Papa Williams Minor League Statistics & History

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Papa Williams

Fred Williams

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 17, 1913 in Meridian, Mississippi, US
Died: November 2, 1993 in Meridian, Mississippi, US

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1935	21	Columbus/Cleveland	EDXL	C		137		554	187	26	22	7	.338		.502		278
1936	22	Greenville	CSTL	C		129		558	186	39	11	10	.333		.496		277
1937	23	3 Teams	2 Lgs	A1-B	SLB,NYY	152		579	191	42	5	4	.330		.440		255
1937	23	Memphis	SOUA	A1		15		46	16	3	0	0	.348		.413		19
1937	23	Meridian,Jackson	SEAL	B	NYY,SLB	137		533	175	39	5	4	.328		.443		236
1937	23	Jackson	SEAL	B	NYY
1937	23	Meridian	SEAL	B	SLB
1938	24	3 Teams	2 Lgs	B	SLB,PIT	73		278	70	10	4	1	.252		.327		91
1938	24	Meridian	SEAL	B	SLB	3		5	2	0	0	0	.400		.400		2
1938	24	Savannah,Greenville	SALL	B	PIT	70		273	68	10	4	1	.249		.326		89
1938	24	Greenville	SALL	B
1938	24	Savannah	SALL	B	PIT
1939	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-C		23		87	25	2	1	1	.287		.368		32
1939	25	Greenwood	CSTL	C		5		18	2	0	0	1	.111		.278		5
1939	25	Savannah	SALL	B		18		69	23	2	1	0	.333		.391		27
1940	26	Grand Forks	NORL	D	CHW	124		487	156	24	9	6	.320		.444		216
1941	27	Winnipeg	NORL	C		112		447	131	27	5	9	.293		.436		195

1945	31	Wilkes-Barre	EL	A	CLE	49		180	48	5	3	4	.267		.394		71
1946	32	Meridian	SEAL	B	BRO	132		504	162	31	3	15	.321		.484		244
1947	33	Meridian	SEAL	B	CLE	128		503	152	31	6	10	.302		.447		225
1948	34	2 Teams	1 Lg	D		135		563	205	35	8	24	.364		.583		328
1948	34	Rocky Mount,Kinston	COPL	D		135		563	205	35	8	24	.364		.583		328
1948	34	Kinston	COPL	D
1948	34	Rocky Mount	COPL	D
1949	35	Greenville	COPL	D		136		490	164	31	1	15	.335		.494		242
1950	36	Borger	WTNM	C		123		474	175	48	3	33	.369		.692		328
1951	37	Waycross	GAFL	D		120		465	137	19	4	0	.295		.353		164
1952	38	Waycross	GAFL	D		113		399	98	18	1	0	.246		.296		118

1954	40	Crestview	ALFL	D		113		429	173	27	2	7	.403		.524		225
1955	41	Vicksburg	CSTL	C	CHC	91		270	91	16	0	5	.337		.452		122
17 Seasons						1890	7267	7267	2351	431	88	151	.324	.324	.469	.793	3411
B (5 seasons)				B		488	1887	1887	582	113	19	30	.308	.308	.436	.745	823
D (6 seasons)				D		741	2833	2833	933	154	25	52	.329	.329	.456	.786	1293
C (6 seasons)				C		597	2321	2321	772	156	41	65	.333	.333	.519	.852	1205
A (1 season)				A		49	180	180	48	5	3	4	.267	.267	.394	.661	71
A1 (1 season)				A1		15	46	46	16	3	0	0	.348	.348	.413	.761	19

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	G	IP	H	R	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1941	27	Winnipeg	NORL	C		1	0	1.000	11	39.0	53	46	30	2.128	12.2	6.9

1954	40	Crestview	ALFL	D		0	0		4
1955	41	Vicksburg	CSTL	C	CHC	0	0		2
3 Seasons						1	0	1.000	17	39.0	53	46	30	2.128	12.2	6.9
C (2 seasons)				C		1	0	1.000	13	39.0	53	46	30	2.128	12.2	6.9
D (1 season)				D		0	0		4

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	Fld%	RF/G
1935	21	Columbus/Cleveland	EDXL	C		1B	122	1127	1033	73	21	.981	9.07
1936	22	Greenville	CSTL	C		1B	88	774	731	37	6	.992	8.73
1937	23	3 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A1	NYY,SLB	1B	111	1045	980	53	12	.989	9.31
1937	23	Meridian, Jackson	SEAL	B	NYY,SLB	1B	98	903	851	42	10	.989	9.11
1937	23	Memphis	SOUA	A1		1B	13	142	129	11	2	.986	10.77
1938	24	2 Teams	1 Lg	B	PIT	OF	55	106	97	5	4	.962	1.85
1938	24	Savannah, Greenville	SALL	B	PIT	OF	55	106	97	5	4	.962	1.85
1939	25	Savannah	SALL	B		1B	17	172	158	12	2	.988	10.00
1940	26	Grand Forks	NORL	D	CHW	1B	123	1183	1096	71	16	.986	9.49
1941	27	Winnipeg	NORL	C		1B	99	902	834	56	12	.987	8.99
7 Seasons							615	5309	4929	307	73	.986	8.51
1B (6 seasons)						1B	560	5203	4832	302	69	.987	9.17
OF (1 season)						OF	55	106	97	5	4	.962	1.85

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1940	26	Grand Forks	NORL	D	CHW	1 of 1
1941	27	Winnipeg	NORL	C		1 of 1

1946	32	Meridian	SEAL	B	BRO	1 of 2

1949	35	Greenville	COPL	D		1 of 1

1951	37	Waycross	GAFL	D		1 of 1	125	70	55	.560
1952	38	Waycross	GAFL	D		1 of 1	140	80	59	.576

1954	40	Crestview	ALFL	D		1 of 1	124	55	69	.444
1955	41	Vicksburg	CSTL	C	CHC	1 of 1	120	43	76	.361
8 Seasons							509	248	259	.489
D (5 seasons)							389	205	183	.528
C (2 seasons)							120	43	76	.361
B (1 season)

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1935	21	Columbus/Cleveland Bengals	East Dixie League	C
1936	22	Greenville Bucks	Cotton States League	C
1937	23	Memphis Chickasaws	Southern Association	A1
1937	23	Jackson Senators	Southeastern League	B	NYY	1
1937	23	Meridian Scrappers	Southeastern League	B	SLB	2
1938	24	Meridian Scrappers	Southeastern League	B	SLB
1938	24	Greenville Spinners	South Atlantic League	B		1
1938	24	Savannah Indians	South Atlantic League	B	PIT	2
1939	25	Savannah Indians	South Atlantic League	B
1939	25	Greenwood Crackers	Cotton States League	C
1940	26	Grand Forks Chiefs	Northern League	D	CHW
1941	27	Winnipeg Maroons	Northern League	C

1945	31	Wilkes-Barre Barons	Eastern League	A	CLE
1945	31	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1
1946	32	Meridian Peps	Southeastern League	B	BRO
1947	33	Meridian Peps	Southeastern League	B	CLE
1948	34	Kinston Eagles	Coastal Plain League	D		1
1948	34	Rocky Mount Leafs	Coastal Plain League	D		2
1949	35	Greenville Greenies	Coastal Plain League	D
1950	36	Borger Gassers	West Texas-New Mexico League	C
1951	37	Waycross Bears	Georgia-Florida League	D
1952	38	Waycross Bears	Georgia-Florida League	D

1954	40	Crestview Braves	Alabama-Florida League	D
1955	41	Vicksburg Hill Billies	Cotton States League	C	CHC

Sabr ID: e5857617

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