Saturday, February 27, 2016

Billy Williams: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1987


Born: June 15, 1938
1956: Signed by Chicago Cubs
1956-9: Minor Leagues
Debut: August 6, 1959 (Cubs)
1961: NL Rookie of the Year
1970: Co-Authored book Iron Man
1971: Set NL Record with 1,117 Consecutive games (since broken)
1972: Batting Champ (.333)
1972: TSN Player of the Year
1972: .333, 95 Runs, 191 Hits, 34 Doubles, 37 HR, 122 RBI, .606 SLG, 1.005 OPS, 348 TB
1974: Traded to Oakland A's
1975: Retired
1987: Elected to Hall of Fame (85.71% of vote)
1987: Cubs retire his #26
1999: Finalist for All Century Team
2010: Statue at Wrigley
2011: Member of Vets Committee

Accomplishments:
6x All Star
1961 Rookie of the Year
1972 Batting Champ (.333)
1972: TSN Player of the Year
2x Player of the Month
Player of the Week (6-16-74)
.290
426 HR
1475 RBI
1410 Runs
2711 Hits
434 Doubles
.361 OBP
.492 SLG
.853 OPS
4599 TB
100+ Runs: 5x
200+ Hits: 3x
30+ Doubles: 7x
10+ Triples: 2x
20+ HR: 14x
30+ HR: 5x
42 HR (1970)
100+ RBI: 3x
.300+: 5x
.500 SLG: 6x
.606 SLG (1972): Led League
1.005 (1972): Led League
300+ TB: 9x
Led league in games: 5x
Led league in PA (727): 1966
Led league in runs (137): 1970
Led league in hits (205): 1970
Led league in TB: 3x
Postseason: 0-7 (1975 ALCS)

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