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	27-14 / in Starts: 26-14
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 115 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	78 (45-18-15)
Avg. MLBer w/ 115 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	71 (34-23-13)

Most Driven In
S Risberg	4
R Schalk	2
C Gandil	2
F McMullin	2
B Lynn	0

Most Driven In By
B Weaver	4
E Collins	3
J Jackson	1
N Leibold	1

1919 Batting Game Log

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1919 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	111	1	Apr 23	CHW	@	SLB	W,13-4	CG	5	5	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.600	.600	1.000	1.600	9	.84	0.053	2.35	0.09%	2.00	P
2	112	5 (3)	Apr 27	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.556	.889	9	.89	-0.087	2.88	-0.17%	-0.96	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
3	113	8 (2)	May 2	CHW		SLB	L,4-11	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.333	.333	.556	.889	9						P
4	114	10 (1)	May 6	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.250	.417	.667	9	.89	-0.071	3.46	-0.17%	-0.66	P
5	115	14 (3)	May 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-2	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.353	.353	.471	.824	9	.83	0.001	3.91	0.00%	0.41	P
6	116	18 (3)	May 15	CHW		BOS	L,5-6	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.353	.389	.471	.859	9	.45	0.014	2.24	0.04%	0.12	P
7	117	20 (1)	May 17	CHW		PHA	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.333	.368	.444	.813	9	2.83	-0.109	12.84	-0.30%	-0.93	P
8	118	23 (2)	May 22	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.286	.318	.381	.699	9	.83	-0.026	4.62	-0.09%	-0.26	P
9	119	27 (3)	May 26	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.261	.292	.348	.639	9	.69	-0.040	3.53	-0.12%	-0.62	P
10	120	30 (2)	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.240	.269	.320	.589	9	.79	-0.045	5.09	-0.17%	-0.62	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
11	121	34 (3)	Jun 2 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.259	.286	.333	.619	9	.86	-0.041	4.74	-0.14%	-0.29	P
12	122	37 (2)	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-6	GS-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.259	.310	.333	.644	9	1.16	0.007	7.74	0.03%	0.06	P
13	123	40 (2)	Jun 11	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.226	.273	.290	.563	9	.29	-0.028	1.51	-0.09%	-0.45	P
14	124	44 (3)	Jun 16	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.200	.243	.257	.500	9	.68	-0.078	3.24	-0.22%	-1.39	P
15	125	48 (3)	Jun 20	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.211	.250	.316	.566	9	.52	0.116	2.61	0.35%	0.66	P
16	126	52 (3)	Jun 24	CHW		CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.195	.233	.293	.525	9	1.63	-0.132	10.27	-0.50%	-0.94	P
17	127	56 (3)	Jun 28	CHW	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.186	.239	.279	.518	9	1.22	-0.055	5.25	-0.14%	-0.39	P
Jul		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
18	128	59 (2)	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,9-14	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.239	.279	.518	9						P
19	129	61 (1)	Jul 3	CHW	@	CLE	W,17-1	CG	5	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1		0		0		.200	.280	.311	.591	9	.41	0.130	2.39	0.46%	2.80	P
20	130	65 (3)	Jul 6	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.208	.283	.313	.596	9	.32	-0.010	1.78	-0.03%	-0.18	P
21	131	69 (3)	Jul 10	CHW		PHA	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.196	.281	.294	.575	9	.37	0.014	2.11	0.05%	-0.28	P
22	132	73 (3)	Jul 14	CHW		BOS	W,9-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		1		0		.189	.271	.283	.554	9	.42	0.017	2.42	0.06%	-0.20	P
23	133	77 (3)	Jul 18	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.196	.274	.286	.560	9	1.02	-0.070	6.25	-0.26%	-0.60	P
24	134	80 (2)	Jul 21 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,7-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.186	.262	.271	.533	9	.94	-0.070	8.15	-0.36%	-0.58	P
25	135	84 (3)	Jul 25	CHW		SLB	W,6-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.262	.271	.533	9						P
26	136	86 (1)	Jul 27	CHW		SLB	L,5-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.262	.271	.533	9						P
27	137	88 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.186	.262	.271	.533	9						P
Aug		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
28	138	92 (3)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.190	.261	.286	.547	9	1.06	0.121	6.75	0.46%	1.27	P
29	139	95 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.209	.274	.299	.572	9	1.95	-0.087	11.49	-0.31%	-0.56	P
30	140	100 (4)	Aug 11	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.200	.263	.286	.549	9	.40	0.035	2.69	0.14%	0.44	P
31	141	102 (1)	Aug 15	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.197	.260	.282	.541	9	1.24	-0.037	9.10	-0.16%	-0.28	P
32	142	106 (3)	Aug 19	CHW		PHA	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.197	.260	.282	.541	1						P
33	143	108 (1)	Aug 21	CHW		WSH	W,11-4	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		1		0		.213	.280	.293	.574	9	.53	0.118	2.71	0.36%	2.26	P
34	144	111 (2)	Aug 24	CHW		NYY	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.205	.271	.282	.553	9	.53	-0.039	2.44	-0.11%	-0.59	P
35	145	114 (2)	Aug 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.195	.258	.268	.527	9	.83	-0.116	2.46	-0.21%	-1.53	P
36	146	117 (2)	Aug 31	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.195	.258	.268	.527	9						P
Sept		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
37	147	118	Sep 1 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.188	.250	.259	.509	9	.49	-0.050	2.27	-0.14%	-0.69	P
38	148	122 (3)	Sep 6	CHW		CLE	L,2-11	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.186	.247	.256	.503	9	1.04	-0.026	1.81	-0.03%	-0.22	P
39	149	126 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.180	.247	.247	.495	9	.68	-0.034	.40	-0.01%	0.05	P
40	150	134 (7)	Sep 20 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.176	.250	.242	.492	9	.91	-0.025	.01	0.00%	-0.29	P
41	151	137 (2)	Sep 25	CHW		SLB	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.181	.252	.245	.497	9	1.26	0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
							27-14		115	94	10	17	2	2	0	10	9	0	27	0	11		4		0		.181	.252	.245	.497		.83	-0.627	3.92	-1.67%	-3.49

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