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| - Billy Williams, also known as Big Billy, is a recurring character in The Powerpuff Girls, a low ranking member of the Gangreen Gang.
- Billy Williams was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer.
- William "Billy" Williams was an old flame of Betty Turpin. They had exchanged letters during the war, and Billy had even proposed, but the letters were never received, and Billy married someone else. Billy and old friend Archie Wardle decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE Day by repeating the pub crawl they did around Weatherfield on 8th May, 1945. When Billy walked in the Rovers, who should he see, but old flame Betty Turpin. They talked and went out to some tea dances, but Betty turned down Billy's advances and proposals. It was only when Betty was burgled and felt insecure that she finally accepted Billy's persistence, and they married on 20th October, 1995. Billy still liked to be one of the lads, and became one of the Betty's Hot Shot syndicate. He also liked a drink and gre
- Williams was born in Whistler, Alabama. He started his career in 1959, joining a Cubs team that would feature stars like Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, and Ron Santo by the early 1960s. Williams was selected as the Rookie of the Year in 1961. Williams also set a National League record for consecutive games played with 1,117 between 1962-1971 (eclipsed by Steve Garvey 1975-1983 with 1,207). Cleo James replaced him in the lineup at the end of his streak. From 1961 to 1973, Williams annually hit at least twenty home runs and was responsible for eighty-four or more RBIs.Stats
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| - Billy Williams, also known as Big Billy, is a recurring character in The Powerpuff Girls, a low ranking member of the Gangreen Gang.
- William "Billy" Williams was an old flame of Betty Turpin. They had exchanged letters during the war, and Billy had even proposed, but the letters were never received, and Billy married someone else. Billy and old friend Archie Wardle decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of VE Day by repeating the pub crawl they did around Weatherfield on 8th May, 1945. When Billy walked in the Rovers, who should he see, but old flame Betty Turpin. They talked and went out to some tea dances, but Betty turned down Billy's advances and proposals. It was only when Betty was burgled and felt insecure that she finally accepted Billy's persistence, and they married on 20th October, 1995. Billy still liked to be one of the lads, and became one of the Betty's Hot Shot syndicate. He also liked a drink and grew prize-winning vegetables in his allotment. He died of a heart attack in November 1997.
- Williams was born in Whistler, Alabama. He started his career in 1959, joining a Cubs team that would feature stars like Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, and Ron Santo by the early 1960s. Williams was selected as the Rookie of the Year in 1961. Williams also set a National League record for consecutive games played with 1,117 between 1962-1971 (eclipsed by Steve Garvey 1975-1983 with 1,207). Cleo James replaced him in the lineup at the end of his streak. From 1961 to 1973, Williams annually hit at least twenty home runs and was responsible for eighty-four or more RBIs. Williams enjoyed his finest season in 1972 at age 34, when he paced the league in batting average with a .333 mark, also posting a .606 slugging percentage while collecting 37 home runs and 122 runs batted in. He finished behind Johnny Bench in the MVP selection. 1972 was his last great season in the league. After the 1974 season, he was traded to the American League's Oakland Athletics for second baseman Manny Trillo and two pitchers. Williams helped lead Oakland to the 1975 American League West championship as a designated hitter, hitting 23 homers with 81 RBI. He retired a year later. After accumulating a lifetime .290 BA with 426 homers and 1475 RBI, Billy Williams was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. Williams credited a grade school teacher with encouraging him to always try to improve, citing the old saying, "Good, better, best / Never let it rest / Till the good is better / And the better is best." On 13 August of that same year Williams' number 26 was retired at Wrigley Field. His was the second number retired by the Cubs, the first being Ernie Banks' number 14. Following his departure from the Cubs, the number had been reassigned to other players from time to time, most notably Larry Biittner, although Williams reclaimed it during several intervals of coaching with the Cubs after his playing days had ended. In 1999, he was named as a finalist to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.Stats
* Height: 6'- 1"
* Weight: 175 lb
* Bats: Left
* Throws: Right
* Uniform number: 26
* MLB:
* Batting average: .290
* Hits: 2,711
* RBIs: 1,475
* Home runs: 426
* Doubles: 434
* Played 1,117 consecutive games (1962-1971)
* League Leader:
* 1972-Batting average (.333)
* 1972-Slugging average (.606)
* 1970-Runs (137)
* 1970-Hits (205)
* 3-time leader - total bases:
* 1968: 321
* 1970: 373
* 1972: 348
* 3-time leader in top-10 votes for league MVP:
* 1968-8th
* 1970-2nd
* 1972-2nd
* 5-time leader - games played (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970)
- Billy Williams was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer.
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