1893
Born March 9, 1893
Aurora, MO, USA
Lefty Williams Notable
Lefty Williams divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1913, then the Chicago White Sox through 1920.
He went 82 and 48 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 1,186 innings in 189 games. He struck out 515, completed 80 of his 152 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 190 games he batted .159, with 61 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He was born in Aurora, MO, USA on March 9, 1893, and died on November 4, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | DET | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .100 |
| 1914 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | CHW | 43 | 74 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .135 |
| 1917 | CHW | 45 | 67 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .090 |
| 1918 | CHW | 15 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .132 |
| 1919 | CHW | 41 | 94 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 0 | .181 |
| 1920 | CHW | 39 | 101 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .218 |
| Career | — | 190 | 384 | 30 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 112 | 0 | .159 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | DET | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 29.0 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 4.97 |
| 1914 | DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1916 | CHW | 13 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 1 | 224.1 | 220 | 72 | 65 | 138 | 2.89 |
| 1917 | CHW | 17 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 230.0 | 221 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 2.97 |
| 1918 | CHW | 6 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 105.2 | 76 | 32 | 47 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 1919 | CHW | 23 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 297.0 | 265 | 87 | 58 | 125 | 2.64 |
| 1920 | CHW | 22 | 14 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 299.0 | 302 | 130 | 90 | 128 | 3.91 |
| Career | — | 82 | 48 | 189 | 152 | 5 | 1186.0 | 1121 | 413 | 347 | 515 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Died November 4, 1959
Image: Chicago Daily News, public domain