Alva Williams

Name Note: Name presented as Rip Williams in some sources

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 187lb (180cm, 84kg)

Born: January 31, 1882 in Carthage, IL us

Died: July 23, 1933 in Keokuk, IA

Buried: Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, IL

Debut: April 12, 1911 (Age 29-071d, 3,441st in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: June 9, 1918 (Age 36-129d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: Alva Mitchell Williams

Nicknames: Buff or Rip

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

1186

314

.265

111

RBI

145

OBP

.328

SLG

.352

OPS

.680

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	35-57 / in Starts: 24-18
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	86 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 234 PAs	28
Actual Runners on Base	109 (50-44-15) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 234 PAs	20
Avg. Runners on Base	141 (66-48-26)

Most Driven In
C Gandil	5
D Moeller	2
R Morgan	2
H Shanks	1
C Jamieson	1
W Johnson	1
E Foster	1
S Mayer	0

Most Driven In By
R Morgan	2
W Johnson	1
H Shanks	1
G McBride	0

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 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	304	1	Apr 14	WSH		NYY	W,7-0	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	4	.78	-0.001	2.14	0.00%	0.68	1B
2	305	2	Apr 15	WSH		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.375	.375	.500	.875	4	2.20	-0.112	6.06	-0.18%	-0.55	1B
3	306	3	Apr 16	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.364	.417	.455	.871	4	1.33	-0.036	3.62	-0.06%	-0.47	1B
4	307	4	Apr 17	WSH		BOS	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.400	.438	.533	.971	4						1B
5	308	5	Apr 19	WSH		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	3	0	1	0	4	0		0	0	0				0		.474	.500	.684	1.184	4						1B
6	309	6	Apr 20	WSH		BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.391	.417	.565	.982	4						1B
7	310	7	Apr 21	WSH		BOS	W,11-3	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	3	0		0	0	1				0		.385	.407	.538	.946	4						C
8	311	10 (2)	Apr 26	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.367	.387	.500	.887	4	.92	-0.029	2.72	-0.05%	-0.46	C
9	312	13 (2)	Apr 29	WSH		PHA	L,1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.355	.375	.484	.859	9						PH
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
10	313	15 (1)	May 4	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.344	.364	.469	.832	7						PH C
11	314	17 (1)	May 6	WSH	@	PHA	W,11-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.333	.353	.455	.807	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.20	C
12	315	18	May 7	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.324	.343	.441	.784	8	1.56	-0.034	3.60	-0.05%	-0.33	PH
13	316	19	May 8	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.314	.333	.429	.762	8	2.65	-0.065	5.85	-0.09%	-0.40	PH
14	317	20	May 9	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.306	.324	.417	.741	7						PH C
15	318	22 (1)	May 12	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-4	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.282	.300	.385	.685	5	.30	-0.024	.65	-0.03%	-0.49	1B
16	319	23	May 13	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.310	.326	.405	.730	5	1.36	0.178	2.76	0.22%	0.97	1B
17	320	24	May 15	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.289	.304	.378	.682	5	1.20	-0.039	2.20	-0.04%	-0.64	1B
18	321	27 (2)	May 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,6-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.283	.298	.370	.667	9	1.41	-0.021	2.52	-0.02%	-0.01	PH
19	322	29 (1)	May 24	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.298	.313	.383	.695	9	.32	0.016	.65	0.02%	0.37	PH
20	323	30	May 25	WSH	@	DET	W,8-4	0-0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.313	.327	.438	.764	9						PH
21	324	31	May 26	WSH	@	DET	L,5-10	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.294	.333	.412	.745	5						C 1B
22	325	32	May 27	WSH	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.273	.310	.382	.692	5						1B
23	326	33	May 31 (1)	WSH		NYY	L,4-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.271	.306	.373	.679	5	.16	0.012	.30	0.01%	-0.33	1B
24	327	34	May 31 (2)	WSH		NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.274	.318	.371	.689	5	1.39	0.063	2.43	0.07%	0.68	1B
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
25	328	35	Jun 1	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.277	.329	.385	.713	5	1.15	-0.027	1.56	-0.02%	0.11	1B
26	329	36	Jun 4	WSH		CLE	W,6-1	GS-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		0		1		.277	.365	.385	.749	5	1.20	0.197	1.69	0.17%	1.71	1B
27	330	37	Jun 5	WSH		CLE	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.261	.346	.362	.708	5	.95	-0.096	1.55	-0.09%	-0.91	1B
28	331	44 (6)	Jun 14	WSH		CHW	L,2-8	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.247	.329	.342	.672	7	.40	-0.042	1.08	-0.07%	-0.79	PH C
29	332	46 (1)	Jun 17	WSH		DET	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.243	.325	.338	.663	9	3.33	-0.089	7.78	-0.13%	-0.47	PH
30	333	47	Jun 18	WSH		DET	L,3-5	0-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.244	.322	.333	.655	7						C
31	334	49 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.241	.318	.329	.647	7						PH
32	335	53 (3)	Jun 24	WSH		BOS	L,4-12	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.238	.315	.325	.640	9						PH
33	336	55 (1)	Jun 26	WSH		PHA	L,2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.311	.321	.632	9						PH
34	337	58 (2)	Jun 30	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.232	.308	.317	.625	9	.35	-0.010	.37	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
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
35	338	60 (1)	Jul 2	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.232	.315	.317	.632	9	2.93	0.022	2.56	0.01%	0.11	PH
36	339	62 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,1-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.229	.312	.313	.625	6	.40	-0.011	.38	-0.01%	-0.30	PH
37	340	64 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-6	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.226	.309	.310	.618	9						PH
38	341	65	Jul 6 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.224	.305	.306	.611	9	.13	-0.003	.11	0.00%	-0.20	PH
39	342	66	Jul 6 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.221	.302	.302	.604	9						PH
40	343	67	Jul 7 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-9	0-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	1				0		.230	.309	.310	.620	7						C
41	344	68	Jul 7 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0				0		.230	.316	.310	.627	6						PH
42	345	69	Jul 9	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.313	.307	.620	9	.04	-0.001	.01	0.00%	-0.09	PH
43	346	71 (1)	Jul 11 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.225	.310	.303	.613	7						C
