Dick Williams was a right handed player that was used mainly as a utility player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Athletics, and Boston Red Sox in a playing career that lasted from 1951 through 1964. Williams went on to have a successful career as a manager for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres, and Seattle Mariners from 1967 to 1988.