Where does Billy Williams rank among baseball greats?
Billy Williams ranks #15 among the Top 50 all-time at LF. Rankings ⇒ Billy Williams Teammates Randy Hundley Ernie Banks Glenn Beckert Ron Santo Bert Campaneris Lou Brock Richie Ashburn Reggie Jackson Willie McCovey Fergie Jenkins Ken Holtzman Milt Pappas Vida Blue Catfish Hunter Rollie Fingers Leo Durocher Best Season: 1972 A year after his consecutive games streak had stopped, Williams enjoyed his finest season, at the age of 34. He paced NL batters in batting (.333 and slugging (.606), while hitting 37 homers and driving in 122 runs. He finished behind Johnny Bench in NL MVP voting. It was Billy’s last great season. Factoids From 1961-1973, Billy Williams opened every season batting third in the Cubs’ lineup. In 1974, manager Whitey Lockman broke that streak when he inserted WIlliams in the cleanup slot on Opening Day. Billy Williams Day On June 29, 1969, the Cubs honored Williams at Wrigley Field prior to a doubleheader against the rival Cardinals. Williams was presented with gifts
