Lefty Willis

Charles William Willis
Born: November 4, 1905
Leetown, WV US
Deceased: May 10, 1962
Bethesda, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
Career: 1923-1938
Major League Statistics

Lefty Willis compiled a career record of 138 wins and 141 losses and a 3.79 ERA in his 380-game pitching career with the Martinsburg Blue Sox, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Milwaukee Brewers, Nashville Vols, Reading Keys, Reading Keys/Albany Senators, Albany Senators and Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets. He began playing during the 1923 season and last took the field during the 1938 campaign.

Milwaukee Brewers

Nashville Vols

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1924	D	BLRI	Martinsburg Blue Sox	14	9	.609	0.00	35						222.7	215	105			70
1925	B	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	10	14	.417	3.65	33						212.0	210	119	86		63
1927	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	1	2	.333	0.00	7						36.0	44	30			11
1928	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	4	5	.444	4.57	32						124.0	135	81	63		47		25	2		2
1929	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	16	9	.640	3.61	30						202.0	213	95	81		40
1929	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	1	2	.333	9.00	4						11.0	19		11		6
1930	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	14	14	.500	4.87	38						257.0	322	153	139		67
1931	AA	IL	Reading Keys	5	9	.357	4.02	22						132.0	167	77	59		40
1931	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	3	10	.231	5.73	15	13					88.0	125	62	56		26
1932	AA	IL	Reading Keys/Albany Senators	11	12	.478	4.88	33						179.0	225	115	97		48
1933	AA	IL	Albany Senators	2	2	.500		5						0.0
1934	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	14	16	.467	3.72	34						237.0	290	119	98		45
1935	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	22	10	.688	3.61	35						274.0	322	124	110		59
1936	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	17	17	.500	4.04	36						256.0	315	141	115		58
1937	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	2	5	.286	7.81	12						53.0	87	53	46		19
1937	D	BIST	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	2	5	.286	3.72	9						46.0	45	23	19		10
Totals				138	141	.495	3.79	380	13	0	0	0	0	2329.7	2734	1297	980	0	609	0	25	2	0	2	0

Batting:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	DP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1923	D	BLRI	Martinsburg Blue Sox	23	54	54		7	0	0	1						.130	.130	.185	.315	10
1924	D	BLRI	Martinsburg Blue Sox	37	82	82		11	1	0	0						.134	.134	.146	.280	12
1925	B	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	34	77	77		7	3	0	0						.091	.091	.130	.221	10
1927	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	7	15	15		4	0	0	0						.267	.267	.267	.533	4
1928	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	33	46	43	1	7	2	0	0		0				.163	.163	.209	.372	9			3
1929	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	37	85	85		26	3	2	1						.306	.306	.424	.729	36
1929	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	4	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0
1930	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	43	102	102		21	3	0	0						.206	.206	.235	.441	24
1931	AA	IL	Reading Keys	20	50	50		9	0	0	0						.180	.180	.180	.360	9
1931	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	17	31	31		4	1	0	0						.129	.129	.161	.290	5
1932	AA	IL	Reading Keys/Albany Senators	37	72	72		16	3	0	0						.222	.222	.264	.486	19
1934	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	41	99	99		18	2	0	0						.182	.182	.202	.384	20
1935	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	66	204	204		50	5	3	0						.245	.245	.299	.544	61
1936	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	65	143	143		29	1	1	0						.203	.203	.224	.427	32
1937	D	BIST	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	36	98	98		17	2	0	0						.173	.173	.194	.367	19
1937	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	15	22	22		6	0	0	0						.273	.273	.273	.545	6
Totals				515	1182	1179	1	232	26	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.197	.234	.431	276	0	0	3	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1928	AA	AA2	Milwaukee Brewers	P	32	5	38	0	1	1.000	1.344
1931	AA	IL	Reading Keys	P	22						.000
1931	A	SOUA	Nashville Vols	P	15						.000
1932	AA	IL	Reading Keys/Albany Senators	P	33						.000
1933	AA	IL	Albany Senators	P	5						.000
1934	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	P	34						.000
1935	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	P	35						.000
1936	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	P	36						.000
1937	D	BIST	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets	P	9	188	20	7		.967	23.111
1937	A	EL	Wilkes-Barre Barons	P	12						.000
Totals					233	193	58	7	1	.973	1.077

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	Affiliation
1923	D	Blue Ridge League	Martinsburg Blue Sox
1924	D	Blue Ridge League	Martinsburg Blue Sox
1925	B	New York-Pennsylvania League	Wilkes-Barre Barons	PHA
1927	AA	American Association 2	Milwaukee Brewers
1928	AA	American Association 2	Milwaukee Brewers
1929	A	Southern Association	Nashville Vols
1929	AA	American Association 2	Milwaukee Brewers
1930	A	Southern Association	Nashville Vols
1931	A	Southern Association	Nashville Vols
1931	AA	International League	Reading Keys
1932	AA	International League	Reading Keys/Albany Senators
1933	AA	International League	Albany Senators
1934	A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1935	A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1936	A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1937	D	Bi-State League	Leaksville-Draper-Spray Triplets
1937	A	New York-Pennsylvania League	Wilkes-Barre Barons
1938	A	Eastern League	Wilkes-Barre Barons

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