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Earl Williams

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: July 14, 1948 in Newark, NJ us

Died: January 28, 2013 in Somerset, NJ

Buried: Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, NJ

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1st round (6th) of the 1965 MLB August Legion Draft from Montclair HS (Montclair, NJ).

High School: Montclair HS (Montclair, NJ)

School: Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY)

Debut: September 13, 1970 (Age 22-061d, 13,076th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1977 (Age 29-073d)
vs. TEX 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Earl Craig Williams

Nicknames: Big Money

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.9

3058

756

138

.247

361

RBI

457

OBP

.318

SLG

.424

OPS

.742

OPS+

106

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	Apr 22	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
2	16	Apr 23	ATL		CIN	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
3	17	Apr 24	ATL		CIN	L,3-11	CG	49	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
4	18	Apr 25	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
5	19	Apr 26	ATL	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
6	20	Apr 27 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,12-8	GS	31	7.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
7	21	Apr 27 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
8	22	Apr 28	ATL	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
9	23	Apr 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-8	CG	40	8.0	5	2	1	8	2	1B
10	24	Apr 30	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	25	May 2	ATL	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
12	26	May 3	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
13	27	May 4	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
14	28	May 6	ATL		SFG	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
15	30 (1)	May 8	ATL		SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
16	31	May 9	ATL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
17	32	May 10	ATL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
18	33	May 11	ATL		PHI	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	34	May 12	ATL	@	MON	L,1-11	CG	48	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
20	35	May 13	ATL	@	MON	W,9-4	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
21	38 (2)	May 16	ATL	@	PHI	L,8-12	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
22	39	May 17	ATL	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	46	8.2	11	1	0	12	1	1B
23	40	May 18	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
24	41	May 20	ATL		MON	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
25	42	May 21	ATL		MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
26	43	May 23	ATL		NYM	L,1-3	GS	29	8.0	11	1	1	13	4	1B
27	44	May 24	ATL		NYM	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
28	45	May 25	ATL		NYM	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
29	46	May 26	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
30	47	May 27	ATL	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
31	48	May 28	ATL	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
32	49	May 30	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
33	50	May 31	ATL	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	51	Jun 1	ATL	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
35	52	Jun 2	ATL	@	STL	L,0-1	GS	21	6.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
36	62 (9)	Jun 14	ATL		PIT	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
37	63	Jun 15	ATL		PIT	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
38	64	Jun 16	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
39	68 (3)	Jun 21	ATL		SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
40	70 (1)	Jun 22 (2)	ATL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
41	76 (5)	Jun 28	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	78 (1)	Jul 1	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	6	1	2	9	2	1B
43	80 (1)	Jul 4	ATL		HOU	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
44	82 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	ATL		HOU	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
45	85 (2)	Jul 8	ATL		NYM	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
46	86	Jul 9	ATL		NYM	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	PH 1B
47	87	Jul 11	ATL		MON	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
48	88	Jul 12 (1)	ATL		MON	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
49	89	Jul 12 (2)	ATL		MON	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
50	90	Jul 13	ATL		MON	W,5-4	CG	56	14.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
51	91	Jul 17	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
52	92	Jul 18	ATL	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
53	94 (1)	Jul 20	ATL	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	47	10.1	9	0	0	9	3	1B
54	95	Jul 21	ATL	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
55	96	Jul 22	ATL	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	34	8.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
56	97	Jul 23	ATL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
57	98	Jul 24	ATL	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
58	99	Jul 25 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	15	2	0	17	4	1B
59	100	Jul 25 (2)	ATL		SDP	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
60	101	Jul 26	ATL		SDP	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
61	102	Jul 27	ATL		SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
62	103	Jul 28	ATL		LAD	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
63	104	Jul 29	ATL		LAD	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
64	105	Jul 30	ATL		LAD	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
65	106	Jul 31	ATL		LAD	W,11-10	CG	48	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	107	Aug 1	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	9	2	1	12	1	1B
67	108	Aug 2	ATL	@	SDP	W,8-6	CG	71	15.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
68	109	Aug 3	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	110	Aug 4	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-9	GS	35	7.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
70	113 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
71	115 (1)	Aug 9	ATL		CHC	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
72	116	Aug 10	ATL		CHC	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
73	117	Aug 11	ATL		PIT	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
74	122 (4)	Aug 15 (2)	ATL		STL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
75	123	Aug 16	ATL		STL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
76	124	Aug 17	ATL		STL	L,1-8	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
77	125	Aug 18	ATL		PHI	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
78	126	Aug 19	ATL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
79	127	Aug 20	ATL		PHI	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
80	128	Aug 22	ATL	@	STL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
81	129	Aug 23	ATL	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
82	130	Aug 24	ATL	@	STL	L,2-6	GS	28	6.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
83	131	Aug 25	ATL	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
84	136 (4)	Aug 31 (2)	ATL	@	CHC	L,8-9	GS	21	5.1	8	0	0	8	2	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	140 (3)	Sep 4	ATL		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
86	141	Sep 5	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	C
87	142	Sep 6	ATL		LAD	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
88	143	Sep 7	ATL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
89	145 (1)	Sep 9	ATL		HOU	W,4-1	GS	26	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
90	146	Sep 10	ATL	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS	34	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B C
91	147	Sep 11	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
92	149 (1)	Sep 13	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
93	150	Sep 14	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
94	151	Sep 15	ATL	@	SFG	W,12-0	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
95	154 (2)	Sep 18	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
96	155	Sep 19	ATL		CIN	L,6-7	GS	31	6.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
97	157 (1)	Sep 21	ATL		CIN	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
98	158	Sep 24	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	51	11.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
99	160 (1)	Sep 27	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
100	161	Sep 28	ATL	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
							101gm		862.2	896	56	12	964	80