David Keith Williams (born April 21, 1972) is a former

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player for the

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during the 1996 season. He was drafted in the 7th round of the 1993 amateur draft.

Minor leagues

Williams had a career .291 batting average in the minor leagues and 117

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s over 8 seasons. His overall minor league

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was .853. He was called up to the majors in 1996, but his best season in the minors was 1997, where he hit .320 with 22 home runs for the Giants AA team.

Major leagues

Williams had his major league debut on June 7, 1996, going 0 for 1. His final game was on June 23, 1996. Overall, he went 5 for 20 with 6 strikeouts. All five of his hits were singles, and he did not score or drive in a single run. Defensively, he did not make a single error in 4 games played.

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