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Rip Williams-Catcher/1st BaseBase(Red Sox, Nationals, Indians)
Born: January 31, 1882, Carthage, Illinois
Died: July 23, 1933, Keokuk, Illinois( Unknown illnes, 51 Years Old)
Drafted in 1911 in the 7th round (Pick #86) by the Peoria Caterpillars
Drafted in 1912 in the 6th round (Pick#69) by the Wheaton Warbirds
Drafted in 1913 in the 2nd round (Pick #24) by the Kenmore Miners
Free Agent signing in 1914 by the ArkLaTex Robins
Free Agent signing in 1915 by the Kenmore Miners
Drafted in 1916 in the 4th round (Pick#55) by the Wheaton Warbirds
Free Agent signing in 1918 by the Kenmore Miners
Alva “Rip” Williams was a member of the 1912 SCL Champion Wheaton Warbirds.
He went 4-4 with 2rbi, driving in the winning run with a 2-out triple in Game #2 of the 1914 NLCS win vs the Baltimore Terrapins. He went on to play 4 games in the 1914 SCL World Series for the ArkLaTex Robins, hitting .313 with 5 hits in the 6 game loss to the Jersey City Skeeters.
SCL STATS:
Team Year AVG OBP SPC G AB H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB K HBP IW SB CS
PC 1911 .190 .234 .230 75 100 19 4 0 0 7 8 4 26 2 1 2 0
WW 1912 .370 .407 .543 78 184 68 16 8 0 29 31 11 18 2 1 2 0
KM 1913 .226 .266 .278 47 115 26 1 1 1 10 14 6 22 1 1 0 0
ARK 1914 .284 .301 .398 71 201 57 4 8 1 17 24 5 18 1 0 0 0
KM 1915 .207 .266 .269 48 145 30 7 1 0 14 10 9 17 3 1 2 2
WW 1916 .247 .276 .308 77 227 56 10 2 0 23 19 11 17 0 0 1 3
KM 1918 .125 .263 .125 13 16 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0
.261 .298 .350 409 988 258 42 20 2 101 106 49 121 9 4 7 5
Rip William’ best season came in 1912 while playing for the Washington National. He hit .318/.352/.324 in 60 games played.
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG OBP SLG
Real Life Totals: 1911-1918 497 1186 111 314 51 23 2 145 .265 .328 .352
