | 42 | 2.5 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 3.00 |
1963 Red Sox | LF | 7 | 4 | 132 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.61 |
1964 Red Sox | 1B | 21 | 0 | 111 | 35 | 1.7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.51 |
1964 Red Sox | 3B | 13 | 5 | 201 | 25 | 1.9 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.22 |
1964 Red Sox | LF | 5 | 3 | 111 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.92 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 285 | 177 | 4,878 | 370 | 1.3 | 365 | 356 | 9 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.02 | |
3B Totals | 257 | 207 | 5,685 | 710 | 2.8 | 674 | 248 | 426 | 36 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 3.20 | |
1B Totals | 188 | 118 | 3,456 | 1,211 | 6.4 | 1,206 | 1,117 | 89 | 5 | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.42 | |
CF Totals | 159 | 150 | 3,654 | 390 | 2.5 | 386 | 380 | 6 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.85 | |
RF Totals | 61 | 40 | 978 | 83 | 1.4 | 81 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.24 | |
2B Totals | 20 | 0 | 129 | 20 | 1.0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 3.98 | |
13 Years | 970 | 692 | 18,780 | 2,784 | 2.9 | 2,731 | 2,191 | 540 | 53 | 157 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 3.93 |
Dick WilliamsDick Williams Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1951 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 60.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | - | - | - |
1952 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 9 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1953 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 3 | n/a | 27.5 | 5.5 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1954 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 34.0 | 4.9 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
1956 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1956 Orioles | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 32.1 | 8.8 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1957 Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 4 | n/a | 167.0 | 8.0 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
1957 Indians | 3 | 4 | .429 | 9 | 6 | n/a | 34.2 | 10.8 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1958 Orioles | 0 | 6 | .000 | 15 | 2 | n/a | 102.3 | 8.7 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1959 Athletics | 4 | 1 | .800 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 30.5 | 8.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1960 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 0 | n/a | 35.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1961 Orioles | 0 | 4 | .000 | 21 | 4 | n/a | 38.8 | 8.2 | 12.9 | - | - | - |
1962 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 37 | 2 | n/a | 178.0 | 6.8 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
1963 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 49 | 1 | n/a | 68.0 | 5.4 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1964 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 4 | n/a | 13.8 | 6.9 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 12 | 21 | .364 | 223 | 36 | n/a | 42.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
Dick WilliamsDick Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | $4,500.00 | - | - |
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Baltimore Orioles | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Baltimore Orioles | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Cleveland Indians | 36 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Baltimore Orioles | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Kansas City Athletics | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Kansas City Athletics | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Baltimore Orioles | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 Baltimore Orioles | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1963 Boston Red Sox | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Boston Red Sox | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
Dick Williams Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Richard Hirschfeld Williams was a Major League Baseball player with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1951-1954, 1956), Baltimore Orioles (1956-1957), Cleveland Indians (1957), Baltimore Orioles (1958), Kansas City Athletics (1959-1960), Baltimore Orioles (1961-1962), Boston Red Sox (1963-1964). Did you know that when Dick, his nickname, made his big league debut on June 10, 1951, he became the first Pasadena High School (Pasadena, CA) student to play in the National League? Do you know what American League player preceded Williams, one year earlier? [Answer]
Dick Williams Rookie Card | 1952 Topps Baseball Card (#396 | Checklist)
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Did you know that Dick Williams was a truly versatile thirteen-year Major League utility player that became a coach, a manager, a front office consultant, and in 2008, a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Williams was a highly respected, hard-driving, sharp-tongued (and controversial) manager from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1988. He led teams to three American League pennants (1967, 1972 & 1973), one National League pennant (1984) and two World Series championships (1972 & 1973). He is one of the few managers to win pennants in both the American and National League and he is only the second manager (the first was Bill McKechnie who led three National League teams; Pittsburgh in 1925, St. Louis in 1928, and Cincinnati in 1939, to the World Series) in Major League history to lead three different franchises (Boston in 1967, Oakland in 1972, and San Diego in 1984) to a World Series.
Dick Williams | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 2008 (HOF)
Dick Williams managed both an American League All-Star squad (1968, 1973 & 1974) and a National League All-Star squad (1985). He had one 100-win team, the 1971 Oakland Athletics, and won the Associated Press Manager of the Year Award three times (1967, 1971 & 1979). A breakdown of Williams' managerial records appears below:
1967 to 1969 Boston Red Sox Manager (260 Wins, 217 Losses, 1 Pennant)
1971 to 1973 Oakland Athletics Manager (288 Wins, 192 Losses, 2 Titles)
1974 to 1976 California Angels Manager (147 Wins, 194 Losses
1977 to 1981 Montreal Expos Manager (380 Wins, 347 Losses)
1982 to 1985 San Diego Padres Manager (337 Wins, 311 Losses, 1 Pennant)
1986 to 1988 Seattle Mariners Manager (159 Wins, 192 Losses)
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