Bernard Williams (born October 8, 1948) is an American former professional baseball left fielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants (1970–1972) and San Diego Padres (1974). Williams played in a total of 102 major league games in parts of four seasons, batting .192, with four home runs and 15 runs batted in (RBI), in 172 at bats. In addition to his appearances in the outfield, he was often used as a pinch hitter. In his MLB career, he never came close to achieving the success which he had experienced in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Of his four big league home runs, two of them were pinch hits. After a campaign batting .313 at Triple-A Phoenix, he was traded along with Willie McCovey from the Giants to the Padres for Mike Caldwell on October 25, 1973. After his major league career, Williams found much more success in Japan, playing for the Hankyu Braves of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). In six seasons there (–), he batted .258, with 96 home runs, and 294 RBI. Williams was selected to Japan’s Pacific League All-Star team in . References External links Further reading Dennis Snelling: A Glimpse of Fame, McFarland & Company, Jefferson N.C., 1993, pp. 201–215 1948 births Living people African-American baseball players Alexandria Aces players Amarillo Giants players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baseball players from California Fresno Giants players Hankyu Braves players Hawaii Islanders players Major League Baseball left fielders Medford Giants players Sportspeople from Alameda, California Phoenix Giants players San Diego Padres players San Francisco Giants players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople