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Dick WilliamsWWikipediaβ
Bats: R Β· Throws: R Β· Born 1929-05-07 Β· Played 1951β1964 Β· College: Pasadena City College (1947) Β· Career WAR 3.5 (bWAR) Β· IDs
BBREF=willidi02, LAHMAN=willidi02, MLBAM=124335, RETROSHEET=willd104
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Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | 23 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .200 | .250 | .333 | .583 | -0.2 | ||
| 1952 | NL | 36 | 68 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .309 | .329 | .397 | .726 | 0.2 | ||
| 1953 | NL | 30 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .218 | .271 | .364 | .635 | -0.4 | ||
| 1954 | NL | 16 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .147 | .189 | .235 | .424 | -0.3 | ||
| 1956 | NL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .572 | 1.9 | ||
| 1956 | AL | 87 | 353 | 45 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 40 | .286 | .342 | .453 | .795 | |||
| 1957 | AL | 47 | 167 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 21 | .234 | .293 | .335 | .628 | -0.7 | ||
| 1957 | AL | 67 | 205 | 33 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | .283 | .324 | .405 | .729 | |||
| 1958 | AL | 128 | 409 | 36 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 47 | .276 | .336 | .347 | .683 | 0.1 | ||
| 1959 | AL | 130 | 488 | 72 | 130 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 60 | .266 | .309 | .436 | .745 | 1.9 | ||
| 1960 | AL | 127 | 420 | 47 | 121 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 68 | .288 | .346 | .448 | .794 | 2.4 | ||
| 1961 | AL | 103 | 310 | 37 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 38 | .206 | .251 | .345 | .596 | -1.5 | ||
| 1962 | AL | 82 | 178 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | .247 | .303 | .315 | .618 | -0.3 | ||
| 1963 | AL | 79 | 136 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .257 | .329 | .360 | .689 | 0.1 | ||
| 1964 | AL | 61 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .159 | .247 | .406 | .653 | 0.3 | ||
| Total | 1023 | 2959 | 358 | 768 | 157 | 12 | 70 | 331 | 12 | 21 | 227 | 392 | .260 | .312 | .392 | .704 | 3.5 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | NL | OF | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NL | 1B | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1952 | NL | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | NL | OF | 25 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NL | OF | 24 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NL | OF | 14 | 7 | 75.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 | AL | 1B | 10 | 3 | 36.0 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1956 | AL | 2B | 10 | 0 | 22.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1956 | AL | 3B | 4 | 3 | 30.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1956 | AL | OF | 81 | 79 | 648.1 | 205 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1957 | AL | 1B | 12 | 8 | 85.0 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1957 | AL | 3B | 15 | 12 | 130.1 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1957 | AL | OF | 26 | 19 | 164.0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1957 | AL | 3B | 19 | 18 | 164.0 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1957 | AL | OF | 37 | 31 | 266.2 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1958 | AL | 1B | 26 | 22 | 193.0 | 175 | 6 | 1 | 21 | |
| 1958 | AL | 2B | 7 | 0 | 17.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | AL | 3B | 45 | 26 | 237.0 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 5 | |
| 1958 | AL | OF | 70 | 54 | 480.0 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1959 | AL | 1B | 32 | 28 | 249.0 | 233 | 16 | 2 | 32 | |
| 1959 | AL | 2B | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | AL | 3B | 80 | 77 | 651.0 | 83 | 164 | 11 | 10 | |
| 1959 | AL | OF | 23 | 15 | 155.2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | AL | 1B | 34 | 28 | 238.0 | 247 | 17 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1960 | AL | 3B | 57 | 53 | 480.2 | 62 | 111 | 9 | 13 | |
