1895
Born September 30, 1895
New Orleans, LA, USA
Bobby Williams Notable
b. September 30, 1895 · Chicago American Giants 1918–1925, 1928, Indianapolis ABCs 1926, Cleveland Tigers 1928, New York Lincoln Giants 1928, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 1929, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1932, Cleveland Red Sox 1934
Bobby Williams played for seven clubs across 17 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago American Giants in 1918 and closing with the Cleveland Red Sox in 1934.
Across 562 games he batted .222, with 431 hits and 274 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 55 doubles and 66 stolen bases.
He played 521 games at shortstop, with 1,302 assists and 225 errors. He turned 147 double plays.
He was born in New Orleans, LA, USA on September 30, 1895, and died on December 30, 1978. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918* | CAG | 11 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
| 1919* | CAG | 41 | 147 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .224 |
| 1920 | CAG | 51 | 180 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | .222 |
| 1921 | CAG | 73 | 240 | 33 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 14 | .196 |
| 1922 | CAG | 73 | 253 | 42 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 10 | .225 |
| 1923 | CAG | 75 | 264 | 30 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 9 | .250 |
| 1924 | CAG | 76 | 277 | 57 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 15 | .271 |
| 1925 | CAG | 84 | 302 | 43 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 6 | .209 |
| 1926 | ABC | 4 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| 1928 | CAG/CTG/NLG | 42 | 140 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .179 |
| 1929 | ACB | 14 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .189 |
| 1932* | PC | 17 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .137 |
| 1934 | CRS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 493 | 1712 | 247 | 385 | 51 | 18 | 3 | 204 | 133 | 23 | 64 | .225 |
| All seasons | — | 562 | 1945 | 274 | 431 | 55 | 21 | 3 | 227 | 152 | 23 | 66 | .222 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Bobby Williams, that is 1918–1932. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1978