MCWILLIAMS, Bill - Revision history

Randylyon at 05:29, 25 December 2024

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	[[Image:Bill_McWilliams.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Baseball Reference]]MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 21, 1997). McWilliams, son of the manager of [[WALES HOTEL]], grew up in Chicago. (1) He threw and batted right-handed in two games ~~in the majors with~~ the Boston Red Sox ~~on July 11,~~ 1931. ~~He never returned~~ to the ~~majors after 1931~~. ~~He played in~~ the minors ~~through 1941~~, ~~several times hitting over .300~~ and ~~managing~~ for a ~~while~~ in 1941. (1)		[[Image:Bill_McWilliams.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Baseball Reference]]MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 21, 1997). McWilliams, son of the manager of [[WALES HOTEL]], grew up in Chicago. (1) He threw and batted right-handed.
			McWilliams began his professional baseball career appearing in two major-league games for the Boston Red Sox in 1931. After wrapping up his time in the big leagues, the four days that embraced his two games, he went to the minor leagues, where he played for 10 seasons. In the minors, he appeared in 1,157 games and collected almost a hit per game – 1,117 (95 of them home runs) for a career .274 batting average. McWilliams was primarily a third baseman, but in his final season (1941) he played at second base and in the outfield. (1)

	~~In 1932~~ McWilliams played ~~for three teams in three different leagues, and two other teams in two other leagues in 1933~~. ~~He had the most success in 1932 with~~ the ~~Class-A Western League's Tulsa Oilers~~, ~~affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in 43 games and hit .248 with five home runs. He appeared in 21 games~~ for the ~~Three-I League~~'s ~~Decatur Commodores, affiliated with the~~ Detroit ~~Tigers, but hit .143 with just two extra-base hits, both triples~~. He ~~appeared in one Double-A game for~~ the St. ~~Paul Saints~~. (2)		McWilliams had played football at the University of Iowa before choosing baseball. (2) In the fall of 1934, he shifted sports to play for the NFL's Detroit Lions. He had six attempts to advance the football and gained a total of 16 yards, thus averaging a little less than 2.7 yards per carry. (6) McWilliams did not appear in any other NFL game.

	~~In 1933, with~~ the ~~Middle Atlantic League's Springfield (Ohio) Chicks, he~~ hit .~~359 with 14 homers in 76 games. He appeared~~ in 50 games for ~~the Williamsport Grays~~, ~~a Philadelphia Athletics affiliate~~. ~~He hit~~ .~~282 with two homers. In 1934, McWilliams spent the first of three seasons with the St~~. ~~Paul Saints. The American Association team saw him hit .246 with 13 homers~~ in ~~140 games~~.		McWilliams began the 1941 season as playing manager for Dayton for only part of the season. He hit .236 in 50 games, but he also played for Durham (63 games, .259) and Springfield again (.243 in just 10 games). That was his last season in organized baseball.

	McWilliams had played football at the University of Iowa before choosing baseball. In the fall of 1934, he shifted sports to play for the NFL's Detroit Lions. He had six attempts to advance the football and gained a total of 16 yards, thus averaging a little less than 2.7 yards per carry. (6) McWilliams did not appear in any other NFL game.		After his sports career was over, he lived in Chicago for 35 years and retired as playground director for the City of Chicago Park District. (3)

	McWilliams returned to baseball and the Saints for 1935 and 1936. He improved his statistics each year over 1934: in 1935, he hit .280 with 13 homers and in 1936, he hit .306 with 14 homers. In 1937 he played for three teams in one season: Dallas, the White Sox affiliate in the Texas League, where he hit .243 in 33 games; Memphis, for 32 games where he hit .269; and the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League (another Cubs affiliate), where he hit .314 with his only homers of the year -- nine - in 54 games. The year 1938 he played for Williamsport once more (36 games, .286), the Hollywood Stars (45 games, .192), and Baltimore in the International League (.133 in 13 games).

	He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers system in 1939 playing the full year for Elmira.(265, 11 homers, 136 games). He played most of 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, batting .314 in Eastern League action (111 games), but played 16 games for Dayton (.193).

	McWilliams began the 1941 season as playing manager for Dayton, but for only part of the season. He hit .236 in 50 games, but he also played for Durham (63 games, .259) and Springfield again (.243 in just 10 games). That was his last season in organized baseball. (3)

	After his sports career was over, he ~~ived~~ in Chicago for 35 years and retired as playground director for the City of Chicago Park District.

