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Dick Williams

Manager

Richard Hirschfeld Williams

3023 Games
1571-1451 Record
0.520 Win%
21 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 5/7/1929
St. Louis, MO, USA
Died 7/7/2011
Las Vegas, NV, USA
MLB Debut 1951-06-10
Final Game 1964-10-01

📊 Career Record

3023 Games Managed
1571 Wins
1451 Losses
0.520 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

21 seasons
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Dick Williams — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1967 BOS AL 162 92 70 0.568 1st 🏆 N
1968 BOS AL 162 86 76 0.531 4 N
1969 BOS AL 153 82 71 0.536 3 N
1971 OAK AL 161 101 60 0.627 1st 🏆 N
1972 OAK AL 155 93 62 0.600 1st 🏆 N
1973 OAK AL 162 94 68 0.580 1st 🏆 N
1974 CAL AL 84 36 48 0.429 6 N
1975 CAL AL 161 72 89 0.447 6 N
1976 CAL AL 96 39 57 0.406 4 N
1977 MON NL 162 75 87 0.463 5 N
1978 MON NL 162 76 86 0.469 4 N
1979 MON NL 160 95 65 0.594 2 N
1980 MON NL 162 90 72 0.556 2 N
1981 MON NL 81 44 37 0.543 1st 🏆 N
1982 SDN NL 162 81 81 0.500 4 N
1983 SDN NL 163 81 81 0.500 4 N
1984 SDN NL 162 92 70 0.568 1st 🏆 N
1985 SDN NL 162 83 79 0.512 3 N
1986 SEA AL 133 58 75 0.436 7 N
1987 SEA AL 162 78 84 0.481 4 N
1988 SEA AL 56 23 33 0.411 7 N

Dick Williams as a manager

Dick Williams's clubs went 1571-1451 in the 3023 games Williams managed between 1967 and 1988. Williams ran the Boston Red Sox (1967-1969), the Oakland Athletics (1971-1973), the California Angels (1974-1976), the Montreal Expos (1977-1981), the San Diego Padres (1982-1985), and the Seattle Mariners (1986-1988). The best full season was 1971, 101-60 with the Oakland Athletics. The low point came in 1976: 39-57. With the Boston Red Sox (1967-1969), the finishes read 1st, 4th, and 3rd. The Rank column for the Oakland Athletics years shows 1st, 1st, and 1st. The Rank column for the California Angels years shows 6th, 6th, and 4th.

The Rank column for the Montreal Expos years shows 5th, 4th, 2nd, 2nd, and 1st. The first season in the table, 1967, ended 92-70; the last, 1988, ended 23-33. First-place seasons under Williams: 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1981, and 1984. Williams managed in the American League and National League. In 1974 and 1986, Williams took over a club already in progress that season. The personal information panel gives a birth date of May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, MO, USA. The death date on file is July 7, 2011. As a player, Williams appears from 1951 to 1964; the player page has that record.

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