Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams
Born: May 7, 1929
St. Louis, MO USA
Deceased: July 7, 2011
Las Vegas, NV USA
Coaching Career: 1967-1988
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Playing Statistics
Dick Williams compiled a record of 1571 wins and 1451 losses in his managing career with the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. He began managing during the 1967 season and last managed during the 1988 campaign. Williams was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Coaching Record:
Season | League | Team | G | W | L | W% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | |
1968 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 86 | 76 | .531 | |
1969 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 82 | 71 | .536 | |
1971 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 161 | 101 | 60 | .627 | |
1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 155 | 93 | 62 | .600 | |
1973 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
1974 | AL | California Angels | 84 | 36 | 48 | .429 | |
1975 | AL | California Angels | 161 | 72 | 89 | .447 | |
1976 | AL | California Angels | 96 | 39 | 57 | .406 | |
1977 | NL | Montreal Expos | 162 | 75 | 87 | .463 | |
1978 | NL | Montreal Expos | 162 | 76 | 86 | .469 | |
1979 | NL | Montreal Expos | 160 | 95 | 65 | .594 | |
1980 | NL | Montreal Expos | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | |
1981 | NL | Montreal Expos | 81 | 44 | 37 | .543 | |
1982 | NL | San Diego Padres | 162 | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
1983 | NL | San Diego Padres | 163 | 81 | 81 | .497 | |
1984 | NL | San Diego Padres | 162 | 92 | 70 | .568 | |
1985 | NL | San Diego Padres | 162 | 83 | 79 | .512 | |
1986 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 133 | 58 | 75 | .436 | |
1987 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 78 | 84 | .481 | |
1988 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 56 | 23 | 33 | .411 | |
Totals | 3023 | 1571 | 1451 | .520 |
Awards
1967 - ML TSN Manager of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License