\n\n””providerName”:”Twitter”,”ProviderUrl”:”As a gifted coach — a role he never despaired of, as he managed — Williams won 86 games or more in each of his three full seasons. Toronto.\n\nIn ’87 Williams won 96 games. However, it is remembered that the Jays lost the last seven games of that season and were eliminated in the final game of the American League East championship. In the 89 season. Williams followed close friend Bobby Cox (they worked together in Toronto) to Atlanta in 1991 and served as third base coach for the World Series champion Braves in 1997.\n\nIn 1997, Williams got a chance to manage. One of baseball’s premier markets when the Red Sox hired him.\n\nDuring an introductory press conference at Fenway Park, Williams showed his traditional nature when he said, “If a frog had wings, it wouldn’t hit its prey.” “type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”markdown” “content”:”* Red Sox Top 5 Managers: Browns Take””type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”markdown” “,”content”:”Williams’ Red Sox years are best remembered for the team’s accomplishments on the field than as one-liners with the press.\n\nIt was then that Williams managed Boston, the Nomar Garciaparra/Pedro Martinez duo most famous in Red Sox Nation. Beginning of an era.\n\nWilliams led Boston to the AL Wild Card postseason in 1998 and again in ’99.”type”:”text”} ,{“__typename”:”OEmbed”,”html”:”
As manager of the Red Sox from 1997-2001, Jimmy Williams was a true core member and leader of the Red Sox.
We send our love to the Williams family. pic.twitter.com/HPRWGw4XqE
— Red Sox (@RedSox) January 29, 2024
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We are saddened to hear of the passing of former Astros manager Jimmy Williams. Jimmy spent three (2002-2004) of 12 MLB seasons as manager of the Astros. We send our deepest condolences to Jimmy’s family and friends. pic.twitter.com/ihP51rXuKu
— Houston Astros (@astros) January 29, 2024
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January 29, 2024
Jimmy Williams, a baseball legend who went 910-790 as a major league manager for the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Astros, has died at the age of 80, it was announced Monday.
As a player, Williams played parts of two seasons in the majors (1966-67) with the Cardinals, getting into 14 games. The first of his three career hits was against Hall of Famer Juan Marischal.
The definition of someone who paid his dues before writing lineup cards in the big leagues, Williams, the pride of Santa Maria, managed in the minor leagues from 1974 to ’79 and coached for six seasons with the Blue Jays before being promoted to manager in Toronto in ’86.
Known as a gifted teacher — a role he never gave up, even when managing — Williams won 86 games or more in each of his three full seasons in Toronto.
In ’87, Williams hit a career high of 96 games. However, that season will be remembered for the Jays losing their last seven games and being swept by the Tigers in the final game of the season for the American League East title.
The Blue Jays have only parted ways with their manager 36 games in 89 seasons. Williams followed his best friend Bobby Cox (who worked together in Toronto) to Atlanta in 1991 and served as third base coach for the 1995 World Series champion Braves.
In the year In 1997, Williams got a chance to manage in one of baseball’s premier markets when the Red Sox hired him.
In his introductory press conference at Fenway Park, Williams demonstrated his public demeanor, saying, “If a frog had wings, it wouldn’t hit its prey.”
Williams’ Red Sox years are better remembered for the team’s accomplishments on the field than the one-liners with the press.
It was then that Williams led Boston to start the Nomar Garciaparra/Pedro Martinez era, a wild favorite in Red Sox Nation.
Williams reached Boston as an AL Wild Card entry in 1998 and again in ’99.
Although the Red Sox lost Mo Vaughn to free agency after the 1998 season and never found a big hitter to replace him, Williams had more wins with the Sox in ’99 (94) than his predecessor (92). .
For his efforts, Williams was recognized as Manager of the Year in 1999. Although the Sox won four World Series titles in the 21st century, Williams remains the last Boston manager to achieve that distinction.
In the year In the mid-2000s, as the Red Sox developed a tradition of coming back from spectacular deficits in the postseason, some of that mentality began with Williams’ 1999 team, which turned the tables on Cleveland after losing the first two games of the American League Division Series.
While all the cameras were on Millar, making it a remarkable moment, the largely unheralded Williams did the same thing five years ago at LDS against Cleveland.
He repeatedly tells the players: “You better wipe us out!” In other words, if Cleveland doesn’t finish off the Red Sox when it gets its chance, Boston will come roaring back.
In a classic Game 5, Martinez returned from a right shoulder injury, shortened his Game 1 start, and pitched six no-hit innings out of the bullpen. Troy O’Leary had two homers, including a grand slam. The Red Sox beat the Wildcats 12-8 to advance to the ALCS against the Yankees.
After the game, in a cheering clubhouse, several players yelled, “Better wipe us out!” they shouted.
The Yankees, in the midst of a dynasty, beat the Red Sox in five games in that ALCS.
Williams is tied for eighth all-time in Boston with 414 wins, though the Red Sox are 65-53 and outscored in the AAA. In the 01 season, Williams was surprisingly relieved of his duties despite a five-game losing streak against the AAA.
The third and final team Williams managed was the Astros, where he posted a 215-197 record from 2002-04.
In the year In 2008, during a two-season stint as the Phillies’ bench coach, Williams collected another World Series ring. He also spent time as a special instructor for the Rays and his son Brady is the third base coach for Tampa Bay.
“Jimmy’s greatest baseball legacy will be carried on through his sons, Brady and Sean, and his impact on baseball will be remembered forever,” Reyes said in a statement.
Williams is survived by his wife of 47 years, Peggy, as well as two sons, two daughters and eight grandchildren.