Pop Williams
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Walter Merrill "Pop" Williams (May 19, 1874 – August 4, 1959) was a
Boston Beaneaters
(1903).
Professional career
Early career
Williams attended Bowdoin College from 1893 to 1896.at-bats.
Williams moved on to the Class-A Toronto Canucks of the
wins that season in the Eastern League.[2]
Williams played with the Toronto team until 1901. In 1901, he went 16–13 in 34 games.
Chicago Cubs
Williams joined the major league
losses and home runs per nine innings that season.[3] Williams was re-signed by the Orphans, now renamed the Chicago Cubs, for the 1903 season.[4] He did not join the Cubs in spring training that season as he was coaching the Bowdoin College baseball team.[4]
With the Cubs in 1903, Williams went 0–1 with a 5.40 ERA in one game, a start.
Later career
In April of the 1903 season, the Philadelphia Phillies purchased Williams from the Cubs. His tenure with the Phillies proved short, however, as after two games with a 1–1 record and a 3.00 ERA, he was released. As a free agent, Williams signed with the Boston Beaneaters. In ten games, all starts, he went 4–5 with a 4.12 ERA, nine complete games and 20 strikeouts. On the season, Williams went 5–7 with a 3.99 ERA, 12 complete games and 30 strikeouts in 13 games, all starts, between Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston.
References
- General references
- "Pop Williams Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- "Pop Williams Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- Inline citations
- ^ a b "Bowdoin College Polar Bears (Brunswick, ME)". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
- ^ "1899 Eastern League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "1902 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ a b "Baseball notes". The Pittsburgh Press. February 28, 1903. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)