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	McWilliams began the 1941 season as playing manager for Dayton, but for only part of the season. He hit .236 in 50 games, but he also played for Durham (63 games, .259) and Springfield again (.243 in just 10 games). That was his last season in organized baseball. (3)		McWilliams began the 1941 season as playing manager for Dayton, but for only part of the season. He hit .236 in 50 games, but he also played for Durham (63 games, .259) and Springfield again (.243 in just 10 games). That was his last season in organized baseball. (3)

			After his sports career was over, he ived in Chicago for 35 years and retired as playground director for the City of Chicago Park District.

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Randylyon at 04:25, 24 December 2024

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	[[Image:Bill_McWilliams.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Baseball Reference]]MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 21, 1997). McWilliams, son of the manager of [[WALES HOTEL]], grew up in Chicago. (1) ~~played~~ two games in the majors with the Boston Red Sox on July 11, 1931. ~~(1)~~ He ~~was issued #27~~. ~~(2)~~ He ~~had been at~~ the ~~University of Iowa~~.		[[Image:Bill_McWilliams.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Baseball Reference]]MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 21, 1997). McWilliams, son of the manager of [[WALES HOTEL]], grew up in Chicago. (1) He threw and batted right-handed in two games in the majors with the Boston Red Sox on July 11, 1931. He never returned to the majors after 1931. He played in the minors through 1941, several times hitting over .300 and managing for a while in 1941. (1)

	~~Although he never returned to~~ the ~~majors after 1931, he played~~ in the ~~minors through 1941~~, ~~several times hitting over~~ .~~300~~ and ~~managing~~ for ~~a while~~ in ~~1941~~.		In 1932 McWilliams played for three teams in three different leagues, and two other teams in two other leagues in 1933. He had the most success in 1932 with the Class-A Western League's Tulsa Oilers, affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in 43 games and hit .248 with five home runs. He appeared in 21 games for the Three-I League's Decatur Commodores, affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, but hit .143 with just two extra-base hits, both triples. He appeared in one Double-A game for the St. Paul Saints. (2)

	He ~~batted and threw right and played his last game on July 11~~, ~~1931~~. ~~(3)~~		In 1933, with the Middle Atlantic League's Springfield (Ohio) Chicks, he hit .359 with 14 homers in 76 games. He appeared in 50 games for the Williamsport Grays, a Philadelphia Athletics affiliate. He hit .282 with two homers. In 1934, McWilliams spent the first of three seasons with the St. Paul Saints. The American Association team saw him hit .246 with 13 homers in 140 games.

	~~In 1932~~ McWilliams played ~~for three teams in three different leagues, and two other teams in two other leagues in 1933~~. ~~He had the most success in 1932 with~~ the ~~Class-A Western League's Tulsa Oilers~~, ~~affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in 43 games and hit .248 with five home runs. He appeared in 21 games~~ for the ~~Three-I League~~'s ~~Decatur Commodores, affiliated with the~~ Detroit ~~Tigers, but hit .143 with just two extra-base hits, both triples~~. He ~~appeared in one Double-A game~~, ~~for the St~~. ~~Paul Saints, with one hitless at-bat~~. (4)		McWilliams had played football at the University of Iowa before choosing baseball. In the fall of 1934, he shifted sports to play for the NFL's Detroit Lions. He had six attempts to advance the football and gained a total of 16 yards, thus averaging a little less than 2.7 yards per carry. (6) McWilliams did not appear in any other NFL game.

	~~In 1933~~, with ~~the Middle Atlantic League's Springfield (Ohio) Chicks~~, he hit .~~359~~ with 14 homers in ~~76 games~~. ~~He appeared~~ in 50 games for the ~~Williamsport Grays~~, ~~a Philadelphia Athletics affiliate. He~~ hit .~~282~~ with ~~two~~ homers~~. In 1934, McWilliams spent the first~~ of ~~three seasons with~~ the ~~St. Paul Saints again~~. The ~~American Association team saw him hit~~ .~~246 with 13 homers in 140~~ games. (5)		McWilliams returned to baseball and the Saints for 1935 and 1936. He improved his statistics each year over 1934: in 1935, he hit .280 with 13 homers and in 1936, he hit .306 with 14 homers. In 1937 he played for three teams in one season: Dallas, the White Sox affiliate in the Texas League, where he hit .243 in 33 games; Memphis, for 32 games where he hit .269; and the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League (another Cubs affiliate), where he hit .314 with his only homers of the year -- nine - in 54 games. The year 1938 he played for Williamsport once more (36 games, .286), the Hollywood Stars (45 games, .192), and Baltimore in the International League (.133 in 13 games).

