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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1912 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 12	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	6 (3)	Apr 20	WSH		PHA	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
3	10 (3)	Apr 26	WSH		NYY	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	9	2	0	11	1
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	16 (5)	May 4	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
5	22 (5)	May 12	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0
6	33 (10)	May 25 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-9	GF	19	4.0	0	3	0	3	0
7	38 (4)	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	42 (3)	Jun 3	WSH	@	SLB	W,13-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
9	49 (6)	Jun 10	WSH	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
10	50	Jun 11	WSH	@	DET	W,3-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	54 (3)	Jun 15	WSH	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	2	1	0	3	0
12	58 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	4	3	0	7	1
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	75 (16)	Jul 5	WSH		NYY	W,6-5	GS	17	3.1	5	1	0	6	0
14	80 (4)	Jul 11	WSH		CLE	L,3-9	GF	10	2.0	0	0	1	1	0
15	81	Jul 12	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	GF	9	2.2	1	0	0	1	0
16	83 (1)	Jul 15	WSH		CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0
17	86 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,6-7	CG	44	10.0	11	0	0	11	0
18	87	Jul 19 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
19	91 (3)	Jul 23	WSH		DET	L,7-12	CG	48	9.0	10	1	1	12	0
20	93 (1)	Jul 25 (2)	WSH		DET	W,7-5	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	95 (1)	Jul 27 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	1
22	97 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	99 (1)	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	0
24	101 (1)	Aug 3	WSH	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	7	1	0	8	1
25	103 (1)	Aug 5	WSH	@	CHW	W,8-7	GS	35	7.2	10	2	0	12	1
26	104	Aug 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
27	107 (2)	Aug 10 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
28	108	Aug 10 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	8	0	1	9	0
29	109	Aug 11	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	110	Aug 13	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
31	111	Aug 14	WSH		CHW	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	10	4	0	14	0
32	114 (2)	Aug 17	WSH		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	137 (22)	Sep 12	WSH	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	17	5.0	3	1	0	4	1
34	138	Sep 13	WSH	@	DET	L,8-9	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
35	139	Sep 14	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
36	140	Sep 15	WSH	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	28	8.0	7	0	1	8	0
37	141	Sep 18 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
38	142	Sep 18 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	143	Sep 19	WSH	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	0
40	144	Sep 20	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
41	145	Sep 22 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
42	146	Sep 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
43	147	Sep 26	WSH	@	PHA	T,3-3	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
44	148	Sep 27	WSH	@	PHA	W,5-4	CG	80	19.0	12	4	0	16	1
45	149	Sep 28	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
46	152 (2)	Oct 3	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	2	5	0
47	153	Oct 4	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
48	154	Oct 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-8	GS	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	1
							48gm		359.0	234	74	7	315	6