Billy Williams

About Billy Williams

A long-time Chicago Cubs player who earned the National League batting title in 1972.

Billy Leo Williams is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and two seasons for the Oakland Athletics. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. In 1999, Williams was named a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Williams was the 1961 National League Rookie of the Year and was a six-time NL All-Star. In 1970, he had a.322 batting average with 42 home runs and 129 runs batted in, led the NL with 205 hits, and was the NL Most Valuable Player runner-up. In 1972, Williams won the NL batting title while hitting.333. He hit more than 400 career home runs, including 30 or more in five seasons. Williams also hit above.300 in five seasons and had over 100 RBI in three seasons. Williams was a highly competitive player on Cubs teams that never reached the postseason.

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Trivia

The Chicago Cubs retired his jersey number, 26, in 1987.

Billy Williams before fame

He began his professional baseball career in the minor leagues, back when racial discrimination was still prevalent in the South.

Achievement of Billy Williams

In 1987, his uniform number, 26, was retired by the Chicago Cubs.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Billy Williams family life

In 1962, he married Shirley.

Associations of Billy Williams

He spent many years in Chicago, where he shared the field with Hall of Famer Ernie Banks.

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