- Matt Williams (right-handed pitcher)
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This article is about the right-handed pitcher. For other people by this name, see Matthew Williams.
Matt Williams Pitcher Born: July 25, 1959
Houston, TexasBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut August 2, 1983 for the Toronto Blue Jays Last MLB appearance October 5, 1985 for the Texas Rangers Career statistics Win–loss record 3-2 Strikeouts 27 Earned run average 5.29 Teams - Toronto Blue Jays (1983)
- Texas Rangers (1985)
Matthew Evan Williams is a former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball: 1983 for the Toronto Blue Jays and 1985 for the Texas Rangers.
Williams was the Blue Jays' first-round pick in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft and the fifth pick overall out of Rice University. He debuted for the Blue Jays in 1983, but pitched just 8 innings in 4 games before returning to the minor leagues. After another two years in the minors, Williams was traded to the Rangers as part of a deal to acquire Cliff Johnson. Williams pitched six games down the stretch for Texas, including three starts, with an ERA of 2.42. Despite this impressive showing, he never again played in the major leagues.
References
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Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks 1977: Goffena | 1978: Moseby | 1979: Schroeder | 1980: Harris | 1981: Williams, Cerutti | 1982: Schmidt | 1983: Stark | 1985: David | 1986: Sanders | 1987: Sanchez | 1988: Sprague | 1989: Zosky | 1990: Karsay | 1991: Green, Ware, Powell | 1992: Stewart, Steverson, Cromer | 1993: Carpenter, Farner, Lee | 1994: Witt | 1995: Halladay | 1996: Koch, Lawrence, Tucci | 1997: Wells | 1998: López | 1999: Ríos | 2000: Negron, McGowan | 2001: Gross | 2002: Adams | 2003: Hill | 2004: Purcey, Jackson | 2005: Romero | 2006: Snider | 2007: Aherns, Arencibia, Cecil, Jackson, Magnuson | 2008: Cooper | 2009: Jenkins, Paxton | 2010: McGuire | 2011: Beede, Anderson, Musgrove, Smith, ComerCategories:- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Texas Rangers players
- Florence Blue Jays players
- Knoxville Blue Jays players
- Syracuse Chiefs players
- Oklahoma City 89ers players
- Rice Owls baseball players
- Baseball players from Texas
- 1959 births
- Living people
- American baseball pitcher, 1950s births stubs
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