Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American
left fielder,
third baseman,
manager,
coach and front-office consultant in
Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1988, he led teams to three
American League pennants, one
National League pennant, and two
World Series triumphs. He is one of nine managers to win pennants in both major leagues, and joined
Bill McKechnie in becoming only the second manager to lead three franchises to the Series (
Bruce Bochy, in 2023, became the third). He and
Lou Piniella are the only managers in history to lead four teams to seasons of 90 or more wins. Williams was inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame in
2008 following his election by the
Veterans Committee.
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