Billy Williams

Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is a retired American baseball left fielder. He played sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and two seasons for the Oakland Athletics. Williams was added into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1999, he was named a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

Billy Williams
Left fielder
Born: (1938-06-15) June 15, 1938 Whistler, Alabama
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 6, 1959, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1976, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.290
Hits	2,711
Home runs	426
Runs batted in	1,475
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1959–1974) Oakland Athletics (1975–1976)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1962², 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1973) NL Rookie of the Year (1961) NL batting champion (1972) Chicago Cubs #26 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1987
Vote	85.71% (sixth ballot)

Other websites

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• BaseballLibrary.com
• Baseball Almanac
• "Its all about R-e-s-p-e-c-t for 'Sweet Swingin' Billy Williams Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
• The Williams-Santo Cubs 1961-1965 @ The Hardball Times