Ken Williams (baseball)

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For the former baseball player & current baseball G.M. born in 1964, see Kenny Williams (baseball)

Ken Williams
Outfielder
Born: June 28, 1890 Grants Pass, Oregon
Died: January 22, 1959 (aged 68) Grants Pass, Oregon
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 14, 1915 for the Cincinnati Reds
Final game
August 10, 1929 for the Boston Red Sox
Career statistics
Batting average	.319
Home runs	196
Runs batted in	913
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1915-1916) St. Louis Browns (1918-1927) Boston Red Sox (1928-1929)
Career highlights and awards
American League home run champion: 1922 American League RBI champion: 1922 First player in Major League history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season 10 seasons with a .300+ batting average 3 seasons with 100+ RBI 3 seasons with 100+ runs scored Holds Baltimore Orioles single season record for RBI (155 in 1922) Baltimore Orioles Career Leader in On-base percentage (.403), Slugging Percentage (.558) and OPS (.961)

Kenneth Roy Williams (June 28, 1890 Grants Pass, Oregon - January 22, 1959 Grants Pass, Oregon) was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball for 14 seasons, 1915-1916, 1918-1929. His best season came in 1922 with the St. Louis Browns, when he led the American League with 39 home runs and 155 RBIs. More significantly, he became the first player in history to have 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season. This would not be achieved again until Willie Mays did it in 1956 with the New York Giants. He was also one of only two players to break Babe Ruth 's twelve-year string leading the AL in homers (the other being Bob Meusel).

Williams batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Although not becoming a regular starter until almost 30 years old, he finished his career with a .319 batting average, 1,552 hits, 196 home runs and 913 RBIs. He led the American League in home runs with 39 and RBIs with 155 in 1922. As baseball evolved out of the dead ball era, Williams proved himself one of baseball's great early sluggers as he finished in the top 4 of the American League in home runs for 7 consecutive seasons (1921-1927).

[edit] See also

• Top 500 home run hitters of all time
• 30-30 club
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Babe Ruth	American League Home Run Champion 1922	Succeeded by Babe Ruth
Preceded by Babe Ruth	American League RBI Champion 1922	Succeeded by Babe Ruth