| 1960 | AL | OF | 25 | 24 | 202.0 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | AL | 1B | 20 | 11 | 109.2 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1961 | AL | 3B | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | AL | OF | 75 | 64 | 532.0 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1962 | AL | 1B | 21 | 12 | 139.1 | 134 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| 1962 | AL | 3B | 4 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 | AL | OF | 29 | 25 | 189.2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | AL | 1B | 11 | 5 | 57.0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1963 | AL | 3B | 17 | 13 | 123.0 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1963 | AL | OF | 7 | 4 | 44.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964 | AL | 1B | 21 | 0 | 37.0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1964 | AL | 3B | 13 | 5 | 67.2 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1964 | AL | OF | 5 | 3 | 37.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 921 | 649 | 5876.2 | 2188 | 544 | 51 | 157 |
Hall of Fame ballots
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Needed | Inducted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Veterans | No | ||
| 1998 | Veterans | No | ||
| 1999 | Veterans | No | ||
| 2000 | Veterans | No | ||
| 2001 | Veterans | No | ||
| 2003 | Veterans - Contributors | 33 | 60 | No |
| 2007 | Veterans - Contributors | 30 | 61 | No |
| 2008 | Veterans | Yes | ||
| 2008 | Veterans - Managers and Umpires | 13 | 12 | Yes |
Ejections (65)
| Date | As | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1951-07-18 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1951-09-02 | Player | Bench jockeying |
| 1954-04-28 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1956-09-11 | Player | Call at 2B |
| 1957-06-30 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1960-09-06 | Player | Called third strike |
| 1967-04-23 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1967-08-16 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1967-08-20 | Manager | Hit by pitch (spit on umpire's shoes) |
| 1968-05-25 | Manager | Claiming runner left baseline |
| 1968-07-05 | Manager | Interference non-call |
| 1968-08-25 | Manager | Call at 2B |
| 1968-09-28 | Manager | Pitcher's foot not on rubber |
| 1969-05-01 | Manager | Call at HP |
| 1969-06-15 | Manager | Call at 2B |
| 1969-06-17 | Manager | Claimed opposing pitcher threw illegal pitch |
| 1969-08-22 | Manager | Check swing |
| 1970-06-06 | Coach | Balls and strikes |
| 1971-04-21 | Manager | Called strike 3 |
| 1971-08-07 | Manager | Infield fly non-call |
| 1971-08-10 | Manager | Fair/foul call (Reversed; threw cap) |
| 1971-09-06 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1972-04-19 | Manager | Fair/foul on bunt |
| 1972-04-26 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1972-06-20 | Manager | Interference non-call (claimed ball hit batter) |
| 1972-09-20 | Manager | Call at HP |
| 1972-09-23 | Manager | Interference call |
| 1973-05-02 | Manager | Called strike 3 |
| 1973-06-17 | Manager | Fair/foul call |
| 1973-09-20 | Manager | Unknown reason |
| 1974-07-10 | Manager | Catch/no catch |
| 1975-05-01 | Manager | Call at HP |
| 1975-05-17 | Manager | Fair/foul call (Reversed) |
| 1975-05-27 | Manager | Call at HP |
| 1975-06-21 | Manager | Call at 2B (Threw paper airplane) |
| 1975-07-26 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1975-08-19 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1975-08-26 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1976-05-02 | Manager | Checked swing |
| 1976-06-22 | Manager | Pitching change argument |
| 1976-06-23 | Manager | Call at 2B |
| 1977-04-29 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1978-08-06 | Manager | Checked swing |
| 1979-08-08 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1980-05-03 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1980-07-18 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1980-09-13 | Manager | Ejection of Rodney Scott |
| 1981-05-04 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1982-05-30 | Manager | Obstruction call |
| 1982-07-07 | Manager | Call at HP |
| 1982-08-17 | Manager | Runner placement on fan interference |
| 1982-08-23 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1983-04-15 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1983-08-23 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1984-05-03 | Manager | Interference call |
| 1984-07-18 | Manager | Requesting appeal of check swing |
| 1984-08-12 | Manager | Automatic ejection after warning |
| 1985-05-11 | Manager | Fair/foul call |
| 1985-09-08 | Manager | Call at 1B |
| 1986-07-06 | Manager | Call at 1B (Reversed) |
| 1986-07-09 | Manager | Appeal play |
| 1986-09-22 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1987-06-14 | Manager | Call at 1B (reversal) |
| 1988-04-15 | Manager | Balls and strikes |
| 1988-05-07 | Manager | Balk call |