#63 Willie "El diablo" Wells, Shortstop, 36 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals
Thursday, 10/26/1941
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Willie Wells
El diablo
8/10/1905
36
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"8
160

Shortstop
R
R
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Average
Average
Some ability
3 / 6 (Well Known)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
Suffers
Normal
3.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 7,230,000
1943
16 Year(s), 152 Days (2904 total Days)
172 Day(s)
17 Year(s), 22 Days (2946 total Days)
17 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall79548
Versus LHP79548
Versus RHP79548
Talent69547
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6
9
9
5
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
3B : 7 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 7 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/21PHIW 7-2210000030#1  
9/23@CINL 4-6300000002#1  
9/24@CINL 6-7602100000#1  
9/26BSNL 1-5300000011#1  
9/28@PITW 3-1310000000#1  
9/29CHCW 5-1400000003#1  
9/30@NYNW 8-6423000000#1  
10/1PHIW 3-2401000000#1  
10/2@BROW 9-0500000001#1  
10/4CHCL 5-10400000002#1  

Batting Stats 1941

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall15568016754516621005688.246.306.410.717.698.165
Projected15568016754516621005688.246.306.410.717.698.165
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1557414008012797530878.991.64.7
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP14036131522281129102.257.318.471.790
vs. RHP5401314141140724559002.243.303.394.698
Close/Late70164028848003.229.299.371.670
Scoring Position12834132246058101.266.296.445.742
Pinch Hitting000000000000.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home7933276252627463842.229.312.370.682
Road76348912931035541846.261.301.448.749
March/April261102791514161213.245.320.482.801
May26117331211615712.282.328.427.755
June271212850414191018.231.295.372.667
July26119301011914714.252.294.378.672
August23982413111319129.245.333.429.762
Sept/Oct2711525514617822.217.272.383.655

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
193915860919255427100113612378399.315.378.552.930CHC,NL
1940115185591926483821161971.319.380.541.921 DET
19411556801675451662100564188308.246.306.410.717 STL
Total2352851824386179827814041440712407187739598.286.342.480.821 

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 1941

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Third Base12412464271153394.9881114.12.74    
Shortstop313157122261878.957279.26.02    

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)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1939, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1939, hitting .625 with 2 HR, 3 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 5 runs on 5/31/1939...
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/5/1940 to a 1-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year...
Injured on 4/10/1940 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/10/1941 to a 3-year deal worth $7,230,000 per year...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
Hits
1939 - 192 - 6th
Doubles
1927 - 43 - 9th
1935 - 46 - 7th
1938 - 47 - 6th
1939 - 55 - 4th
Triples
1927 - 12 - 8th
SB
1939 - 39 - 8th
 

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