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.

1914 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1914 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	13 (12)	May 2	WSH		NYY	W,14-1	GF	13	3.0	2	1	0	3	0
2	18 (4)	May 8	WSH		PHA	T,9-9		0		0	0	0	0	0
3	24 (5)	May 15	WSH		CHW	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
4	25	May 16	WSH		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	2	0	5	0
5	28 (2)	May 20	WSH		CLE	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	32 (3)	May 25	WSH		DET	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	35 (2)	May 28	WSH		DET	L,5-8	GF	0		2	1	0	3	0
8	36	May 29 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
9	39 (2)	May 30 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-7	GF	17	4.0	3	1	1	5	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	40	Jun 1	WSH	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	8	1	0	9	0
11	41	Jun 2	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-8	GF	21	6.0	4	3	0	7	0
12	43 (1)	Jun 3 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	5	4	1	10	0
13	44	Jun 6	WSH	@	SLB	W,5-3	GS	0		6	0	0	6	0
14	47 (2)	Jun 9	WSH	@	SLB	L,3-4	GF	0	2.0	2	2	0	4	0
15	55 (7)	Jun 18	WSH	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	0		1	1	0	2	0
16	58 (2)	Jun 21	WSH	@	DET	W,7-3	GF	0		3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	68 (9)	Jul 2	WSH		NYY	L,1-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	69	Jul 3 (1)	WSH		BOS	W,12-0	CG	0	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
19	70	Jul 3 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,1-3	CG	0	10.0	12	2	0	14	1
20	72 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	WSH		BOS	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
21	75 (2)	Jul 8	WSH		SLB	L,5-6	GF	0		4	0	0	4	1
22	76	Jul 9	WSH		SLB	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
23	78 (1)	Jul 11	WSH		DET	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	10	1	0	11	1
24	80 (1)	Jul 14	WSH		DET	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	2	2	1	5	0
25	81	Jul 15	WSH		DET	T,3-3	GS	0		1	2	0	3	0
26	82	Jul 16	WSH		CLE	L,0-2	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
27	88 (5)	Jul 23	WSH		CHW	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
28	90 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,1-4	GF	0		4	1	0	5	0
29	92 (1)	Jul 28	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
30	93	Jul 29	WSH	@	DET	W,9-7	GS	0		2	0	0	2	0
31	94	Jul 30	WSH	@	DET	L,2-3	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
32	95	Jul 31	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	96	Aug 1	WSH	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	7	3	0	10	0
34	97	Aug 2	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	11	3	0	14	0
35	100 (2)	Aug 5	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	2	1	0	3	0
36	101	Aug 7	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	103 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
38	104	Aug 9	WSH	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	0	10.2	6	1	0	7	0
39	115 (10)	Aug 24 (2)	WSH		DET	L,0-11	GF	0		3	0	1	4	0
40	118 (2)	Aug 27 (2)	WSH		CLE	T,3-3	GF	0		0	0	0	0	0
41	119	Aug 29	WSH		CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
42	120	Aug 31	WSH		CHW	L,3-4	GS	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	121	Sep 1	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	59	15.0	9	3	0	12	1
44	122	Sep 2	WSH		CHW	T,4-4	CG	41	10.0	8	1	0	9	1
45	123	Sep 3	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	37	8.0	4	3	1	8	0
46	129 (5)	Sep 8 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,4-9		0		0	2	0	2	0
47	131 (1)	Sep 10	WSH		NYY	L,4-6	GF	15	4.0	4	1	0	5	0
48	134 (2)	Sep 14 (2)	WSH		BOS	L,0-3	GF	0		1	1	0	2	0
49	136 (1)	Sep 17	WSH	@	SLB	W,12-2	GF	0		7	0	0	7	0
50	156 (19)	Oct 5	WSH	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
51	157	Oct 6	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	0	8.0	10	0	0	10	0
52	158	Oct 7	WSH	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
							53gm		363.0	252	58	6	316	0