Billy Williams

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Billy Williams
Left fielder
Born: (1938-06-15) June 15, 1938 (age 85)
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
Hits2,711
Home runs426
Runs batted in1,475
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1987
Vote85.71% (sixth ballot)

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.[1] In 1999, he was named a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

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  1. National Baseball Hall of Fame [1] Retrieved May 5, 2015

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