Lefty Williams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: March 9, 1893 in Aurora, MO us

Died: November 4, 1959 in Laguna Beach, CA

Buried: Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, CA

Debut: September 17, 1913 (Age 20-192d, 4,016th in major league history)
vs. WSH 9.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 25, 1920 (Age 27-200d)
vs. CLE 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1916 season

Full Name: Claude Preston Williams

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1917 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.3

ERA

3.13

189

152

1186.0

515

WHIP

1.238

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-5 / in Starts: 9-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 43 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	30 (18-9-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 43 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (12-8-4)

Most Driven In
F McMullin	1
J Jackson	1
C Gandil	1
R Schalk	0

Most Driven In By
E Murphy	1
N Leibold	1
S Risberg	1
F McMullin	1

1918 Batting Game Log

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1918 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	96	2 (1)	Apr 18	CHW		SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1		0		0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.85	-0.062	2.12	-0.09%	-0.59	P
2	97	4 (1)	Apr 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.68	-0.065	1.51	-0.09%	-0.96	P
3	98	6 (1)	Apr 29	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.95	0.108	2.94	0.20%	0.78	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	99	10 (3)	May 3	CHW	@	DET	W,19-3	CG	6	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1		0		.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.16	0.023	.43	0.04%	0.14	P
5	100	14 (3)	May 7	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	GS-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.214	.267	.214	.481	9	1.62	-0.020	5.01	-0.04%	-0.16	P
6	101	15	May 8	CHW		CLE	W,9-5	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.267	.313	.267	.579	9	.18	0.007	.53	0.01%	0.36	P
7	102	18 (2)	May 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.235	.278	.235	.513	9	1.05	-0.054	3.63	-0.11%	-0.47	P
8	103	21 (2)	May 15	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(18)	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		0		0		.174	.208	.174	.382	9	1.55	-0.216	5.34	-0.45%	-0.92	P
9	104	25 (3)	May 20	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.192	.222	.192	.415	9	.47	0.028	1.73	0.06%	-0.21	P
10	105	28 (2)	May 25	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.194	.167	.360	9	1.61	-0.147	5.86	-0.32%	-0.83	P
11	106	31 (2)	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.161	.188	.161	.349	9	.93	-0.023	2.45	-0.04%	-0.21	P
12	107	33 (1)	May 31	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.156	.182	.156	.338	9	.41	0.013	1.22	0.02%	0.12	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	108	34	Jun 1	CHW		NYY	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.143	.167	.143	.310	9	.63	-0.048	2.16	-0.10%	-0.40	P
14	109	38 (3)	Jun 5	CHW		PHA	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.139	.162	.139	.301	9	.76	-0.018	2.61	-0.04%	-0.20	P
15	110	40 (1)	Jun 8	CHW		PHA	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.132	.154	.132	.285	9	1.11	-0.051	4.44	-0.12%	-0.48	P
							10-5		43	38	4	5	0	0	0	3	1	0	14	0	4		2		0		.132	.154	.132	.285		.88	-0.525	2.85	-1.06%	-4.04

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