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Rick Williams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: November 9, 1952 in Merced, CA us

School: Merced College (Merced, CA)

Debut: June 12, 1978 (Age 25-215d, 14,040th in major league history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 26, 1979 (Age 26-321d)
vs. ATL 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Richard Allen Williams

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

3.58

156.0

WHIP

1.314

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-21 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	18 (14-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (10-7-3)

Most Driven In By
C Reynolds	1
T Puhl	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	18	25 (24)	May 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	19	26	May 5	HOU	@	CIN	L,2-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	20	27	May 6 (1)	HOU	@	CIN	L,5-17	2-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.86	0.038	2.39	0.06%	0.38	P
4	21	30 (2)	May 9	HOU		STL	W,5-4	12-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			9						P
5	22	34 (3)	May 12 (2)	HOU		CHC	L,0-2	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.76	-0.018	1.60	-0.02%	-0.14	P
6	23	37 (2)	May 16	HOU		SFG	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	1.000	1.750	9	.66	0.057	1.60	0.08%	0.60	P
7	24	41 (3)	May 20 (1)	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.571	.600	1.171	9	.62	0.004	1.15	0.01%	0.07	P
8	25	46 (4)	May 25	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	9	1.65	-0.076	3.34	-0.09%	-0.54	P
9	26	52 (5)	May 31	HOU		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.400	.817	9	.86	-0.010	2.67	-0.02%	-0.42	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	27	57 (4)	Jun 5	HOU		PHI	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.364	.748	9	.46	-0.011	1.16	-0.02%	-0.09	P
11	28	63 (5)	Jun 12	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	9	2.13	-0.077	5.37	-0.12%	-0.66	P
12	29	68 (4)	Jun 18	HOU		NYM	W,3-2	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	9						P
13	30	72 (3)	Jun 23	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.286	.598	9	1.17	-0.057	3.14	-0.09%	-0.42	P
14	31	78 (5)	Jun 28	HOU	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS-8	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.250	.222	.472	9	1.01	-0.094	2.97	-0.17%	-1.08	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	32	86 (7)	Jul 7 (1)	HOU	@	CHC	L,0-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.273	.211	.483	9	.58	0.015	.68	0.01%	0.16	P
16	33	89 (2)	Jul 10	HOU		PIT	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.273	.211	.483	9						P
17	34	96 (6)	Jul 19 (2)	HOU	@	PIT	L,2-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.273	.211	.483	9						P
18	35	99 (2)	Jul 22	HOU	@	STL	W,7-6	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.261	.200	.461	9	1.29	-0.031	3.67	-0.05%	-0.28	P
19	36	104 (4)	Jul 27	HOU		LAD	L,7-11	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.261	.200	.461	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	37	109 (4)	Aug 1	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	6-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	9	.44	0.014	1.47	0.03%	0.26	P
21	38	114 (4)	Aug 7	HOU	@	LAD	L,8-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.292	.238	.530	9						P
22	39	118 (3)	Aug 12	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.304	.651	9	.65	0.046	1.46	0.06%	0.39	P
23	40	121 (2)	Aug 15	HOU		MON	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.346	.304	.651	9						P
24	41	122	Aug 17	HOU		PHI	L,2-5	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.292	.625	9	1.60	-0.035	3.69	-0.05%	-0.34	P
25	42	130 (7)	Aug 26	HOU	@	PHI	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.310	.269	.580	9	.62	-0.031	2.38	-0.07%	-0.26	P
26	43	133 (2)	Aug 29	HOU	@	MON	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.310	.269	.580	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	44	138 (4)	Sep 4	HOU		LAD	W,9-4	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	9	.62	0.029	2.67	0.08%	-0.26	P
28	45	141 (2)	Sep 7	HOU		SFG	L,2-9	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.323	.286	.608	9						P
29	46	150 (8)	Sep 18	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.333	.300	.633	9	.78	0.028	3.98	0.09%	0.28	P
30	47	157 (6)	Sep 24 (2)	HOU	@	ATL	L,1-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.290	.614	9	.46	-0.012	1.58	-0.03%	-0.11	P
31	48	159 (1)	Sep 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,4-9	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.324	.290	.614	9						P
							10-21		36	31	2	8	1	0	0	0	3	0	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.290	.614		.91	-0.221	2.52	-0.31%	-2.48

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