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Dick Williams
Full name Richard Hirschfeld Williams Born May 7, 1929, St. Louis, Missouri Died July 7, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada Cremated (ashes scattered in Cooperstown NY) First Game: June 10, 1951 ; Final Game: October 1, 1964 Managed First Game: April 12, 1967 ; Managed Final Game: June 5, 1988 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 190 Father of Rick Williams Selected to the Hall of Fame in 2008 Named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News (1967) Ejections as player: 1951 (2), 1954 (1), 1956 (1), 1957 (1), 1960 (1). Total: 6 Ejections as coach: 1970 (1) Ejections as manager: 1967 (3), 1968 (4), 1969 (4), 1971 (4), 1972 (5) , 1973 (3), 1974 (1), 1975 (7), 1976 (3), 1977 (1), 1978 (1), 1979 (1), 1980 (3), 1981 (1), 1982 (4), 1983 (2), 1984 (3), 1985 (2), 1986 (3), 1987 (1), 1988 (2). Total: 58 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1951 BRO N Daily Splits 23 60 5 12 3 1 1 5 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .250 .333 -0.6 1951 BRO N
1952 BRO N Daily Splits 36 68 13 21 4 1 0 11 2 0 10 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 .309 .329 .397 0.1 1952 BRO N
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 30 55 4 12 2 0 2 5 3 1 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .218 .271 .364 -0.6 1953 BRO N
1954 BRO N Daily Splits 16 34 5 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 7 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 .147 .189 .235 -0.7 1954 BRO N
1956 BRO N Daily Splits 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 -0.1 1956 BRO N
1956 BAL A Daily Splits 87 353 45 101 18 4 11 37 30 1 40 0 7 0 0 8 10 5 5 .286 .342 .453 0.4 1956 BAL A
1956 Total 94 360 45 103 18 4 11 37 30 1 41 0 7 0 0 8 10 5 5 .286 .341 .450 0.3 1956 Total
1957 BAL A Daily Splits 47 167 16 39 10 2 1 17 14 3 21 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 .234 .293 .335 -0.4 1957 BAL A
1957 CLE A Daily Splits 67 205 33 58 7 0 6 17 12 0 19 1 1 1 0 2 7 3 4 .283 .324 .405 -0.6 1957 CLE A
1957 TOT A 114 372 49 97 17 2 7 34 26 3 40 1 4 1 0 2 13 3 5 .261 .310 .374 -1.0 1957 TOT A
1958 BAL A Daily Splits 128 409 36 113 17 0 4 32 37 4 47 2 10 4 0 6 17 0 6 .276 .336 .347 -0.9 1958 BAL A
1959 KC A Daily Splits 130 488 72 130 33 1 16 75 28 1 60 5 11 6 0 10 13 4 1 .266 .309 .436 -0.1 1959 KC A
1960 KC A Daily Splits 127 420 47 121 31 0 12 65 39 3 68 1 1 5 0 3 16 0 0 .288 .346 .448 1.1 1960 KC A
1961 BAL A Daily Splits 103 310 37 64 15 2 8 24 20 0 38 0 5 5 0 9 7 0 4 .206 .251 .345 -2.9 1961 BAL A
1962 BAL A Daily Splits 82 178 20 44 7 1 1 18 14 0 26 1 2 2 0 2 8 0 0 .247 .303 .315 -0.9 1962 BAL A
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 79 136 15 35 8 0 2 12 15 0 25 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 .257 .329 .360 -0.4 1963 BOS A
1964 BOS A Daily Splits 61 69 10 11 2 0 5 11 7 0 10 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 .159 .247 .406 0.0 1964 BOS A
Total NL ( 5 Years) 112 224 27 52 9 2 4 23 11 1 38 1 2 1 0 3 6 0 0 .232 .270 .344 -1.9 Total NL
Total AL ( 9 Years) 911 2735 331 716 148 10 66 308 216 12 354 11 40 24 0 46 91 12 21 .262 .316 .396 -4.7 Total AL
Total (13 Years) Splits 1023 2959 358 768 157 12 70 331 227 13 392 12 42 25 0 49 97 12 21 .260 .312 .392 -6.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1953 BRO N Daily Splits 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1953 BRO N
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1951 BRO N Daily Splits OF 15 15 7 113 21 1 0 0 0 1.000 15 0 0
