Cats to retire Williams' No. 5 Friday
Published on June 4, 2008 under American Association (AA)
Fort Worth Cats News Release
The Cats will honor new Hall of Famer and former Cats' outfielder Dick Williams by retiring his No. 5 jersey in a pre-game ceremony this Friday, June 6 at LaGrave Field.
Williams played for the Cats from 1948-1950 and again in 1955. He was part of the 1955 Fort Worth team that featured five future big league managers (Williams, Sparky Anderson, Danny Ozark, Norm Sherry and Maury Wills). He hit .300 in three of the four seasons in Fort Worth, including a .317 average in 1955 . Williams managed for 21 seasons in the major leagues and posted a 1,571-1451 record.
His Oakland A's clubs won back-to-back World Series titles in 1972-73. He also led the 1967 Red Sox and 1984 Padres to league championships.
In December, he became the sixth member of the Cats to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Cats' legendary first base coach Wayne Terwilliger, who has worn the uniform No. 5 since he joined the Cats in 2003, will continue to don that number.
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