Walt Williams (Walter Allen Williams) was born on December 19, 1943 in Brownwood, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 21, 1964 for the Houston Colt .45s. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .240 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI. Williams played for the Houston Colt .45s, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Walt Williams's best season was 1969, when he hit for a .304 average.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1964
HOU
N
10
9
1
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
1967
CHI
A
104
275
35
66
3
15
.240
.289
.353
16
3
17
20
2
2
3
0
7
1968
CHI
A
63
133
6
32
1
8
.241
.271
.308
6
0
4
17
2
2
0
1
4
1969
CHI
A
135
471
59
143
3
32
.304
.343
.374
22
1
26
33
3
5
6
1
5
1970
CHI
A
110
315
43
79
3
15
.251
.296
.343
18
1
19
30
2
2
3
0
5
1971
CHI
A
114
361
43
106
8
35
.294
.344
.424
17
3
24
27
5
4
5
1
6
1972
CHI
A
77
221
22
55
2
11
.249
.289
.317
7
1
13
20
0
1
6
1
3
1973
CLE
A
104
350
43
101
8
38
.289
.316
.406
15
1
14
29
1
4
9
2
8
1974
NY
A
43
53
5
6
0
3
.113
.127
.113
0
0
1
10
0
1
1
0
3
1975
NY
A
82
185
27
52
5
16
.281
.320
.400
5
1
8
23
3
3
0
1
4
Total
NL
10
9
1
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
Total
AL
832
2364
283
640
33
173
.271
.311
.367
106
11
126
209
18
24
33
7
45
Total
842
2373
284
640
33
173
.270
.310
.365
106
11
126
211
18
25
34
7
45
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1964
HOU
N
OF
5
2
24
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
HOU
N
LF
5
2
24
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1967
CHI
A
OF
73
58
540.1
112
6
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1967
CHI
A
LF
58
42
407.1
89
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1967
CHI
A
RF
22
16
133
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1968
CHI
A
OF
34
30
241
47
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1968
CHI
A
RF
28
24
194
30
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1968
CHI
A
LF
9
6
47
14
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1969
CHI
A
OF
111
108
922
183
13
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1969
CHI
A
RF
84
78
651.1
133
10
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1969
CHI
A
LF
35
30
270.2
54
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1970
CHI
A
OF
79
65
596
119
12
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
.949
1970
CHI
A
CF
3
3
20
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.875
1970
CHI
A
RF
64
56
506.2
96
11
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.947
1970
CHI
A
LF
13
6
69.1
18
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
CHI
A
LF
35
29
265.1
58
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
CHI
A
OF
90
83
726.2
157
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
CHI
A
3B
1
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1971
CHI
A
RF
62
54
461.1
101
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
CHI
A
RF
53
49
409
92
6
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1972
CHI
A
LF
5
1
13
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
CHI
A
OF
57
50
422
93
6
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1972
CHI
A
3B
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1973
CLE
A
OF
62
58
527
123
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.970
1973
CLE
A
RF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1973
CLE
A
LF
61
58
526
122
7
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
.970
1973
CLE
A
DH
26
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1974
NY
A
LF
13
1
44.1
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1974
NY
A
OF
24
6
99.1
20
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.955
1974
NY
A
DH
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1974
NY
A
RF
13
5
55
12
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.929
1975
NY
A
CF
10
7
66.1
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1975
NY
A
DH
18
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1975
NY
A
LF
8
5
53.2
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1975
NY
A
RF
15
10
98
28
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.967
1975
NY
A
2B
6
0
14
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1975
NY
A
OF
31
22
218
55
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.982
Total
2B
6
0
14
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
DH
49
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
RF
342
292
2509.1
512
34
12
8
0
0
0
0
0
.978
Total
3B
2
0
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
LF
242
180
1720.2
379
19
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.985
Total
CF
13
10
86.1
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.963
Total
OF
566
482
4316.1
913
52
19
12
0
0
0
0
0
.981
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Houston Colt .45s (1963).
Claimed on waivers by St. Louis Cardinals from Houston Colt .45s (May 26, 1964).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Don Dennis to Chicago White Sox in exchange for John Romano and Lee White (December 14, 1966).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Eddie Leon (October 19, 1972).
Traded by Cleveland Indians with Rick Sawyer to New York Yankees as part of 3-team trade in which Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to Cleveland Indians; New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to Detroit Tigers; and Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to New York Yankees (March 19, 1974).