RIP Earl WIlliams

js0000001 · Feb 2, 2013

Jersey dude died too young

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/sports/baseball/earl-williams-baseball-star-dies-at-64.html?_r=0

uniquebaseballcards · Feb 2, 2013

Playing for the Atlanta Braves in his first two full seasons, Williams hit 61 home runs — including 33 in 1971, his rookie year — and drove in 174 runs, impressive numbers for a player still in his early 20s. He was only the second catcher, after Johnny Bench in 1968, to win the top rookie honor in the National League. (Four others have won the award since, most recently the Giants’ Buster Posey in 2010.)

clarkzac · Feb 2, 2013

That's too bad. I was lucky and got a cut auto of his in a group break of leaf history of baseball

Pine Tar · Feb 2, 2013

uniquebaseballcards said:
Playing for the Atlanta Braves in his first two full seasons, Williams hit 61 home runs — including 33 in 1971, his rookie year — and drove in 174 runs, impressive numbers for a player still in his early 20s. He was only the second catcher, after Johnny Bench in 1968, to win the top rookie honor in the National League. (Four others have won the award since, most recently the Giants’ Buster Posey in 2010.)

And how is this guy not in the hall of fame? I don't really remember this guy from the 70's when I was going to about 50 games a year back then.

JEBJJA · Feb 2, 2013

Pine Tar said:
And how is this guy not in the hall of fame? I don't really remember this guy from the 70's when I was going to about 50 games a year back then.

Just saw his stats. He really fell of the earth after his first three seasons. He was a monster early on. And then he only ended up being a .247 career hitter. Ron Kittle syndrome I guess.

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