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Lefty Williams

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Lefty Williams

Full name Claude Preston Williams
Born March 9, 1893, Aurora, Missouri
Died November 4, 1959, Laguna Beach, California
Buried at Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, California (Grave Is Unmarked)
First Game: September 17, 1913; Final Game: September 25, 1920
Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 5' 9" Weight: 160
SABR Biography
Top Performances 
Pitcher Matchups   Batter Matchups
Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1913 DET A    Daily Splits    5    10    1    1   0   0   0    0    1   0i   5   0   0   0   0i  0i   0   0i .100  .182  .100   0.0 1913 DET A
1914 DET A    Daily           2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1914 DET A
1916 CHI A    Daily Splits   43    74    5   10   2   1   0    4    7   0i  30   1   0   0i  3i  0i   0   0  .135  .220  .189   0.0 1916 CHI A
1917 CHI A    Daily Splits   45    67    5    6   0   1   0    2    8   0i  19   0   6   0i  1i  0i   0   0i .090  .187  .119   0.0 1917 CHI A
1918 CHI A    Daily Splits   15    38    4    5   0   0   0    2    1   0i  14   0   3   0i  2i  1i   0   0i .132  .154  .132   0.0 1918 CHI A
1919 CHI A    Daily Splits   41    94   10   17   2   2   0   10    9   0   28   0  12   0   5   1    0   0  .181  .252  .245   0.0 1919 CHI A
1920 CHI A    Daily Splits   39   101    5   22   2   1   0   11    7   0   16   0   8   0   2   0    0   0  .218  .269  .257   0.0 1920 CHI A
Total    ( 7 Years) Splits  190   384   30   61   6   5   0   29   33   0i 112   1  29   0i 13i  2i   0   0i .159  .227  .201   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1917 CHI A                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1917 CHI A
1919 CHI A    Daily Splits    3     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200 1919 CHI A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    4     5    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .200  .200 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1913 DET A    Daily Splits    5   4   3   0   1   1   29     34   124   0   18   16    4   0i   9   2i  1   1   0   3i  3i  1i  2i  1   3   4.97  3.25  -0.8 1913 DET A
1914 DET A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    1      3     9   0    5    0    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0.00  6.00  -0.3 1914 DET A
1916 CHI A    Daily Splits   43  26  10   2   9   1  224.1  220   897   5   99   72   65   6i 138  27i  2   8   0  42i  7i 10i 16i 13   7   2.89  4.54  -0.7 1916 CHI A
1917 CHI A    Daily Splits   45  29   8   1  14   1  230    221   968   3   94   76   81   0i  85  33i  5   9   0  29i  4i  6i 16i 17   8   2.97  4.48  -1.1 1917 CHI A
1918 CHI A    Daily Splits   15  14   7   2   1   1  105.2   76   423   0   32   32   47   5i  30   8   2   5   0  15   1   4i  5i  6   4   2.73  4.57   0.0 1918 CHI A
1919 CHI A    Daily Splits   41  40  27   5   1   1  297    265  1155   7  104   87   58   2  125  42   0  11   0  58  22  10  20  23  11   2.64  5.18   2.0 1919 CHI A
1920 CHI A    Daily Splits   39  38  25   0   1   0  299    302  1218  15  145  130   90   4  128  46   4  12   1  70  22  16  24  22  14   3.91  4.53  -0.2 1920 CHI A
Total    ( 7 Years) Splits  189 152  80  10  27   5 1186   1121  4794  30  497  413  347  17  515 158  14  46   1 218  59  47  84i 82  48   3.13  4.67  -1.1 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
i - incomplete
                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1917 CHI A    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      2     6   0    1    1    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   9.00     - 1917 CHI A
1919 CHI A    Daily Splits    3   3   1   0   0   0   16.1   12    66   0   12   12    8   0    4   5   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   2   0   3   6.61  2.33 1919 CHI A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    4   3   1   0   0   0   17.1   14    72   0   13   13    8   0    7   5   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   3   0   3   6.75  2.33 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1913 DET A Daily Splits   P    5    4    3    29       0    3    0    0   0    0    2i   0    0i1.000
1914 DET A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0     -
1916 CHI A Daily Splits   P   43   26   10   224.1     9   37    0    0   0    0   11i  16    1i1.000
1917 CHI A Daily Splits   P   45   29    8   229.1     8   46    4    2   0    1   16i  13    0i .931
1918 CHI A Daily Splits   P   15   14    7   105.1     3   20    2    0   0    0    9   11    0i .920
1919 CHI A Daily Splits   P   41   40   27   297       8   54    3    2   0    0   14   17    2  .954
1920 CHI A Daily Splits   P   39   38   25   298       8   57    3    6   0    0   11   16    2  .956
Total ( 7 Years) Splits   P  189  152   80  1184      36  217   12   10   0    1   64i  73    5i .955
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
i - incomplete
              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1917 CHI A Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    1    0   0    0    0    0    0  .000
1919 CHI A Daily Splits   P    3    3    1    16.1     1    2    0    0   0    1    1    3    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    4    3    1    17.1     1    2    1    0   0    1    1    3    0  .750
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

Transaction Information

Sold by Nashville (Southern) to Detroit Tigers for $3500 (August 11, 1913).
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