Dana Williams (baseball)
| Dana Williams | |
|---|---|
| Left fielder/Designated hitter | |
| Born: March 20, 1963 Weirton, West Virginia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 19, 1989, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 2, 1989, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Games played | 8 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Dana Lamont Williams (born March 20, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He appeared in eight games in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder, designated hitter, and pinch runner for the Boston Red Sox in 1989. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m), 170 pounds (77 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
Playing career
[edit]Williams graduated from Davidson High School in Mobile, Alabama and was signed by the Red Sox as an undrafted free agent out of Enterprise State Community College.[1]
In six MLB plate appearances and five at bats, Williams was a .200 hitter (1-for-5) with a double and one run scored.[1] His double came in the only game he ever started for Boston, on June 25 as the designated hitter in a 7–0 loss to the Minnesota Twins, off left-handed starting pitcher Allan Anderson.[2]
Williams also played in the Red Sox, White Sox and Cubs minor league systems from 1983 through 1990, hitting .291 with 37 home runs and 265 runs batted in in 845 games. He later played in the independent Northern League in 1993 and 1996.[3] Williams was a replacement player with the Pittsburgh Pirates in spring training in 1995 during the ongoing players' strike.[4][5]
Coaching career
[edit]Williams began coaching with the independent Sioux City Explorers in 1996 then joined the Seattle Mariners minor league system in 1997 as a hitting coach. He managed the Arizona Mariners in 2005 and 2006. He was a coach for the independent Washington Wild Things in 2010.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Dana Williams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox Box Score: June 25, 1989". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- ↑ "Dana Williams Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
- 1 2 Finder, Chuck (April 27, 1995). "Back to reality". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. E-13, E-15.
- ↑ Rutter, Joe (March 6, 2005). "Major replacements". The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
- 1 2 Seattle Mariners 2005 Media Guide. p. 238.
- ↑ "Dana Williams - Jobs in Baseball". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
- 1963 births
- Living people
- African-American baseball players
- American expatriate baseball players in Canada
- Baseball players from West Virginia
- Boston Red Sox players
- Charlotte Knights players
- Duluth-Superior Dukes players
- Elmira Pioneers players
- Major League Baseball designated hitters
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- Minor league baseball coaches
- New Britain Red Sox players
- Pawtucket Red Sox players
- Sioux City Explorers players
- Baseball players from Mobile, Alabama
- Vancouver Canadians players
- Winston-Salem Spirits players
- Enterprise State Boll Weevils baseball players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
