Growing up a baseball fan in the
1960's and in particular a Cubs fan; I
loved watching future Hall of Famer
Billy Williams roam the tall grasses in
of Wrigley Field.

Well, the other day I discovered that
there was another Billy Williams; one
who traversed the outfield in four
games for the expansion Seattle Pilots
in 1969..

William "Billy" Williams would pinch run
for Jerry McNertney after the catcher
singled to lead off the bottom of the
7th inning, in a contest the Pilots
would eventually lose, 2-1 on August
15, 1969. Handed three starts in right
field on August 16, 19 and 20,
Williams would go 0-for-10, fanning
three times, while walking once and
also being hit by a pitch which
resulted in his lone run scored.

Then the career was over for the
36-year-old.

A career .280-hitter during 18 minor
league seasons, Williams would work
in baseball for years as hitting coach
in the Cleveland Indians organization,
landing a big league coaching job for
the Tribe in 1990-91 seasons.

He would close out his coaching
career in the independent leagues at
Sioux Falls. I think I met him during my
years of scouting the indy leagues in
the mid-2000's, never realizing that he
was Billy Williams #2 to play in the big
leagues during my youth.
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