1958
Born February 13, 1958
Seattle, WA, USA
Frank Williams Notable
b. February 13, 1958 · San Francisco Giants 1984–1986, Cincinnati Reds 1987–1988, Detroit Tigers 1989
Frank Williams played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Francisco Giants in 1984 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1989.
He went 24 and 14 with a 3.00 earned run average, pitching 471 innings in 333 games. He struck out 314 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 333 games he batted .172, with 5 hits and 1 run.
He was born in Seattle, WA, USA on February 13, 1958, and died on January 9, 2009. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | SFG | 61 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
| 1985 | SFG | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1986 | SFG | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1987 | CIN | 85 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | CIN | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | DET | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 333 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .172 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | SFG | 9 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 106.1 | 88 | 42 | 51 | 91 | 3.55 |
| 1985 | SFG | 2 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 65 | 34 | 35 | 54 | 4.19 |
| 1986 | SFG | 3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 52.1 | 35 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 1.20 |
| 1987 | CIN | 4 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 2 | 105.2 | 101 | 27 | 39 | 60 | 2.30 |
| 1988 | CIN | 3 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 59 | 18 | 35 | 43 | 2.59 |
| 1989 | DET | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 71.2 | 70 | 29 | 46 | 33 | 3.64 |
| Career | — | 24 | 14 | 333 | 1 | 8 | 471.2 | 418 | 157 | 227 | 314 | 3.00 |
On this day & linked events
2009
Died January 9, 2009
Image: Dennis Desprois, public domain