1951 BRO N LF 15 15 7 113 21 1 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N Daily Splits OF 25 15 12 137.2 41 1 0 0 0 1.000 18 7 0
1952 BRO N LF 18 9 7 79.2 24 1 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N CF 7 6 5 58 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N 3B 1 0 0 2.2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BRO N 1B 1 1 1 9 10 1 0 2 0 1.000
1953 BRO N Daily Splits OF 24 12 5 129 24 0 2 0 0 .923 17 2 9
1953 BRO N LF 17 7 3 73 17 0 2 0 0 .895
1953 BRO N RF 9 4 2 42 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 BRO N CF 2 1 0 14 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 BRO N Daily Splits OF 14 7 6 75 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 13 2 0
1954 BRO N LF 13 5 5 60 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1954 BRO N CF 2 2 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A Daily Splits OF 81 79 48 647.1 205 2 2 0 0 .990 9 66 19
1956 BAL A CF 66 66 39 527.1 170 1 1 0 0 .994
1956 BAL A RF 19 10 6 86 24 1 1 0 0 .962
1956 BAL A 2B 10 0 0 22 4 5 1 0 0 .900
1956 BAL A 1B 9 3 1 37 36 7 0 4 0 1.000
1956 BAL A LF 9 3 3 34 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1956 BAL A 3B 4 3 1 30 4 3 1 0 0 .875
1957 BAL A Daily Splits OF 26 19 11 164 46 3 0 2 0 1.000 15 14 1
1957 BAL A LF 15 5 4 55 10 1 0 1 0 1.000
1957 BAL A 3B 15 12 10 130.1 21 28 2 1 0 .961
1957 BAL A CF 14 14 7 108 33 1 0 1 0 1.000
1957 BAL A 1B 12 8 7 85 82 10 0 12 0 1.000
1957 BAL A RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1957 CLE A Daily Splits OF 37 31 20 266.2 72 1 2 0 0 .973 17 22 0
1957 CLE A CF 22 21 12 168 49 1 2 0 0 .962
1957 CLE A 3B 19 18 17 164 23 30 4 5 0 .930
1957 CLE A LF 17 10 8 98.2 29 0 0 0 0 1.000
1957 TOT A 3B 34 30 27 294.1 44 58 6 6 0 .944
1957 TOT A LF 32 15 12 153.2 39 1 0 1 0 1.000
1957 TOT A CF 36 35 19 276 82 2 2 1 0 .977
1957 TOT A OF 63 50 31 430.2 118 4 2 2 0 .984 32 36 1
1958 BAL A Daily Splits OF 70 54 21 480 147 6 0 1 0 1.000 34 41 15
1958 BAL A 3B 46 26 14 237 32 47 7 5 0 .919
1958 BAL A CF 41 37 13 300 97 2 1 1 0 .990
1958 BAL A LF 34 5 4 95 24 1 0 0 0 1.000
1958 BAL A 1B 26 22 13 193 175 6 1 21 0 .995
1958 BAL A RF 15 12 4 85 25 1 0 0 0 1.000
1958 BAL A 2B 7 0 0 17.2 5 2 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A Daily Splits 3B 80 77 57 651 83 164 11 10 0 .957
1959 KC A 1B 32 28 25 249 233 16 2 32 0 .992
1959 KC A OF 24 15 13 155.2 31 0 0 0 0 1.000 14 2 8
1959 KC A LF 14 7 7 76 17 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A RF 8 6 4 61.2 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A 2B 3 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1959 KC A CF 2 2 2 18 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 KC A Daily Splits 3B 57 53 48 480.2 62 111 9 13 0 .951
1960 KC A 1B 34 28 25 238 247 17 2 15 0 .992
1960 KC A OF 25 24 15 202 67 3 0 0 0 1.000 25 0 0
1960 KC A LF 25 24 15 202 64 2 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A Daily Splits OF 75 64 23 532 86 4 3 1 0 .968 75 2 1
1961 BAL A LF 75 63 23 519.1 87 3 3 1 0 .968
1961 BAL A 1B 20 11 8 109.2 123 12 0 10 0 1.000
1961 BAL A 3B 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1961 BAL A CF 2 0 0 5.2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1961 BAL A RF 1 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BAL A Daily Splits OF 29 25 13 189.2 46 0 0 0 0 1.000 21 0 9
1962 BAL A LF 21 17 10 141.2 29 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BAL A 1B 21 12 11 139.1 134 13 0 13 0 1.000
1962 BAL A RF 9 8 3 48 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 BAL A 3B 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 -
