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Pop Williams
Walter Merrill Williams
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 19, 1874 in Bowdoinham, ME
School: Bowdoin College (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1898
Final Game: September 15, 1903
Died: August 4, 1959 in Topsham, ME
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1898 24 WHS NL 0 2 .000 8.47 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 32 18 16 0 7 3 0 0 0 88 43 2.294 16.9 0.0 3.7 1.6 0.43
1902 28 CHC NL 11 16 .407 2.51 31 31 0 26 1 0 254.1 259 108 71 1 63 94 8 1 3 0 107 1.266 9.2 0.0 2.2 3.3 1.49
1903 29 TOT NL 5 7 .417 3.99 13 13 0 12 1 0 106.0 127 73 47 3 43 30 10 0 3 473 80 1.604 10.8 0.3 3.7 2.5 0.70
1903 29 CHC NL 0 1 .000 5.40 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 9 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 58 1.800 16.2 0.0 0.0 3.6
1903 29 PHI NL 1 1 .500 3.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 21 11 6 0 6 8 1 0 0 76 103 1.500 10.5 0.0 3.0 4.0 1.33
1903 29 BSN NL 4 5 .444 4.12 10 10 0 9 1 0 83.0 97 59 38 3 37 20 9 0 3 375 78 1.614 10.5 0.3 4.0 2.2 0.54
3 Seasons 16 25 .390 3.20 46 46 0 40 2 0 377.1 418 199 134 4 113 127 18 1 6 561 90 1.407 10.0 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.12
162 Game Avg. 12 18 .390 3.20 34 34 0 30 1 0 279 309 147 99 3 84 94 13 1 4 415 90 1.407 10.0 0.1 2.7 3.0 1.12
CHC (2 yrs) 11 17 .393 2.57 32 32 0 27 1 0 259.1 268 111 74 1 63 96 8 1 3 22 105 1.276 9.3 0.0 2.2 3.3 1.52
BSN (1 yr) 4 5 .444 4.12 10 10 0 9 1 0 83.0 97 59 38 3 37 20 9 0 3 375 78 1.614 10.5 0.3 4.0 2.2 0.54
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 .500 3.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 21 11 6 0 6 8 1 0 0 76 103 1.500 10.5 0.0 3.0 4.0 1.33
WHS (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.47 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 32 18 16 0 7 3 0 0 0 88 43 2.294 16.9 0.0 3.7 1.6 0.43

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1898 24 WHS NL 2 9 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 170 4 1 0 /1
1902 28 CHC NL 38 133 116 14 23 1 2 0 13 0 11 .198 .285 .241 .526 64 28 3 3 1/O
1903 29 TOT NL 18 53 51 4 12 0 0 0 5 0 0 .235 .250 .235 .485 41 12 1 1 1/O
1903 29 CHC NL 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -1 0 1 0 /1
1903 29 PHI NL 2 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 69 2 0 0 /1
1903 29 BSN NL 14 43 42 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 .238 .238 .238 .476 38 10 0 1 1/O
3 Seasons 58 195 175 21 38 2 2 0 18 0 11 .217 .283 .251 .534 63 44 5 4
162 Game Avg. 162 545 489 59 106 6 6 0 50 0 31 .217 .283 .251 .534 63 123 14 11
CHC (2 yrs) 40 136 118 14 23 1 2 0 13 0 11 .195 .286 .237 .523 63 28 4 3
BSN (1 yr) 14 43 42 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 .238 .238 .238 .476 38 10 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 2 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 69 2 0 0
WHS (1 yr) 2 9 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944 170 4 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1898 WHS NL 24 P 2 3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.00 .933 2.25
1902 CHC NL 28 P 31 94 12 78 4 1 .957 2.90 .931 2.41
1902 CHC NL 28 OF 6 9 8 0 1 0 .889 1.33 .944 1.93
1903 TOT NL 29 P 13 38 7 28 3 2 .921 2.69 .924 2.43
1903 CHC NL 29 P 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.40
1903 PHI NL 29 P 2 12 3 8 1 0 .917 5.50 .925 2.45
1903 BSN NL 29 P 10 25 4 19 2 2 .920 2.30 .924 2.43
1903 BSN NL 29 OF 2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.50 .940 1.90
3 Seasons P 46 135 19 108 8 3 .941 2.76 .929 2.41
2 Seasons OF 8 14 12 1 1 0 .929 1.63 .943 1.92 0-0-0
3 Seasons TOT 54 149 31 109 9 3 .940 2.59 .870 2.34 0-0-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1902 NL  .035 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1902 NL  16 (8th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1898 NL  88 (6th)

             

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

April, 1903: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs.

July, 1903: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 23, 1903: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Beaneaters.

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