I was beginning a game in my 1966 replay the other day and while I was writing in lineups for the Cardinals that day, I noticed that they were starting a new shortstop for the first time that season, Jimy Williams. I thought it was interesting that I hadn’t seen his name yet since I use actual lineups and transcribe them from Baseball Reference.
I didn’t give it much thought till later when I brought it up to my buddy, Chuck Lucas. “You mean Jimy Williams, the manager?”, he said.
Sure enough, the Cardinals shortstop who batted 13 times in two years, was indeed the same Jimy Williams who won Manager of the Year in 1999 for the Red Sox. In all, Williams had a combined 910-790 record for the Blue Jays, Red Sox and the Astros.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Totals | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .273 | .333 | .273 |
Those who can’t do, teach… others not to hit into double plays.
