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.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-8	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH C
2	12 (10)	Apr 24	ATL	@	PHI	L,5-10	GF	17	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH C
3	14 (1)	Apr 26	ATL	@	NYM	L,1-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
4	15	Apr 27	ATL	@	NYM	L,5-6	GS	19	5.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	19 (3)	May 1 (2)	ATL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
6	20	May 2	ATL		PHI	L,2-8	GS	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
7	21	May 4	ATL		STL	L,7-8	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
8	22	May 5	ATL		STL	L,0-4	GS	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
9	23	May 6	ATL		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
10	24	May 7	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
11	25	May 8	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
12	26	May 9	ATL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
13	27	May 11	ATL		NYM	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
14	28	May 12	ATL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
15	29	May 15 (1)	ATL		MON	W,3-1	GS	29	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
16	30	May 15 (2)	ATL		MON	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
17	35 (4)	May 19	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
18	42 (6)	May 26	ATL	@	CIN	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
19	44 (1)	May 30 (1)	ATL		HOU	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	46 (1)	May 31	ATL		SDP	L,7-10	GS	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	47	Jun 1	ATL		SDP	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	48	Jun 4	ATL	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
23	49	Jun 5	ATL	@	MON	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	50	Jun 6	ATL	@	MON	W,14-8	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	51	Jun 8	ATL	@	CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	52	Jun 9	ATL	@	CHC	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	53	Jun 10	ATL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	54	Jun 11	ATL		PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
29	55	Jun 12	ATL		PIT	L,2-4	CG	52	11.0	8	0	0	8	1	C
30	56	Jun 13	ATL		PIT	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
31	57	Jun 14	ATL	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
32	58	Jun 15	ATL	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
33	59	Jun 16	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	C
34	60	Jun 18	ATL		CHC	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
35	62 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	ATL		CHC	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	65 (2)	Jun 22	ATL		HOU	L,7-9	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
37	67 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	ATL		MON	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
38	68	Jun 24	ATL		MON	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	69	Jun 25	ATL	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
40	71 (1)	Jun 26 (2)	ATL	@	SDP	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
41	72	Jun 27	ATL	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	C
42	73	Jun 28	ATL	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	C
43	74	Jun 29	ATL	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
44	75	Jun 30	ATL	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	76	Jul 2	ATL	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
46	77	Jul 3	ATL	@	SFG	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
47	78	Jul 4	ATL	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
48	79	Jul 5	ATL		PIT	W,8-6	GS	35	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
49	80	Jul 6	ATL		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
50	81	Jul 7	ATL		PIT	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
51	85 (3)	Jul 11	ATL		NYM	W,9-8	GF	30	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
52	86	Jul 15	ATL	@	PIT	L,1-13	GS	37	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
53	89 (2)	Jul 18	ATL	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
54	93 (3)	Jul 22	ATL	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
				Player went from Atlanta Braves to Montreal Expos
55	92	Jul 27	MON	@	CHC	L,0-5	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
56	94 (1)	Jul 30	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	31	7.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
57	95	Jul 31	MON	@	PIT	W,7-6	GS	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	96	Aug 1	MON	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
59	97	Aug 2	MON	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
60	98	Aug 3	MON	@	NYM	L,8-9	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
61	99	Aug 4	MON	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
62	100	Aug 5	MON		CHC	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
63	101	Aug 6 (1)	MON		CHC	L,5-6	GS	25	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
64	102	Aug 6 (2)	MON		CHC	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
65	103	Aug 7 (1)	MON		CHC	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B C
66	105 (1)	Aug 8	MON		CHC	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
67	106	Aug 9	MON		SFG	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
68	107	Aug 10	MON		SFG	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	7	0	2	9	0	1B
69	108	Aug 11	MON		SFG	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
70	109	Aug 13 (1)	MON		SDP	W,6-0	GS	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B C
71	110	Aug 13 (2)	MON		SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
72	111	Aug 14	MON		SDP	L,2-7	GS	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	1B C
73	112	Aug 15	MON		SDP	L,1-6	GS	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B C
74	113	Aug 17	MON	@	PHI	L,3-11	GS	42	8.0	9	1	1	11	2	C 1B
75	114	Aug 18	MON	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
76	115	Aug 20	MON	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
77	117 (1)	Aug 22	MON	@	SFG	L,3-4	GF	9	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	PH 1B
78	118	Aug 23	MON	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
79	120 (1)	Aug 25	MON	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
80	122 (1)	Aug 28	MON	@	SDP	W,7-4	GF	17	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
81	123	Aug 29	MON	@	SDP	W,3-0	GS	20	6.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
82	124	Aug 31	MON		LAD	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	126 (1)	Sep 2 (2)	MON		LAD	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
84	127	Sep 3 (1)	MON		PIT	L,7-9	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
85	128	Sep 3 (2)	MON		PIT	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
86	129	Sep 4	MON		PIT	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
87	130	Sep 5	MON		PIT	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
88	131	Sep 6 (1)	MON		STL	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
89	134 (2)	Sep 8 (1)	MON	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
90	135	Sep 8 (2)	MON	@	STL	W,8-7	GS	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
91	136	Sep 9	MON	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
92	137	Sep 10	MON	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
93	138	Sep 11	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	9	4	0	13	0	1B
94	139	Sep 12	MON	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
95	140	Sep 13	MON	@	PHI	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
96	141	Sep 14	MON	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
97	142	Sep 15	MON		CHC	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
98	149 (6)	Sep 21	MON		NYM	W,4-0	GS	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	2	1B
99	150	Sep 22	MON		NYM	L,2-4	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
100	151	Sep 24 (1)	MON		PHI	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
101	152	Sep 24 (2)	MON		PHI	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	1B
102	153	Sep 25	MON		PHI	L,5-6	GS	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B C
103	154	Sep 26 (1)	MON		PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
104	156 (1)	Sep 27	MON	@	NYM	L,3-10	CG	38	7.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
105	157	Sep 28 (1)	MON	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	9	1	0	10	2	1B
106	158	Sep 28 (2)	MON	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
107	161 (2)	Oct 2	MON	@	CHC	L,1-3	GF	15	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH C
108	162	Oct 3	MON	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
							115gm		856.2	715	64	9	788	50