Biography.guide
Home › People › Baseball player › Don Williams
Portrait of Don Williams

Don Williams

1935 – 1991

American baseball player

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Don Williams

Lived 1935 – 1991 (aged 56). Don Williams was an American baseball player.

Donald Reid Williams (September 2, 1935 – December 20, 1991), nicknamed "Dino", was an American professional baseball player. He was a , right-handed pitcher who had a three-game, two-week trial in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins.

Born in Los Angeles, Williams began his 11-year professional career in 1955. Eight years later, after a successful half-season with the Triple-A Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers, he was summoned by the Twins. He made his MLB debut on August 4, 1963, against the Kansas City Athletics, in whose farm system Williams had previously toiled. In that game, he pitched innings of scoreless relief, although he did allow an inherited runner to score and loaded the bases in his final inning. His other two outings, on August 13 against the Baltimore Orioles and August 17 against the Washington Senators, were less successful. Williams returned to the minor leagues and remained there through the 1966 season.

In Major League innings pitched, Williams gave up eight hits (including a home run to Washington's Dick Phillips), five earned runs, and six bases on balls.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Also known as
Donald Reid Williams

People in Don Williams's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Don Williams's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Don Williams?

American baseball player (1935–1991)

When was Don Williams born?

Don Williams was born on 2 September 1935 in Los Angeles.

When did Don Williams die?

Don Williams died on 20 December 1991 in La Jolla.

What was Don Williams's occupation?

Don Williams was a baseball player.

What nationality was Don Williams?

Don Williams was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Don Williams

· Wikidata: Q5293728

· DBpedia: Don Williams (1963 pitcher)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Don Williams. https://biography.guide/don-williams-baseball-player-1935/

MLA: "Don Williams." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/don-williams-baseball-player-1935/.

Chicago: "Don Williams." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/don-williams-baseball-player-1935/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:59 UTC