Richard Anthony Williams (born November 21, 1956, in

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) is a former Minor League Baseball

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and

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(MLB) coach who is an MLB scout for the

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Early life

Williams is the son of the late Dick Williams, Hall of Fame

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of six Major League teams between 1967 and 1988. He attended the

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, where he played baseball under former big-league second baseman and manager

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Playing career

Williams was signed by the Montréal Expos out of college. Williams went 3–1 with a 2.90 ERA for the 1977

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(completing 3 of 4 starts) and 1-0 in four innings for the Jamestown Expos. In 1978, Williams pitched for the Double-A Memphis Chicks, as he went 7–4 with three saves and a 1.78 ERA. He was promoted to the Triple-A

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, where he struggled, going 1–1 with a 9.41 ERA. Williams returned to Memphis in 1979 and went 5–7 with five saves and a 3.31 ERA, allowing 46 hits but 44 walks in 68 innings. He made 28 relief appearances and five starts. An arm injury derailed his career. In 1980, Williams was just 1–2 with one save and an ERA of 8.61 for Memphis, allowing 39 hits and 15 walks in 23 innings. In four games for the Class-A

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, he allowed 9 hits and five runs in four innings.

Coaching career

Williams was a pitching coach for the

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(1995–96) and

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(1998–2000). He later served as special assistant to the general manager for the Devil Rays and a professional scout for the

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. He was a scout and special assistant to the general manager for the

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until the 2020 season. The

named him a scout on November 22, 2020. Atlanta Braves official web site
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