Batting average .230 Games played 59 Runs scored 15 Name George Williams | Runs batted in 5 Role Baseball athlete On-base percentage .288 | |
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Died May 14, 2009, Detroit, Michigan, United States | ||
George Williams (October 23, 1939 – May 14, 2009) was an American infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for three different teams between the 1961 and 1964 seasons. Listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m), 165 pounds (75 kg), Williams batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
Williams entered the majors in 1961 with the Philadelphia Phillies, playing for them one year before joining the Houston Colt .45's (1962) and Kansas City Athletics (1964).
In a three-season career, Williams was a .230 hitter (31-for-135) with 15 runs and five RBI in 59 games, including seven doubles without home runs.
An 11-season minor league veteran, Williams hit .277 with 71 homers and 430 RBI in 1,143 games for 10 teams from 1958 through 1968.
In between, he played for the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan Winter League during the 1966–1967 season.
Williams died from lung cancer in his home city of Detroit at the age of 69.