Dick Williams

Richard Hirschfeld Williams was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front-office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1988, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National League pennant, and two World Series triumphs. He is one of nine managers to win pennants in both major leagues, and joined Bill McKechnie in becoming only the second manager to lead three franchises to the Series. He and Lou Piniella are the only managers in history to lead four teams to seasons of 90 or more wins. Williams was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 following his election by the Veterans Committee.

7 May 1929

Born on the same birth day (7 May): Anne Marie Rafferty • David Hume • Josip Broz Tito • Kevin Owens • Rabindranath Tagore • Robin Strasser • Ruth Prawer Jhabvala • William Hoyt (athlete)

Born in the same month (May 1929): Branko Zebec • Gump Worsley • Helmut Braunlich • Ilene Woods • J. F. Ade Ajayi • John Conyers • Paul Lauterbur • Pedro Trebbau • Peter Higgs • Ralf Dahrendorf • Robert Welch (designer) • Rosemary Cramp • Sam Nujoma