Ken Williams (baseball)

Ken Williams (baseball)

:"For the former baseball player & current baseball G.M. born in 1964, see Kenny Williams (baseball)"Infobox MLB retired
name=Ken Williams
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=#2a1301
bgcolor2=#fa5905
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=June 28, 1890
city-state|Grants Pass|Oregon
deathdate=death date and age|1959|1|22|1890|6|28
city-state|Grants Pass|Oregon
debutdate= July 14
debutyear= 1915
debutteam= Cincinnati Reds
finaldate=August 10
finalyear=1929
finalteam=Boston Red Sox
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.319
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=196
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=913
teams=
* Cincinnati Reds (1915-1916)
* St. Louis Browns (1918-1927)
* Boston Red Sox (1928-1929)
highlights=
* American League home run champion: by|1922
* American League RBI champion: by|1922
* First player in Major League history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season
* 10 seasons with a .300+ batting average
* 3 seasons with 100+ RBI
* 3 seasons with 100+ runs scored
* Holds Baltimore Orioles single season record for RBI (155 in 1922)
* Baltimore Orioles Career Leader in On-base percentage (.403), Slugging Percentage (.558) and OPS (.961)

Kenneth Roy Williams (June 28 1890 Grants Pass, Oregon - January 22 1959 Grants Pass, Oregon) was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball for 14 seasons, by|1915-by|1916, by|1918-by|1929. His best season came in by|1922 with the St. Louis Browns, when he led the American League with 39 home runs and 155 RBIs. More significantly, he became the first player in history to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season. This would not be achieved again until Willie Mays did it in by|1956 with the New York Giants. He was also one of only two players to break Babe Ruth 's twelve-year string leading the AL in homers (the other being Bob Meusel).

Williams batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Although not becoming a regular starter until almost 30 years old, he finished his career with a .319 batting average, 1,552 hits, 196 home runs and 913 RBIs. He led the American League in home runs with 39 and RBIs with 155 in 1922. As baseball evolved out of the dead ball era, Williams proved himself one of baseball's great early sluggers as he finished in the top 4 of the American League in home runs for 7 consecutive seasons (1921-1927).

ee also

* Top 500 home run hitters of all time
* 30-30 club
* List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
* List of Major League Baseball home run champions
* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

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