Stan Williams (baseball)

Stan Williams (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name = Stan Williams
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position = Pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1936|9|14
city-state|Enfield|New Hampshire
deathdate =
bats =Right
throws = Right
debutdate =May 17
debutyear =1958
debutteam =Los Angeles Dodgers
finaldate =August 1
finalyear =1972
finalteam =Boston Red Sox
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value =109-94
stat2label =ERA
stat2value =3.48
stat3label =Strikeouts
stat3value =1305
teams =
*Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1962)
*New York Yankees (1963-1964)
*Cleveland Indians (1965, 1967-1969)
*Minnesota Twins (1970)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1970)
*Boston Red Sox (1972)
highlights =
*1959 World Series Championship
*Participated in the 1963 World Series

Stanley Wilson Williams (born September 15, 1936 in Enfield, New Hampshire), nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a former Major League Baseball starting and relief pitcher who threw and batted right-handed. He played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1958-by|1962), New York Yankees (by|1963-by|1964), Cleveland Indians (by|1965-by|1969), Minnesota Twins (by|1970-by|1971), St. Louis Cardinals (1971), and lastly the Boston Red Sox very briefly in by|1972 where he had no decisions.

Williams, a 1960 All-Star, built a career record of 109-94 in 482 games and 208 starts. He got the majority of his wins with the Dodgers in the early stages of his 14-year career. He compiled a career ERA of 3.48 and had 42 career complete games with 11 shutouts. He gave up 682 earned runs in 1764 and 1/3 innings pitched. He had 1305 career strikeouts. Williams won a World Series with the Dodgers in 1959, his second year in the big leagues.

Although his control often kept him from being a top pitcher, Williams' presence on the mound was huge, and many batters around the league feared the 225-pound, 6'4" right-hander, who had a blistering fastball and wasn't afraid to pitch inside. In by|1961, Williams finished 2nd in the league in strikeouts with 205, behind teammate Sandy Koufax (269). Interestingly, yet another Dodger pitcher, Don Drysdale, finished 3rd that year (182).

In by|1970, he went 10-1 on the season in relief, with a 1.99 ERA, one of the best seasons a relief pitcher has ever had.

Notable home runs

Billy Williams hit his first major league home run off Stan Williams on October 1, 1960. Williams gave up pitcher Frank Bertaina's only Major League home run, a three-run shot at Cleveland Stadium.

Retirement

After retiring, Williams served as a coach for the Red Sox, Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. More recently he was an advance scout for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays until being let go at the end of the 2006 season.

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