Ken Williams, St. Louis AL — Bain News Service, circa 1922 (Library of Congress / Wikimedia Commons)

1923BROWNS

LEFT FIELD

KEN WILLIAMS1923

Ken Williamsleft field · 1923 browns

Ht 6'0"Wt 170Bats LThrows RBorn 1890 · Grants Pass, OR

Nineteen twenty-three was the encore that refused to cool off. Ken Williams hit .357 for the Browns with twenty-nine home runs, thirty-seven doubles, and twelve triples — gap power with a higher average after the bomb year. One hundred ninety-eight hits. The left-handed stroke still owned the alleys. The three frames ahead keep the .357 clip humming.

Ken Williams 1923 — .357 CLIP

.357 CLIP

A .357 encore after the bomb year — the average climbed while the power stayed.

Ken Williams 1923 — 29 BOMBS

29 BOMBS

Twenty-nine home runs — still a cleanup problem for every visiting staff.

Ken Williams 1923 — GAP POWER

GAP POWER

Thirty-seven doubles and twelve triples — alleys turned into private property.

Major League Batting — Year vs Life

GABRH2B3BHRRBIAVGOBPSLG
1923147555106198371229910.3570.4390.623
Life1,3974,8628601,552285771969130.3190.3900.530

SkillScore

158.091923 · SLA

ComponentsAVG 0.357OBP 0.439SLG 0.623

Ken Williams, St. Louis AL (baseball). Bain News Service. Library of Congress LCCN 2014715000. Public domain.