Dallas Williams

Dallas Williams
Dallas Williams
	Brooklyn, New York
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	September 19, 1981, for the Baltimore Orioles
Last MLB appearance
	October 2, 1983, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.079
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
NPB statistics
Batting average	.242
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	30
Teams
	Baltimore Orioles (1981); Cincinnati Reds (1983); Hankyu Braves (1988);

Dallas McKinley Williams (born February 28, 1958), is a former

Mexican Baseball League

.

Playing career

Williams was selected by the Orioles with the 20th pick in the first round of the

1976 Major League Baseball Draft. He played for several years in their minor league system, but only had one brief cup of coffee at the major league level in 1981, when he went 1-for-2 in 2 games. Earlier in 1981, Williams played in the longest game in professional baseball history, Rochester's 3-2 33-inning loss at Pawtucket. Williams went 0-for-13 in the game. Williams' 0-13 line is also a record in futility in any single professional baseball game.^[1]

The following spring, the Orioles traded Williams to the Reds along with another minor leaguer in exchange for catcher

Hankyu Braves

, Williams retired at the end of the 1988 season.

Coaching career

In 1989, Williams' coaching career began with the

Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox organizations, then returned to coaching at various minor league levels. In 2000, Williams secured his first coaching job at the major league level, serving as first base coach for the Rockies for three seasons. After spending 2003 as first base coach for the Boston Red Sox, Williams once again returned to coaching in the minors. He served as third base coach for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the Northern League in 2010, but stepped down prior to the 2011 season.^[2] He is always a welcomed guest instructor at the New York Baseball Academy. Williams' was hired as the hitting coach for the EDA Rhinos 2013-2015 and picked up a new contract with Brother Elephants 2016–Present,^[3]

also of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan).

On February 1, 2024, Williams was added to the coaching staff for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.^[4]