While he is remembered as a good friend and teammate by Jeter, Williams is also remembered fondly among Yankee fans, and by Dwight Gooden, for saving his no-hitter. It was Gerald Williams, not the more famous outfielder Bernie Williams, who was in center field on May 14, 1996, when Gooden tossed the no-hitter. He made a running, back-handed grab of a fly ball hit by a then young Alex Rodriguez and picked off a runner at first to keep Gooden on track for the no-no.
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