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Playing career. Williams signed his first professional contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, and played his first major league game with Brooklyn in 1951. A right-handed batter and thrower, Williams was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 190 pounds (86 kg).
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- May 7, 1929
Jul 7, 2011 · Dick Williams, the hard-nosed Hall of Fame manager who achieved the rare feat of taking three different teams to the World Series, died on Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. He was 82....
Dick Williams was a solid big league player at a number of spots across the diamond during his 13-year playing career. But in the dugout as a manager, Williams would earn his spot among baseball’s immortals. Williams proved to be one of baseball’s best managers at turning losing teams into winners.
Jul 7, 2011 · Dick Williams. Position: Manager. Born: May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, MO. Died: July 7, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV. High School: Pasadena HS (Pasadena, CA) School: Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2008. (Voted by Veteran's Committee on 13/16 ballots) Full Name: Richard Hirschfeld Williams.
Sep 12, 2014 · Dick Williams was regarded as one of baseball’s premier managers and turnaround artists. He was only the second skipper to win pennants for three different teams — Boston, Oakland, and San Diego. 1 As a rookie manager in 1967, Williams led the Red Sox from ninth place the year before to the World Series.
Jan 4, 2012 · Dick Williams’s managerial career was remarkable within baseball, but the key talents that made him an exceptionally successful turnaround artist and leader are even more remarkable and precious in non-baseball management.
