Dick Williams

Dick Williams
Williams at the 2008 All-Star Game Red Carpet Parade
Outfielder / Third baseman / Manager
Born: May 7, 1929 St. Louis, Missouri
Died: July 7, 2011(2011-07-07) (aged 82) Las Vegas, Nevada
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 10, 1951, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1964, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.260
Home runs	70
Runs batted in	331
Games managed	3,023
Win–loss record	1,571–1,451
Winning %	.520
Teams
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) As manager Boston Red Sox (1967–1969) Oakland Athletics (1971–1973) California Angels (1974–1976) Montreal Expos (1977–1981) San Diego Padres (1982–1985) Seattle Mariners (1986–1988)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1972, 1973)
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Inducted	2008
Election Method	Veterans Committee

As manager

Richard Hirschfeld "Dick" Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1988, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National League pennant, and two World Series triumphs. He is one of seven managers to win pennants in both major leagues, and joined Bill McKechnie in becoming only the second manager to lead three franchises to the Series. He and Lou Piniella are the only managers in history to lead four teams to seasons of 90 or more wins. Williams was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 following his election by the Veterans Committee.

Williams was born on May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri. After growing up in St. Louis and Pasadena, California, Williams signed his first professional contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, and played his first major league game with Brooklyn in 1951. Initially an outfielder, he separated a shoulder making a diving catch early in his career, weakening his throwing arm. As a result, he learned to play several positions (he was frequently a first baseman and third baseman) and became a notorious "bench jockey" in order to keep his major league job. He appeared in 1,023 games over 13 seasons with the Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics and Boston Red Sox. A right-handed batter and thrower, Williams had a career batting average of .260; his 768 hits included 70 home runs, 157 doubles and 12 triples.