Billy Williams
Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a retired American baseball left fielder. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and two seasons for the Oakland Athletics. Williams was added into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.[1] In 1999, he was named a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
| Billy Williams | |||
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| Left fielder | |||
| Born: June 15, 1938 Whistler, Alabama | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 6, 1959, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 2, 1976, for the Oakland Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .290 | ||
| Hits | 2,711 | ||
| Home runs | 426 | ||
| Runs batted in | 1,475 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | |||
| Induction | 1987 | ||
| Vote | 85.71% (sixth ballot) | ||
Billy Williams Media
Professional baseball player Billy Williams
Professional baseball player Billy Williams
1975 Oakland Athletics #23 Billy Williams road jersey
Retired number 26 at Wrigley Field
References
Other websites
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- BaseballLibrary.com
- Baseball Almanac
- "Its all about R-e-s-p-e-c-t for 'Sweet Swingin' Billy Williams Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- The Williams-Santo Cubs 1961-1965 @ The Hardball Times
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