#63 Willie "El diablo" Wells, Shortstop, 33 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Thursday, 10/26/1938
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Willie Wells
El diablo
8/10/1905
33
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"8
160

Shortstop
R
R
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Average
Average
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Good
Suffers
Normal
3.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 5,320,000
1939
13 Year(s), 152 Days (2388 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 22 Days (2430 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall89648
Versus LHP89648
Versus RHP89648
Talent79548
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6
9
9
5
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
3B : 6 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 6 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/23@PHIW 4-1300000001#3  
9/24@PHIW 6-3401000011#6  
9/26CINW 9-8511100000#6  
9/27CINL 5-9512000000#5  
9/28@BSNW 4-0401100001#6  
9/29BROW 9-8211000000#7  
9/30@NYNL 7-9514200400#3PoG 
10/1PITW 5-4321000011#6  
10/2@STLL 5-6412001100#6  
10/4BROW 4-3400000001#6  

Batting Stats 1938

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall12849715447523741054647.310.369.563.932.948.254
Projected12849715447523741054647.310.369.563.932.948.254
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall12455323018532807519579.2101.67.3
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP10839122724281311120.361.419.7041.123
vs. RHP3891153531650773336232.296.352.524.877
Close/Late532560371332130.472.467.7551.221
Scoring Position128371006470911351.289.322.508.830
Pinch Hitting300000001010.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home66251822031233622517.327.386.574.959
Road62246722721141432130.293.344.553.897
March/April25883492824231610.386.481.8071.288
May2511031903152389.282.328.445.773
June207723102261797.299.364.558.922
July52353017412.217.250.478.728
August25952870481869.295.337.495.831
Sept/Oct28104339151420610.317.351.567.918

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
192512746812118995172313353324.259.307.393.700CHC
19261525721653061274822814722411.288.321.425.745CHC
19271555901804312810599414776257.305.350.459.810CHC
192815462917846918109112453345209.283.332.471.803CHC
1929151545151346139593571547284.277.344.433.777CHC,NL PHI
1930126396124313169367382532169.313.372.528.900PHI
1931141467136427107975374344214.291.346.475.822PHI
1932109348124283157262333327205.356.413.583.997PHI
1933742877518614554524022682.261.316.512.828PHI
19341535751584561710489442248207.275.327.463.790PHI
193514954315246518891015831063345.280.347.483.829PHI
193615557817431743110117483551243.301.355.602.957PHI,NL
1937150549128303138470442661285.233.290.370.659PHI CHC
19381284971544752374105462347195.310.369.563.932CHC,NL
Total1924704420204898722911941189574336169231980.287.341.478.819 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1924, AAA4115454112103231282091.351.446.6431.089
1925, AAA301194312231816131451.361.424.571.996

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
192610388100268720.211.348.237.585
1929103410110273400.294.351.382.734
19309325010034320.156.250.219.469
1931114314201883440.326.370.442.811
Total40147374211224181880.252.333.327.660

Fielding Stats 1938

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Third Base10200201.0003.06.00    
Shortstop1261241604035358926.9561098.04.83    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1924...
Injured on 5/18/1924 with a Broken Ankle, out for full season...
Injured on 4/24/1925 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 5/6/1925, off Ray Keating (CIN)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1925, off Ralph Comstock (PHI)...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/14/1925...
Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1926...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Cincinnati on 9/3/1927...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 9/18/1927...
Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 7/15/1928...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (N) on 9/28/1928...
1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration...
6/19/1929: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $4,200,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1929 Allstar game...
Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 7/29/1929 (Going to CHC: SS Orville Riggins, CF Clint Thomas. Going to PHI: SS Willie Wells, 3B Howard Berry)...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1929...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1930...
Injured on 9/1/1931 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (N) in 1931...
Injured on 6/30/1932 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks...
Injured on 9/17/1932 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
6/18/1933: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (N), $5,320,000 per year, for 6 years.
Injured on 6/26/1933 with a Pulled Achilles Tendon, out for 6 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/19/1936, hitting .474 with 6 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 7/29/1936...
Injured on 6/18/1937 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (N) on 7/14/1937 (Going to CHC: SS Willie Wells, 2B Charlie Gehringer, P Bob Feller, LF Ray Brown, C Mickey Owen. Going to PHI: RF Ival Goodman, 2B Walter Ca
nnady, 2B Jimmy Bloodworth, P Monty Stratton, P Hilton Smith)...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 6/6/1938...
Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 6/12/1938...
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/9/1938 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks...
Had 2000th career hit on 9/15/1938, off Bill Perrin (BRO)...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
Doubles
1927 - 43 - 9th
1935 - 46 - 7th
Triples
1927 - 12 - 8th
   

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