Dallas Williams

Dallas Williams
Williams coaching for the Norfolk Tides.
Outfielder
Born: February 28, 1958 (1958-02-28) (age 53) Brooklyn, New York
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 19, 1981 for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1983 for the Cincinnati Reds
Career statistics
Batting average	.079
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Teams
Baltimore Orioles (1981) Cincinnati Reds (1983) Hankyu Braves (NPB) (1988)

Dallas McKinley Williams is a former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, and one season in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1988. Since 1989, he has been a baseball coach at various minor league levels, including serving as first base coach for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox. He most recently served as the third base coach of the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League.

Playing career

Williams was selected by the Orioles with the 20th pick in the first round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for several years in their minor league system, but only had one brief cup of coffee at the major league level in 1981, when he went 1-for-2 in 2 games. Earlier in 1981, Williams played in the longest game in professional baseball history, Rochester's 3-2 33-inning loss at Pawtucket. Williams went 0-for-13 in the game. Williams' 0-13 line is also a record in futility in any single professional baseball game.^[1]

The following spring, the Orioles traded Williams to the Reds along with another minor leaguer in exchange for catcher Joe Nolan. Williams got a slightly more extended shot with Cincinnati, playing in 18 games in September, 1983, but he managed just 2 hits in 36 at bats. The following spring, Williams was traded to the Detroit Tigers, and from there he bounced around the minors for several more years. Following a season in Japan for the Hankyu Braves, Williams retired at the end of the 1988 season.

Coaching career

In 1989, Williams' coaching career began with the Kinston Indians. He spent the next several years as a roving minor league instructor for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organizations, then returned to coaching at various minor league levels. In 2000, Williams secured his first coaching job at the major league level, serving as first base coach for the Rockies for three seasons. After spending 2003 as first base coach for the Boston Red Sox, Williams once again returned to coaching in the minors. He served as third base coach for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League in 2010, but stepped down prior to the 2011 season.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Bruce Hurst recalls epic 33-inning game
2. ^ Pitching Coach Jamie Bennett Steps Down

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Name	Williams, Dallas
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Date of birth	February 28, 1958
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
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