Dallas Williams
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| Dallas Williams | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Williams with the EDA Rhinos at the 2013 Asia Series | |
| Piratas de Campeche | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: February 28, 1958 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 19, 1981, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1983, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .079 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .242 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 30 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Dallas McKinley Williams (born February 28, 1958) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who currently serves as the hitting coach for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds, and one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hankyu Braves. Since 1989, he has been a baseball coach at various minor league levels, including serving as first base coach for the Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox.
Williams was selected by the Orioles with the 20th pick in the first round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. He played for several years in their minor league system, but only had one brief cup of coffee at the major league level in 1981, when he went 1-for-2 in 2 games. Earlier in 1981, Williams played in the longest game in professional baseball history, Rochester's 3-2 33-inning loss at Pawtucket. Williams went 0-for-13 in the game. Williams' 0-13 line is also a record in futility in any single professional baseball game.[1]
The following spring, the Orioles traded Williams to the Reds along with another minor leaguer in exchange for catcher Joe Nolan. Williams got a slightly more extended shot with Cincinnati, playing in 18 games in September, 1983, but he managed just 2 hits in 36 at bats. The following spring, Williams was traded to the Detroit Tigers, and from there he bounced around the minors for several more years. Following a season in Japan for the Hankyu Braves, Williams retired at the end of the 1988 season.