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Rip Williams

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Rip Williams

Full name Alva Mitchell Williams
Born January 31, 1882, Carthage, Illinois
Died July 23, 1933, Keokuk, Iowa
Buried at Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Illinois
First Game: April 12, 1911; Final Game: June 9, 1918
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11.5" Weight: 187
Ejections: 1911 (1), 1912 (2), 1914 (1). Total: 4
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                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1911 BOS A    Daily Splits   95   284   36   68   8   5   0   31   24   0i  30   7  14   0       2i   9   1i .239  .314  .303  -0.9 1911 BOS A
1912 WAS A    Daily Splits   60   157   14   50  11   4   0   23    7   1   15   1   3   0   3   1    2   0  .318  .352  .439   1.4 1912 WAS A
1913 WAS A    Daily Splits   66   106    9   30   6   2   1   13i   9   0i  16   0   2   0   1i  1i   3   0i .283  .339  .406   0.2 1913 WAS A
1914 WAS A    Daily Splits   81   169   17   47   6   4   1   31   13   4   19   3   4   0   4   0    2   2  .278  .341  .379   0.3 1914 WAS A
1915 WAS A    Daily Splits   91   197   14   48   8   4   0   35   18   0   20   4  13   0   4   4    4   2  .244  .320  .325   1.0 1915 WAS A
1916 WAS A    Daily Splits   76   202   16   54  10   2   0   19   15   0   19   2  11   0   5   5    5   4  .267  .324  .337  -0.1 1916 WAS A
1918 CLE A    Daily Splits   28    71    5   17   2   2   0    8    9   0    6   0   6   0   5   0    2   1  .239  .325  .324  -0.4 1918 CLE A
Total    ( 7 Years) Splits  497  1186  111  314  51  23   2  160i  95   5i 125  17  53   0  22i 13i  27  10i .265  .328  .352   1.5 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
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                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1911 BOS A Daily Splits  1B   57   53   53   471  i  545   31   15   28   0                      .975
1911 BOS A                C   38   29   26   263  i  182   42    5    0   0    8   44i  17i      .978
1912 WAS A Daily Splits   C   48   39   35   360     234   74    7    6   0    5   59   50    1  .978
1913 WAS A Daily Splits   C   19    4    3    46  i   51   14    1    1   0    1    8i   4    0i .985
1913 WAS A               1B   11    6    5    53  i   64    6    1    5   0                      .986
1913 WAS A               OF    7    4    4    37       2    1    0    0   0                     1.000     2    0    5 
1913 WAS A               RF    5    4    4    37       2    1    0    0   0                     1.000
1913 WAS A               LF    2    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                         -
1914 WAS A Daily Splits   C   43   26   22   279     181   54    6    0   0    7   37   34    1  .975
1914 WAS A               1B    8    7    7    66      71    4    0    0   0                     1.000
1914 WAS A               OF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0                         -     0    0    1 
1914 WAS A               RF    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0                         -
1915 WAS A Daily Splits   C   39   27   27   298.2   213   51    9    4   0    5   42   28    5  .967
1915 WAS A               1B   16   15   13   132.2   149   16    1    6   0                      .994
1915 WAS A               3B    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1916 WAS A Daily Splits  1B   38   30   28   289.2   269   11    5   18   0                      .982
1916 WAS A                C   20   17   15   153     119   19    1    3   0    6   26    7    2  .993
1916 WAS A               3B    1    0    0     3       2    0    0    0   0                     1.000
1918 CLE A Daily Splits  1B   21   19   17   168     190   10    4   11   0                      .980
1918 CLE A                C    1    0    0     5       0    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0     -
Total ( 7 Years) Splits   C  208  142  128  1404.2i  980  254   29   14   0   32  217i 140i   9i .977
Total ( 6 Years)         1B  151  130  123  1180.1i 1288   78   26   68   0                      .981
Total ( 2 Years)         OF    8    4    4    40       2    1    0    0   0                     1.000     2    0    6 
Total ( 2 Years)         RF    6    4    4    40       2    1    0    0   0                     1.000
Total ( 1 Year )         LF    2    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                         -
Total ( 2 Years)         3B    2    0    0     5       3    0    0    0   0                     1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
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Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 8-11-1911(2)  BOX  BOS A  John Mullin         Balls and strikes
 5-23-1912     BOX  WAS A  Tommy Connolly      Call at 2B
 6-28-1912(1)  BOX  WAS A  F. Westervelt       Called third strike
 8-14-1914     BOX  WAS A  Billy Evans         Bench jockeying

Transaction Information

Traded by Buffalo (Eastern) to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Joe Foley and cash
(@August, 1910).

Sold by Boston Red Sox to New York Highlanders (@February, 1912).

Traded by New York Highlanders to Washington Senators (February 22, 1912) completing
trade in which Washington Senators traded Gabby Street to New York Highlanders in
exchange for John Knight and a player to be named later (February 17, 1912).

Traded by Washington Senators with Jack Bentley, Turner Barber and cash to Baltimore
(International) in exchange for Sam Crane (January 27, 1917).
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