	~~In 1934, McWilliams spent~~ the ~~first of three seasons with~~ the St. ~~Paul Saints hitting~~ .~~246 with 13 homers~~ in ~~140~~ games. (6)		He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers system in 1939 playing the full year for Elmira.(265, 11 homers, 136 games). He played most of 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, batting .314 in Eastern League action (111 games), but played 16 games for Dayton (.193).

	McWilliams had played football at the University of Iowa before choosing baseball. In the fall of 1934 played for the NFL's Detroit Lions. He played wideback on the team in five games. He had six attempts to advance the football and gained a total of 16 yards, thus averaging a little less than 2.7 yards per carry. (6)		McWilliams began the 1941 season as playing manager for Dayton, but for only part of the season. He hit .236 in 50 games, but he also played for Durham (63 games, .259) and Springfield again (.243 in just 10 games). That was his last season in organized baseball. (3)

	McWilliams did not appear in any other NFL game, but he did return to the Saints and played 1935 and 1936 there. He improved his statistics each year over 1934: in 1935, he hit .280 with 13 homers and in 1936, he hit .306 with 14 homers. (7)

	In 1937 he played for three teams in one season: Dallas, the White Sox affiliate in the Texas League, where he hit .243 in 33 games; Memphis, for 32 games where he hit .269; and the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League (another Cubs affiliate), where he hit .314 with his only homers of the year -- nine - in 54 games. (8)

	~~The year 1938 he played for Williamsport once more (36 games, .286), the Hollywood Stars (45 games, .192), and Baltimore in the International League (.133 in 13 games). (9)~~

	He joined the Brooklyn Dodgers system in 1939 playing the full year for Elmira.(265, 11 homers, 136 games). He played most of 1940 in Springfield, Massachusetts, batting .314 in Eastern League action (111 games), but played 16 games for Dayton (.193). (10)

	McWilliams began the 1941 season as playing manager for Dayton, but for only part of the season. He hit .236 in 50 games, but he also played for Durham (63 games, .259) and Springfield again (.243 in just 10 games). That was his last season in organized baseball. (11)

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	1. Nowlin, Bill. "Bill McWilliams," Society for American Baseball Research, Online: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2d5d6976		1. Nowlin, Bill. "Bill McWilliams," Society for American Baseball Research, Online: http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2d5d6976

	2. Baseball ~~Almanac. http~~://www.baseball-~~almanac~~.com/~~players~~/~~player.php?p=mcwilbi01~~		2. "Bill McWilliams," Baseball Reference, Online: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_McWilliams

	3. Nowlin		3. Nowlin

	~~4. "Bill McWilliams," Baseball Reference, Online: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_McWilliams~~

	~~5. Nowlin~~

	~~6. Ibid.~~

	~~7. Ibid.~~

	~~8. Ibid.~~

	~~9. Ibid.~~

	~~10. Ibid.~~

	~~11. Ibid.~~

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Randylyon at 19:45, 7 December 2017

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-MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 1, 1997). McWilliams broke into the big leagues of baseball on July 8, 1931 with the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right and played his last game on July 11, 1931.
+[[Image:Bill_McWilliams.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Photo courtesy: Baseball Reference]]MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 21, 1997). McWilliams, son of the manager of [[WALES HOTEL]], grew up in Chicago. (1)  played two games in the majors with the Boston Red Sox on July 11, 1931. (1) He was issued #27. (2) He had been at the University of Iowa.
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	MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 1, 1997). McWilliams broke into the big leagues of baseball on July 8, 1931 with the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right and played his last game on July 11, 1931.		MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (Dubuque, IA, November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 1, 1997). McWilliams broke into the big leagues of baseball on July 8, 1931 with the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right and played his last game on July 11, 1931.

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MCWILLIAMS, Bill. (November 28, 1910--Garland, TX, Jan. 1, 1997). McWilliams broke into the big leagues of baseball on July 8, 1931 with the Boston Red Sox. He batted and threw right and played his last game on July 11, 1931.

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Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mcwilbi01

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