Lucky Hall Of Famer Number 21 - Dick Williams

    Dick Williams is in the Hall of Fame as a manager. There are way too many managers in Cooperstown, and Williams may very well be the worst of them all. 

    Williams excited a lot of Boston fans in 1964 when he led the Red Sox to the AL Pennant in his first year as a manager. He managed the A's in 1971, 1972, and 1973, winning two World Series titles. He won 101 games in 1971 and led the Padres to the NL Pennant in 1984. 

    That's about it. Williams had some positively terrible seasons mixed in, going 72-89 with the Angels in 1975, 75-87 with the Montreal Expos in 1977, 76-86 in 1978, and 78-84 with the Mariners in 1987. Whenever he managed only part of a season, Williams had a very bad record, going 156-213 (.423). His overall record is 1,571-1,451-1 (.520). He was ejected 57 times in fewer than 3,000 games. 

My opinion: Dick Williams is not a Hall of Famer.