Billy Williams

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Billy Williams is a Hall of Fame left fielder best known for his long, productive career with the Chicago Cubs during the 1960s and 1970s.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Billy Leo Williams 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball player
human
left fielder
professional baseball player
allStarSelection National League All-Star
awardReceived National League Rookie of the Year Award
surface form: National League Rookie of the Year

National League batting champion
Silver Slugger-type hitting recognition
bats left
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1938-06-15
employer Chicago Cubs
surface form: Chicago Cubs organization
eraOfPlay 1960s
1970s
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Williams
finalMLBTeam Oakland Athletics
finalMLBYear 1976
fullName Billy Williams self-linksurface differs
surface form: Billy Leo Williams
givenName Bill
surface form: Billy
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
hallOfFameInductionYear 1987
jerseyNumber 26
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Cubs
Oakland Athletics
MLBDebutLeague National League
MLBDebutTeam Chicago Cubs
MLBDebutYear 1959
notableAchievement held National League record for consecutive games played at time of retirement
notableFor durability and consecutive games played streak
long career with the Chicago Cubs
numberOfAllStarSelections 6
occupation baseball coach
placeOfBirth Whistler, Alabama, United States
playedWith Ernie Banks
Bret Saberhagen
surface form: Ferguson Jenkins

Ron Santo
positionPlayed left fielder
residence Chicago, Illinois (later life)
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
statistic over 1,400 runs batted in
over 2,700 career hits
over 400 career home runs
teamRetiredNumberBy Chicago Cubs
throws left

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Billy Williams fullName Billy Williams self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Billy Leo Williams
Chicago Cubs notablePlayer Billy Williams