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, U.S.
Died: July 7, 2011(2011-07-07) (aged 82) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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
Managerial record	1,571–1,451
Winning %	.520
Teams
As player 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) Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2008
Vote	81.3%
Election method	Veterans Committee

Richard Hirschfeld 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 nine 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 (Bruce Bochy, in 2023, became the third). 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 National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 following his election by the Veterans Committee.