44	347	72	Jul 11 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-12	0-GF	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.239	.320	.326	.646	7						C
45	348	73	Jul 12	WSH	@	CHW	W,5-3	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.237	.317	.323	.640	5						PH
46	349	75 (1)	Jul 13 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.318	.323	.641	7						C
47	350	77 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,2-5	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.235	.312	.316	.628	9						C
48	351	78	Jul 15 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	0-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.235	.318	.316	.635	9						PH
49	352	81 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,10-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.232	.315	.313	.628	9						PH
50	353	82	Jul 18 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.230	.313	.310	.623	9						PH
51	354	83	Jul 18 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,4-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.228	.310	.307	.617	9						PH
52	355	84	Jul 19	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.225	.307	.304	.611	6						PH
53	356	85	Jul 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-5	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.233	.313	.311	.624	8						PH
54	357	86	Jul 23	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.231	.310	.308	.618	8						3B
55	358	87	Jul 24 (1)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-2	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.229	.308	.305	.612	8						PH
56	359	91 (3)	Jul 28	WSH		CLE	L,1-10	0-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.234	.311	.308	.619	6						C
57	360	94 (2)	Jul 31	WSH		SLB	L,3-5	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.234	.311	.308	.619	9						PH
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
58	361	99 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	WSH		CHW	W,8-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.308	.306	.614	7	5.60	0.032	2.95	0.01%	0.08	PH
59	362	101 (1)	Aug 7	WSH		CHW	L,2-6	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.229	.306	.303	.609	9	.59	0.029	.45	0.01%	1.00	PH
60	363	102	Aug 9	WSH		DET	L,3-5	13-GF(13)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.229	.306	.303	.609	7	5.19	-0.035	1.96	-0.01%	-0.07	PH
61	364	103	Aug 10	WSH		DET	L,2-8	0-GF	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0				0		.225	.312	.297	.609	7						C
62	365	107 (3)	Aug 16	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.223	.310	.295	.604	7	3.89	-0.106	.10	0.00%	-0.29	PH
63	366	110 (2)	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	1	0				0		.235	.323	.304	.627	7						C
64	367	111	Aug 22 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	1				0		.229	.321	.297	.618	7						C
65	368	112	Aug 22 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,0-1	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.227	.319	.294	.613	9						PH
66	369	115 (2)	Aug 26	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG(13)	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.226	.314	.298	.613	7	1.83	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
67	370	116	Aug 27	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.219	.306	.289	.595	7						C
68	371	117	Aug 28	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.217	.303	.287	.590	1						PH
69	372	118	Aug 29	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.214	.299	.282	.582	7						C
70	373	120 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.215	.298	.281	.579	7	1.82	-0.128	.00	0.00%	-0.65	C
Sep/Oct		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
71	374	122 (1)	Sep 2	WSH		NYY	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.210	.292	.275	.568	7	1.30	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
72	375	123	Sep 3	WSH		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.213	.293	.277	.570	7	1.26	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.35	C
73	376	124	Sep 4	WSH		NYY	W,4-3	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.218	.297	.282	.579	1	5.45	0.181	.00	0.00%	0.72	PH
74	377	126 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.221	.302	.283	.585	7	.43	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-1.10	C
75	378	127	Sep 7 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.227	.305	.287	.592	7	1.45	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.31	C
76	379	128	Sep 7 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.235	.312	.307	.619	7	1.69	0.123	.00	0.00%	1.82	C
77	380	129	Sep 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.232	.312	.303	.615	7	.72	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
78	381	130	Sep 9 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.245	.322	.314	.636	7	1.44	0.365	.00	0.00%	2.84	C
79	382	135 (4)	Sep 15	WSH		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0				0		.241	.320	.309	.629	6						C
80	383	136	Sep 16	WSH		SLB	W,8-2	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.248	.326	.315	.641	6						C
81	384	140 (3)	Sep 21	WSH		CHW	W,7-1	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2		0		0		.247	.328	.313	.641	7	.64	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
82	385	142 (1)	Sep 23	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.243	.323	.308	.630	7	1.54	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
83	386	143	Sep 24	WSH		DET	W,11-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0		0		0	0	0				1		.243	.321	.312	.633	7						C
84	387	145 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	WSH		DET	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.243	.320	.316	.636	7	.88	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.87	C
85	388	146	Sep 27	WSH		DET	L,5-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.242	.318	.315	.633	9						PH
86	389	147	Sep 28	WSH		DET	W,3-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.240	.317	.313	.629	5						PH
87	390	149 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,20-5	CG	6	6	4	5	1	1	0		0		0	0	0				1		.259	.332	.346	.678	7						C
88	391	150	Sep 30	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0		.255	.330	.340	.671	7	1.47	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
89	392	151	Oct 2 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.253	.330	.337	.667	7	1.04	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.66	C
90	393	153 (1)	Oct 4	WSH		PHA	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.247	.324	.330	.654	7	.45	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
91	394	154	Oct 6 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.246	.323	.328	.651	9	2.43	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.27	PH
92	395	155	Oct 6 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.241	.317	.322	.638	7	1.13	-0.117	.00	0.00%	-0.93	C
							35-57		234	199	14	48	8	4	0	28	18	0	20	4	12		0		4		.241	.317	.322	.638		1.25	-0.272	1.15	-0.34%	-2.76

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