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Joe Willis

Birthdate:

4/9/1890

Died:

12/4/1966

Height / Weight:

6' 1" / 185 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Coal Grove, OH, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / L

Baseball Historian Biography

* Joe Willis Left handed Pitcher born in Ironton Ohio .

He made his major league debut at 21-years-old in 1911 with Browns, then after pitching only one game was traded in mid-year to cross-town rivals the St. Louis Cardinals. That season he completed one of three starts, for a 0-2 record, 4.50 ERA in 22 innings. He posted career-highs with the Red Birds the next year, 1912, going 4-9 W/L, a 4.44 ERA, completing 4-of-17 starts, relieved in 14 others, collected 55 Ks in 129 innings. Joseph Willis career stats: 4-11 record, 4.63 ERA in 161 1/3 innings spanning 41 games, 20 starts. Browns 1911; Cardinals 1912-13. Baseball History

St Louis Browns Pitchers 1911

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1911	SLB (AL)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	8	5	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	5.14
1911	STL (NL)	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	15.0	13	9	7	0	4	0	5	1	0	0	4.20
1912	STL (NL)	31	17	4	9	2	4	0	129.2	143	83	64	3	62	0	55	3	5	0	4.44
1913	STL (NL)	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	9.2	9	9	8	0	11	0	6	1	0	0	7.45
4 years		41	20	4	11	3	5	0	161.1	173	106	83	3	80	0	66	5	5	0	4.64

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1911	STL (NL)	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1911	SLB (AL)	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.500	SLG
1912	STL (NL)	31	38	2	6	1	0	0	3	1	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	.158	.179	SLG
1913	STL (NL)	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
4 years		41	48	2	6	1	0	0	3	3	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	.125	.176	.SLG

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