Ken Williams (baseball)

Ken Williams
Ken Williams
	Williams in 1922
	Left fielder
	Born: June 28, 1890; Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
	Died: January 22, 1959 (aged 68); Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 14, 1915, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
	August 10, 1929, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average	.319
Home runs	196
Runs batted in	916
Teams
	Cincinnati Reds (1915–1916); St. Louis Browns (1918–1927); Boston Red Sox (1928–1929);
Career highlights and awards
	AL home run leader (1922); AL RBI leader (1922);

Kenneth Roy Williams (June 28, 1890 – January 22, 1959) was an American professional baseball player. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1915 to 1929. Williams began his major league career with the Cincinnati Reds before spending the majority of his playing days with the St. Louis Browns, and ended his career playing for the Boston Red Sox. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In 1922, Williams became the first player in MLB history to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.

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