1963 BOS A Daily Splits 3B 17 13 13 123 16 25 1 1 0 .976
1963 BOS A 1B 12 5 5 57 46 3 0 3 0 1.000
1963 BOS A OF 7 4 2 44 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 0 0
1963 BOS A LF 7 4 2 44 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 BOS A Daily Splits 1B 21 0 0 37 31 4 0 2 0 1.000
1964 BOS A 3B 13 5 5 67.2 7 17 1 4 0 .960
1964 BOS A OF 5 3 3 37 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 5 0 0
1964 BOS A LF 5 3 3 37 12 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (13 Years) Splits OF 457 367 199 3173 812 21 9 4 0 .989 285 158 62
Total (13 Years) LF 285 177 101 1628.1 356 9 5 2 0 .986
Total (10 Years) 3B 258 207 165 1897.1 248 426 36 39 0 .949
Total (10 Years) 1B 188 118 96 1154 1117 89 5 114 0 .996
Total ( 8 Years) CF 158 149 79 1214 380 6 4 2 0 .990
Total ( 7 Years) RF 62 41 19 330.2 81 2 1 0 0 .988
Total ( 3 Years) 2B 20 0 0 43.2 11 8 1 0 0 .950
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1967 BOS A 162 92 70 .568 722 614 1
1968 BOS A 162 86 76 .531 614 611 4
1969 BOS A 153 82 71 .536 708 698 9-22 3 3
1971 OAK A 161 101 60 .627 691 564 1
1972 OAK A 155 93 62 .600 604 457 1
1973 OAK A 162 94 68 .580 758 615 1
1974 CAL A 84 36 48 .429 296 303 7- 1 6 6
1975 CAL A 161 72 89 .447 628 723 6
1976 CAL A 96 39 57 .406 325 408 7-22 6 4
1977 MON N 162 75 87 .463 665 736 5
1978 MON N 162 76 86 .469 633 611 4
1979 MON N 160 95 65 .594 701 581 2
1980 MON N 162 90 72 .556 694 629 2
1981 MON N 81 44 37 .543 331 300 9- 7 2 2
1982 SD N 162 81 81 .500 675 658 4
1983 SD N 163 81 81 .500 653 653 4
1984 SD N 162 92 70 .568 686 634 1
1985 SD N 162 83 79 .512 650 622 3
1986 SEA A 133 58 75 .436 625 682 5- 9 6 7
1987 SEA A 162 78 84 .481 760 801 4
1988 SEA A 56 23 33 .411 243 291 6- 5 6 7
Total (21 Years) 3023 1571 1451 .520 12662 12191
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
League Championship Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1971 OAK A 3 0 3 .000 7 15
1972 OAK A 5 3 2 .600 13 10
1973 OAK A 5 3 2 .600 15 15
1984 SD N 5 3 2 .600 22 26
Total ( 4 Years) 18 9 9 .500 57 66
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
World Series Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1967 BOS A 7 3 4 .429 21 25
1972 OAK A 7 4 3 .571 16 21
1973 OAK A 7 4 3 .571 21 24
1984 SD N 5 1 4 .200 15 23
Total ( 4 Years) 26 12 14 .462 73 93
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
All-Star Game Managerial Record
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
1968 AL 1 0 1 .000 0 1
1973 AL 1 0 1 .000 1 7
1974 AL 1 0 1 .000 2 7
1985 NL 1 1 0 1.000 6 1
Total ( 4 Years) 4 1 3 .250 9 16
Year Team G W L PCT RS RA START END STANDING
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
1970 MON N Hitting 4- 6 10- 1
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-18-1951 BOX BRO N Artie Gore Bench jockeying
9- 2-1951 BOX BRO N Al Barlick Bench jockeying
4-28-1954 BOX BRO N Frank Secory Called third strike
9-11-1956 BOX BAL A Frank Tabacchi Call at 2B
6-30-1957 BOX CLE A Eddie Rommel Called third strike
9- 6-1960 BOX KC A Nestor Chylak Called third strike
As manager:
Date Team Umpire Reason
4-23-1967 BOX BOS A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
8-16-1967 BOX BOS A Frank Umont Call at 1B
8-20-1967(2) BOX BOS A Bill Valentine Hit by pitch (spit on umpire's shoes)
5-25-1968 BOX BOS A Al Salerno Interference non-call
7- 5-1968 BOX BOS A Marty Springstead Interference non-call
8-25-1968 BOX BOS A Emmett Ashford Call at 2B
9-28-1968 BOX BOS A Jim Honochick Pitcher's foot not on rubber
5- 1-1969 BOX BOS A Don Denkinger Call at HP
6-15-1969 BOX BOS A Marty Springstead Call at 2B
