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Name Team Age
Earl Williams Retired (1980, Age 38) Died (2016, Age 74)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1960)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Ryan League 0 18 years (98 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D  B- B-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 9/4/1942
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
2 3 8
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
C  (36.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1960 CIN 108 376 28 84 18 2 4 31 29 75 1 4 9 .597 .283 .314 .223
1961 PHI 3 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 .473 .273 .200 .200
1963 MIL 122 529 75 125 24 1 15 60 40 126 10 2 14 .663 .293 .371 .236
1964 MIL 111 480 71 129 20 4 13 39 35 86 5 3 9 .730 .322 .408 .269
1965 MIL 114 339 43 91 14 1 10 52 33 62 6 6 8 .737 .332 .404 .268
1966 MIL 107 362 55 105 18 0 19 65 33 62 12 2 4 .845 .347 .497 .290
1967 MIL-CHA 140 542 68 139 18 4 15 72 66 77 12 8 10 .722 .334 .387 .256
1968 CHA 139 578 93 162 27 5 22 75 62 92 17 7 16 .809 .350 .458 .280
1969 CHA 121 487 68 146 22 3 19 83 52 65 11 11 11 .841 .366 .474 .300
1970 CHA 139 582 90 163 24 3 22 79 59 88 11 6 7 .792 .347 .445 .280
1971 CHA 139 547 94 171 20 8 20 101 61 86 9 6 5 .869 .381 .488 .313
1972 CHA 139 550 99 170 32 5 30 105 66 91 10 3 2 .933 .383 .549 .309
1973 CHA 140 556 94 166 30 4 22 103 45 81 9 4 5 .833 .347 .486 .299
1974 CHA 119 457 75 130 17 5 20 68 45 80 11 3 4 .824 .349 .475 .284
1975 CHA 137 525 80 148 29 2 25 89 51 81 9 2 8 .834 .346 .488 .282
1976 CHA 136 546 96 185 24 8 34 120 48 77 14 6 2 .989 .390 .599 .339
1977 CHA 131 455 71 111 20 4 13 69 43 77 9 5 8 .703 .312 .391 .244
1978 CHA 130 480 56 125 16 5 15 75 41 75 8 2 9 .730 .322 .408 .260
1979 CHA 130 489 68 135 27 4 17 76 51 88 13 7 10 .796 .344 .452 .276
1980 CHA 44 156 14 32 6 1 4 19 12 25 0 0 2 .594 .260 .333 .205
Total 2349 9046 1339 2519 406 69 339 1381 873 1496 177 87 146 .793 .342 .451 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Earl Williams has retired from the Chicago Catch
1974-06-25Earl Williams of the Chicago Catch is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1967-06-11A trade has been completed between the Chicago Catch and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Jiggs Ullger, Mike O"Toole, Eddie Plank from the Chicago Catch in exchange for Earl Williams, Jerry Koosman, Tommy John, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (MIL).
1965-03-01The Milwaukee Isotopes have renamed Jim Houtz to Earl Williams.
1963-04-01The Milwaukee Isotopes have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team.
1962-03-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Shockers and the Milwaukee Isotopes. The Milwaukee Isotopes receive Amos Slaughter, Jim Houtz, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 5 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 4 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Shockers in exchange for Johnny Kashiwada.
1961-10-01The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jay Paige to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Edgar Lonas to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have designated Jeff Bradley for assignment. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-30The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Edgar Lonas to the minors.
1961-09-16The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Mike Gillespie to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Mike Gillespie to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team.
1960-05-14The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have designated Earl Polly for assignment.