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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Bill "Bonzai" Williams Relief Pitcher
Retired (1963, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.92 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 44-60 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
SV 12 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 02-21-1928
K 619 Drafted Round 13, Pick 202
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 10 years
(143 games)
IP 952.0
WHIP 1.64
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L D- Endurance C-   Ldrship
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B-   Mentor Val C-
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 BRO-KC-BAL
3
2
34
0
0
0
0
0
60.2
72 30 26 5 18
35
1.48
3.86
1951 BAL
4
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
48.2
47 26 22 0 20
39
1.38
4.07
1952 BAL-MIL
3
23
34
24
11
0
0
0
174.2
262 203 189 8 99
94
2.07
9.74
1953 MIL-BRO
4
19
39
20
11
0
0
0
191.1
232 154 151 6 95
116
1.71
7.10
1954 BRO
3
4
86
0
0
0
1
0
126.1
138 73 69 2 49
81
1.48
4.92
1955 BRO-STL-CHN
1
1
17
0
0
0
2
0
17.0
22 12 12 1 15
11
2.18
6.35
1956 CHN
3
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
31.2
39 14 14 0 12
18
1.61
3.98
1957 CHN
6
3
24
0
0
0
1
0
37.0
30 9 8 0 11
35
1.11
1.95
1958 CHN
8
3
51
0
0
0
3
0
65.2
66 29 29 3 21
48
1.32
3.97
1959 CHN
1
1
30
0
0
0
1
0
44.2
43 20 18 1 18
34
1.37
3.63
1960 CHN
5
2
64
0
0
0
3
0
67.0
87 41 38 0 32
44
1.78
5.10
1961 CHN
0
0
29
0
0
0
1
0
36.0
42 29 25 0 18
33
1.67
6.25
1962 CHN
3
2
17
5
0
0
0
0
51.2
47 28 25 2 22
31
1.34
4.35
2030
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
44
60
485
49
22
0
12
0
952.0
1127 668 626 28 430
619
1.64
5.92
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Bill "Bonzai" Williams has retired from the Chicago Colts
1963-09-13The Chicago Colts have promoted Bill "Bonzai" Williams to the major league team.
1963-03-01The Chicago Colts have designated Bill "Bonzai" Williams for assignment.
1962-06-11The Chicago Colts have promoted Bill "Bonzai" Williams to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have promoted Luis Nagurski to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have sent Bob Noles to the minors. The Chicago Colts have sent Jay Hughes to the minors.
1961-10-03The Chicago Colts have designated Bill "Bonzai" Williams for assignment. The Chicago Colts have sent Oscar Hawk to the minors.
1961-09-21The Chicago Colts have promoted Bill "Bonzai" Williams to the major league team.
1961-08-09The Chicago Colts have promoted Oscar Hawk to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have designated Bill "Bonzai" Williams for assignment.
1961-07-19The Chicago Colts have promoted Bill "Bonzai" Williams to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have sent Jay Hughes to the minors.
1961-05-20The Chicago Colts have promoted Jay Hughes to the major league team. The Chicago Colts have designated Bill "Bonzai" Williams for assignment.
1955-05-01The Chicago Colts have renamed Bonzai Kudzu to Bill "Bonzai" Williams.
1955-05-01A trade has been completed between the Chicago Colts and the St. Louis Red Birds. The St. Louis Red Birds receive Draft Pick - 1956 Round 2 (CHN) from the Chicago Colts in exchange for Bonzai Kudzu.
1955-04-01The St. Louis Red Birds have acquired Bonzai Kudzu from the waiver wire.
1955-03-01The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted M.L Carr to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have designated Bonzai Kudzu for assignment.
1954-05-04The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Bonzai Kudzu to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Harvey Morejon to the minors.
1954-04-06The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Tom Curry to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Bonzai Kudzu to the minors.
1953-10-08The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Bonzai Kudzu to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Tom Curry to the minors.
1953-09-11The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Lefty Paine to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Bonzai Kudzu to the minors.
1953-07-25A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Toast and the Brooklyn Chargers. The Brooklyn Chargers receive Bonzai Kudzu, Pete Shevlin, Bob Trechock, Herbert Minskoff, George Dunlap from the Milwaukee Toast in exchange for Thad Fisher, Frank Gulley, Curt Peraza.
1953-03-03The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Bonzai Kudzu to the major league team.
1952-09-29The Milwaukee Toast have promoted Danny Slattery to the major league team. The Milwaukee Toast have sent Bonzai Kudzu to the minors.
1952-05-02A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Skipjacks and the Milwaukee Toast. The Milwaukee Toast receive Soho Burns, Buck Owens, Bonzai Kudzu, Horace Greeley, Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (NYN), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (NYN) from the Baltimore Skipjacks in exchange for Tom Henke, Daryle Schwartz.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Skipjacks have promoted Bonzai Kudzu to the major league team. The Baltimore Skipjacks have sent Jerry Schisting to the minors.
1952-04-01The Baltimore Skipjacks have promoted Jerry Schisting to the major league team. The Baltimore Skipjacks have sent Bonzai Kudzu to the minors.
1951-03-01The Baltimore Skipjacks have renamed Bill Williams to Bonzai Kudzu.
1950-07-10A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Skipjacks and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Lou Whitaker, Daniel Day Lewis, Manny Aybar from the Baltimore Skipjacks in exchange for Bill Williams, Draft Pick - 1951 Round 1 (MIL), Draft Pick - 1951 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (NYN).
1950-05-15The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ray Sturgeon to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Jim Meyer to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Paul Bevil to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Bill Williams to the minors.
1950-04-25A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Chargers and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Bill Williams from the Brooklyn Chargers in exchange for Mike Mussina.
1950-04-25The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Goose Gossage to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Bill Williams to the minors.