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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	ATL	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 16 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	C
3	3	Apr 16 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,0-3	GS	30	7.0	5	1	1	7	0	C
4	4	Apr 17	ATL		LAD	L,3-8	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
5	5	Apr 18	ATL		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
6	6	Apr 19	ATL		LAD	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
7	7	Apr 20	ATL		LAD	L,1-11	CG	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
8	8	Apr 21	ATL		CIN	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
9	9	Apr 22	ATL		CIN	W,11-7	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
10	10	Apr 23	ATL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
11	11	Apr 25	ATL		STL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
12	12	Apr 26	ATL		STL	L,4-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
13	13	Apr 28	ATL	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
14	14	Apr 29	ATL	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
15	15	Apr 30	ATL	@	PIT	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	16	May 2	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
17	17	May 3	ATL	@	CHC	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	18	May 4	ATL	@	CHC	L,0-8	GS	19	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
19	19	May 5	ATL	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
20	20	May 6	ATL	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
21	21	May 7	ATL	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
22	22	May 9	ATL		PIT	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	23	May 10	ATL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	24	May 12	ATL		CHC	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
25	25	May 14	ATL		CHC	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
26	26	May 15	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
27	27	May 16	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
28	28	May 17	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
29	29	May 19	ATL	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
30	30	May 20	ATL	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
31	31	May 21 (1)	ATL	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
32	32	May 21 (2)	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
33	33	May 23	ATL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
34	34	May 24	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
35	35	May 26	ATL		SFG	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	36	May 27	ATL		SFG	L,9-11	CG	51	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	37	May 28 (1)	ATL		SFG	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
38	38	May 28 (2)	ATL		SFG	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
39	39	May 29	ATL		SDP	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
40	40	May 31	ATL		SDP	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	41	Jun 2	ATL	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
42	42	Jun 3	ATL	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
43	43	Jun 4	ATL	@	NYM	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	44	Jun 6	ATL	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
45	45	Jun 7	ATL	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
46	46	Jun 8	ATL	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
47	47	Jun 9	ATL	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
48	48	Jun 10	ATL	@	PHI	W,15-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
49	49	Jun 11	ATL	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
50	50	Jun 12	ATL		NYM	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
51	51	Jun 13	ATL		NYM	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
52	52	Jun 14	ATL		NYM	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
53	53	Jun 16 (1)	ATL		MON	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
54	54	Jun 16 (2)	ATL		MON	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
55	55	Jun 17	ATL		MON	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	3	2	1	6	1	C
56	56	Jun 18	ATL		MON	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
57	57	Jun 21	ATL		PHI	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
58	58	Jun 23	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
59	59	Jun 24 (1)	ATL	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
60	60	Jun 24 (2)	ATL	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
61	61	Jun 25	ATL	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	2	4	0	3B
62	62	Jun 26	ATL	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
63	63	Jun 27	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
64	64	Jun 28 (1)	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
65	65	Jun 28 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
66	66	Jun 29	ATL	@	SDP	L,6-8	GS	40	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B C
67	67	Jun 30	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
69	69	Jul 2	ATL	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
70	70	Jul 3	ATL	@	HOU	W,13-9	GS	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C 1B
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	ATL		CHC	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	ATL		CHC	T,3-3	CG	29	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
73	73	Jul 5 (1)	ATL		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
74	74	Jul 5 (2)	ATL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	75	Jul 6	ATL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	76	Jul 7 (1)	ATL		PIT	L,2-10	GS	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C 1B
77	77	Jul 7 (2)	ATL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
78	78	Jul 8	ATL		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
79	79	Jul 9	ATL		PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
80	80	Jul 11	ATL	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	60	15.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
81	81	Jul 12	ATL	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
82	82	Jul 13	ATL	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
83	83	Jul 14	ATL	@	CHC	L,8-9	GS	45	8.2	8	1	0	9	0	C 1B
84	84	Jul 15	ATL	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
85	85	Jul 16	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
86	86	Jul 17	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
87	87	Jul 18	ATL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
88	88	Jul 19	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
89	89	Jul 20	ATL		STL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
90	90	Jul 21	ATL		STL	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
91	91	Jul 22	ATL		STL	W,8-7	CG	47	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
92	92	Jul 23	ATL		STL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
93	93	Jul 28	ATL		SFG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
94	94	Jul 29	ATL		SFG	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	95	Jul 30 (1)	ATL		LAD	W,14-4	GS	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C 1B
96	96	Jul 30 (2)	ATL		LAD	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	C
97	97	Jul 31	ATL		LAD	W,4-3	GS	28	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1 (1)	ATL		SDP	L,0-9	GS	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C 1B
99	99	Aug 1 (2)	ATL		SDP	L,7-11	GS	28	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	100	Aug 2	ATL		SDP	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
101	101	Aug 3	ATL		SDP	L,5-6	CG	50	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
102	102	Aug 4 (1)	ATL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	50	10.2	7	0	0	7	2	1B C
103	103	Aug 4 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
104	104	Aug 5	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
105	105	Aug 6	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
106	106	Aug 7	ATL	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
107	107	Aug 8	ATL		HOU	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
108	108	Aug 9	ATL		HOU	W,6-0	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
109	109	Aug 10	ATL		HOU	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
110	110	Aug 11	ATL		CIN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
111	111	Aug 12	ATL		CIN	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
112	112	Aug 13	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
113	113	Aug 14	ATL		CIN	L,2-12	GS	41	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
114	114	Aug 15	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
115	115	Aug 16	ATL	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
116	116	Aug 17	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
117	117	Aug 18	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	44	10.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
118	118	Aug 19	ATL	@	MON	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	119	Aug 20	ATL	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
120	120	Aug 21	ATL	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	46	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
121	121	Aug 22	ATL	@	PHI	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
122	123 (1)	Aug 25	ATL		NYM	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
123	124	Aug 26	ATL		NYM	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
124	125	Aug 27	ATL		NYM	L,6-13	CG	49	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
125	126	Aug 29	ATL		MON	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
126	127	Aug 30	ATL		MON	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	128	Sep 1 (1)	ATL		PHI	L,1-11	CG	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
128	130 (1)	Sep 2 (1)	ATL		PHI	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
129	131	Sep 2 (2)	ATL		PHI	L,0-3	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
130	133 (1)	Sep 4	ATL	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
131	134	Sep 5	ATL	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	C
132	135	Sep 7	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
133	136	Sep 8	ATL	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
134	138 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
135	139	Sep 12	ATL		CIN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
136	140	Sep 13	ATL		CIN	L,6-8	CG	43	10.0	6	2	1	9	0	C
137	141	Sep 16 (1)	ATL		SFG	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
138	143 (1)	Sep 17	ATL		SFG	W,7-4	GS	35	8.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
139	144	Sep 19	ATL		HOU	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0
140	145	Sep 20	ATL		HOU	W,13-6	GS	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
141	146	Sep 22	ATL		SDP	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	0	1	2	3	0	3B
142	147	Sep 23	ATL		SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	C
143	148	Sep 24	ATL		SDP	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
144	149	Sep 26	ATL	@	CIN	W,10-9	CG	45	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
145	150	Sep 27	ATL	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
146	151	Sep 29	ATL	@	SFG	L,3-14	CG	44	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
147	152	Sep 30	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
148	153	Oct 1	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
149	154	Oct 3	ATL		LAD	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
150	155	Oct 4	ATL		LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							157gm		1300.2	740	87	23	850	18