6-17-1969 BOX BOS A Jerry Neudecker Claimed opposing pitcher threw illegal pitch
8-22-1969 BOX BOS A Larry Barnett Check swing
4-21-1971 BOX OAK A Red Flaherty Called third strike
8- 7-1971 BOX OAK A Dave Phillips Infield fly non-call
8-10-1971(1) BOX OAK A Jim Odom Fair/foul call (Reversed
9- 6-1971 BOX OAK A Dave Phillips Call at 1B
4-19-1972(2) BOX OAK A John Rice Fair/foul on bunt
4-26-1972 BOX OAK A Ron Luciano Balls and strikes
6-20-1972 BOX OAK A Jim Evans Interference non-call
9-20-1972 BOX OAK A Art Frantz Call at HP
9-23-1972 BOX OAK A Red Flaherty Interference call
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 2-1973 BOX OAK A Hank Morgenweck Called third strike
6-17-1973 BOX OAK A Jim Evans Fair/foul call
9-20-1973(1) BOX OAK A Larry Barnett Unknown reason
7-10-1974 BOX CAL A Armando Rodriguez Catch/trap call
5- 1-1975 BOX CAL A Rich Garcia Call at HP
5-17-1975 BOX CAL A Ron Luciano Fair/foul call (Reversed)
5-27-1975 BOX CAL A Larry Barnett Call at HP
6-21-1975(2) BOX CAL A George Maloney Call at 2B (Threw paper airplane)
7-26-1975(2) BOX CAL A Russ Goetz Balls and strikes
8-19-1975 BOX CAL A Joe Brinkman Balls and strikes
8-26-1975 BOX CAL A Bill Kunkel Balls and strikes
5- 2-1976(2) BOX CAL A Larry Barnett Check swing
6-22-1976 BOX CAL A Bill Kunkel Pitching change argument
6-23-1976 BOX CAL A Lou DiMuro Call at 2B
4-29-1977 BOX MON N Frank Pulli Call at 1B
8- 6-1978(2) BOX MON N Paul Pryor Check swing
8- 8-1979 BOX MON N Satch Davidson Balls and strikes
5- 3-1980 BOX MON N Andy Olsen Balls and strikes
7-18-1980 BOX MON N Satch Davidson Call at 1B
9-13-1980 BOX MON N Bruce Froemming Ejection of player
Date Team Umpire Reason
5- 4-1981 BOX MON N Paul Pryor Balls and strikes
5-30-1982 BOX SD N Joe West Obstruction call
7- 7-1982 BOX SD N Randy Marsh Call at HP
8-17-1982 BOX SD N Fred Brocklander Runner placement on fan interference
8-23-1982(2) BOX SD N Charlie Williams Call at 1B
4-15-1983 BOX SD N Randy Marsh Balls and strikes
8-23-1983 BOX SD N John McSherry Call at 1B
5- 3-1984 BOX SD N Charlie Williams Interference call
7-18-1984 BOX SD N Eric Gregg Requesting appeal of check swing
8-12-1984 BOX SD N Steve Rippley Automatic ejection after warning
5-11-1985 BOX SD N Terry Tata Fair/foul call
9- 8-1985 BOX SD N Fred Brocklander Call at 1B
7- 6-1986 BOX SEA A Tim Welke Call at 1B (Reversed)
7- 9-1986 BOX SEA A John Shulock Appeal play
9-22-1986 BOX SEA A Durwood Merrill Balls and strikes
6-14-1987 BOX SEA A Dan Morrison Call at 1B (reversal)
4-15-1988 BOX SEA A Nick Bremigan Balls and strikes
5- 7-1988 BOX SEA A Larry Barnett Balk call
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
6- 6-1970 BOX MON N Frank Dezelan Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1947).
Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Brooklyn Dodgers (June 25, 1956 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Jim Busby (June 13,
1957 ).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Gene Woodling and Bud Daley to Baltimore Orioles in
exchange for Larry Doby and Don Ferrarese (April 1, 1958 ).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Chico
Carrasquel (October 2, 1958 ).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Dick Hall to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for
Chuck Essegian and Jerry Walker (April 12, 1961 ).
Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Houston Colt .45s (October 12, 1962 ).
Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Carroll Hardy
(December 13, 1962 ).
Released by Boston Red Sox (October 14, 1964 ).
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