Where does Ken Williams rank among baseball greats?
Ken Williams ranks #48 among the Top 50 all-time at LF. Rankings ⇒ Ken Williams Teammates Hank Severeid George Sisler Marty McManus Heinie Groh Wally Gerber Edd Roush Baby Doll Jacobson Jack Tobin Urban Shocker Elam Vangilder Red Ruffing Fred Toney Hub Pruett Christy Mathewson Best Season: 1922 With Babe Ruth suspended by the commissioner for the first month of the season for barnstorming play, Williams jumped out in the lead in virtually every slugging category. He ended up with 39 homers, 155 RBI, 84 extra-base hits, and 367 total bases, all league highs. His .627 slugging percentage trailed only Ruth. Williams also enjoyed a 28-game hitting streak in 1922. Despite leading the AL in homers and RBI, Williams failed to garner even one MVP vote. His teammate George Sisler (who hit .420 and deserved the honor) won the award. But surprisingly only one other Browns player received a vote – pitcher Urban Shocker. Born Kenneth Roy Williams was born on June 28, 1890, in Grants Pass, OR. Died
