Williams played in the farm system of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers during 1947–1964 and although he never was called to the major leagues as a player, Williams enjoyed several highly productive seasons. In his first year as a professional, split between three Dodgers farm teams in the lower minors, Williams batted a composite .367 with 15 triples, 121 runs batted in, 24 stolen bases and 12 home runs. He played three seasons (1955–1957) of Triple-A baseball in his native Canada with the Montreal Royals of the International League, batting .329 in 1955 with 93 runs scored, 33 doubles, eight triples, 13 homers, and 21 stolen bases, and also exceeded the .300 mark with the 1958 Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League.
Manager and coachEdit
Williams began managing in the Dodgers farm system in 1963, then went on to manage in minor league baseball through 1980, where he compiled a record of 1,155 wins and 1,156 defeats (.499). His seventeen years of managing in the minors was interrupted by a brief period of coaching with the Major-League Houston Astros for a season in 1975. His most significant achievement was his tenure coaching first base with the Baltimore Orioles (1981–1987), a run which included their historic 1983 World Series win.
Williams then followed former Baltimore general managerHank Peters to the Cleveland Indians, where Williams served as director of field operations in the club's farm system. He retired in 1988.[1]
Williams met his first wife, Lorraine Elliott, while playing for the Pueblo Dodgers in 1949, with whom he had three children, Chris, Kirk and Julie. When he was not playing winter baseball in Caracas, San Juan or Havana they made their home in Pueblo, Colorado. He was very handy with tools, worked construction (building houses), and was frequently adding rooms or moving walls in their home. In 1988, he married Carole Garrett of Baltimore, and continued his home-improvement work in the off season; their wedding date was inscribed on the front porch of their home in Joppa, Maryland.
In 1991, Williams was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.[2] Williams died in 2016 at age 90 in Baltimore, survived by his wife Carole and their son Jamie.
Howe News Bureau, 1985 Baltimore Orioles Organization Book. St. Petersburg, Florida: The Baseball Library, 1985.
ReferencesEdit
^"James 'Jimmy' Williams, former Orioles coach, dies at 90".
^"Jimmy Williams". baseballhalloffame.ca. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
External linksEdit
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
October 21, 2023
jimmy, williams, coach, confused, with, jimy, williams, managed, toronto, blue, jays, boston, houston, astros, james, bernard, williams, 1926, june, 2016, canadian, professional, baseball, outfielder, coach, manager, played, coached, managed, minor, leagues, f. Not to be confused with Jimy Williams who managed the Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros James Bernard Williams May 15 1926 June 6 2016 was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder coach and manager He played coached and managed in the minor leagues and was a first base coach in Major League Baseball MLB primarily with the Baltimore Orioles A Toronto native Williams threw and batted right handed stood 5 feet 10 inches 1 78 m tall and weighed 180 pounds 82 kg He is an inductee of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Jimmy WilliamsCoachBorn 1926 05 15 May 15 1926Toronto Ontario CanadaDied June 6 2016 2016 06 06 aged 90 Baltimore Maryland U S Batted RightThrew RightTeamsHouston Astros 1975 Baltimore Orioles 1981 1987 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1983 Member of the CanadianBaseball Hall of FameInduction1991 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Manager and coach 3 Personal life 4 Minor league managing career 5 Sources 6 References 7 External linksPlaying career EditWilliams played in the farm system of the Brooklyn Los Angeles Dodgers during 1947 1964 and although he never was called to the major leagues as a player Williams enjoyed several highly productive seasons In his first year as a professional split between three Dodgers farm teams in the lower minors Williams batted a composite 367 with 15 triples 121 runs batted in 24 stolen bases and 12 home runs He played three seasons 1955 1957 of Triple A baseball in his native Canada with the Montreal Royals of the International League batting 329 in 1955 with 93 runs scored 33 doubles eight triples 13 homers and 21 stolen bases and also exceeded the 300 mark with the 1958 Spokane Indians of the Pacific Coast League Manager and coach EditWilliams began managing in the Dodgers farm system in 1963 then went on to manage in minor league baseball through 1980 where he compiled a record of 1 155 wins and 1 156 defeats 499 His seventeen years of managing in the minors was interrupted by a brief period of coaching with the Major League Houston Astros for a season in 1975 His most significant achievement was his tenure coaching first base with the Baltimore Orioles 1981 1987 a run which included their historic 1983 World Series win Williams then followed former Baltimore general manager Hank Peters to the Cleveland Indians where Williams served as director of field operations in the club s farm system He retired in 1988 1 Personal life EditWilliams graduated from De La Salle College School of Toronto where he played varsity baseball hockey as a right wing football and lacrosse Williams met his first wife Lorraine Elliott while playing for the Pueblo Dodgers in 1949 with whom he had three children Chris Kirk and Julie When he was not playing winter baseball in Caracas San Juan or Havana they made their home in Pueblo Colorado He was very handy with tools worked construction building houses and was frequently adding rooms or moving walls in their home In 1988 he married Carole Garrett of Baltimore and continued his home improvement work in the off season their wedding date was inscribed on the front porch of their home in Joppa Maryland In 1991 Williams was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 2 Williams died in 2016 at age 90 in Baltimore survived by his wife Carole and their son Jamie Minor league managing career EditSanta Barbara Rancheros 1963 Grand Forks Dodgers 1964 Shelby Rebels 1965 Leesburg Athletics 1966 1967 Championship in 1966 Peninsula Grays 1968 Iowa Oaks 1969 Columbus Astros 1970 Championship Oklahoma City 89ers 1971 Cocoa Astros 1972 Denver Bears 1973 Columbus Astros 1974 Lodi Dodgers 1976 Albuquerque Dukes 1977 Miami Orioles 1978 Championship Charlotte O s 1979 80 Championship in 1980Sources EditHowe News Bureau 1985 Baltimore Orioles Organization Book St Petersburg Florida The Baseball Library 1985 References Edit James Jimmy Williams former Orioles coach dies at 90 Jimmy Williams baseballhalloffame ca Retrieved December 12 2021 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Williams coach amp oldid 1168499635, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
