Dallas McKinley Williams (born February 28, 1958), is a former

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and coach. He played parts of two seasons in

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with the

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and

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, and one season in

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in 1988. Since 1989, he has been a baseball coach at various minor league levels, including serving as first base coach for the

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and

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. He is currently the hitting coach for the

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of the

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Playing career

Williams was selected by the Orioles with the 20th pick in the first round of the

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. He played for several years in their minor league system, but only had one brief cup of coffee at the major league level in 1981, when he went 1-for-2 in 2 games. Earlier in 1981, Williams played in the longest game in professional baseball history, Rochester's 3-2 33-inning loss at Pawtucket. Williams went 0-for-13 in the game. Williams' 0-13 line is also a record in futility in any single professional baseball game. The following spring, the Orioles traded Williams to the Reds along with another minor leaguer in exchange for catcher Joe Nolan. Williams got a slightly more extended shot with Cincinnati, playing in 18 games in September, 1983, but he managed just 2 hits in 36 at bats. The following spring, Williams was traded to the

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, and from there he bounced around the minors for several more years. Following a season in Japan for the

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, Williams retired at the end of the 1988 season.

Coaching career

In 1989, Williams' coaching career began with the Kinston Indians. He spent the next several years as a roving minor league instructor for the

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and

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organizations, then returned to coaching at various minor league levels. In 2000, Williams secured his first coaching job at the major league level, serving as first base coach for the Rockies for three seasons. After spending 2003 as first base coach for the

, Williams once again returned to coaching in the minors. He served as third base coach for the

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of the

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in 2010, but stepped down prior to the 2011 season. He is always a welcomed guest instructor at the New York Baseball Academy. Williams' was hired as the hitting coach for the EDA Rhinos 2013-2015 and picked up a new contract with Brother Elephants 2016–Present,https://www.brothers.tw/team_code.php?player_id=104 also of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Dallas 1958 births Living people Abraham Lincoln High School (Brooklyn) alumni African-American baseball coaches African-American baseball players American expatriate baseball players in Japan Baltimore Orioles players Boston Red Sox coaches Bluefield Orioles players Charlotte O's players Cincinnati Reds players Colorado Rockies (baseball) coaches Evansville Triplets players Gary SouthShore RailCats coaches Hankyu Braves players Indianapolis Indians players Jacksonville Expos players Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball outfielders Miami Orioles players Minor league baseball coaches Minor league baseball managers Rochester Red Wings players Sportspeople from Brooklyn Baseball players from New York City Tigres de Aragua players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople EDA Rhinos coaches EDA Rhinos managers American expatriate baseball people in Taiwan