Willie Wells

Willie James Wells
(Devil; El Diablo; Bubbles; Chico)

Born: August 10, 1904 in Shawnee, OK
Died: January 22, 1989 in Austin, TX
(84 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 170

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Notes:

• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997
• High School: L. C. Anderson HS (Austin, TX)
• College: Paul Quinn College (Dallas, TX) , Samuel Huston College (Austin, TX)
• Buried: Texas State Cemetery (Austin, TX)
• Relatives: Willie Wells Jr. (Son)
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Teams

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1924	St. Louis Giants	IND	19	SS	2	3	5	1	.375			No Home Ballpark
1924	St. Louis Stars	NNL	19	SS	4	43	41	0	.512			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1925	St. Louis Stars	NNL	20	SS	2	59	30	2	.663			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1925	St. Louis Stars	NNC	20	SS	2	3	4	0	.429			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1926	St. Louis Stars	NNL	21	SS	3	61	35	2	.635			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1927	St. Louis Stars	NNL	22	SS	2	62	37	0	.626			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928	St. Louis Stars	NNL	23	SS	1	67	26	0	.720	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928	St. Louis Stars	NNC	23	SS	1	5	4	0	.556			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1929	St. Louis Stars	NNL	24	SS	2	63	42	2	.600			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NNL	24	SS	3	62	42	0	.596			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NvM	24	SS	1	5	2	0	.714			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1930	St. Louis Stars	NNL	25	SS	1	73	28	1	.723	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1930	St. Louis Stars	NNC	25	SS	1	4	3	0	.571			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1931	St. Louis Stars	NNL	26	SS	1	43	18	1	.705	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1931	St. Louis Stars	NvM	26	SS	1	2	0	0	1.000			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1932	Detroit Wolves	EWL	27	SS	1	28	9	0	.757			Hamtramck Stadium (Hamtramck, MI)
1932	Homestead Grays	EWL	27	SS	2	42	31	1	.575			Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1932	Kansas City Monarchs	IND	27	SS	1	13	5	0	.722			Muehlebach Field (Kansas City, MO)
1933	Chicago American Giants	NN2	28	SS	1	41	22	1	.651			Perry Stadium (Indianapolis, IN), South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1933	West All Stars	EWA	28	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	Chicago American Giants	NN2	29	SS	3	35	25	3	.583			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	Chicago American Giants	NLC	29	SS	2	3	4	1	.429			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	West All Stars	EWA	29	SS	2	0	1	0	.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1935	Chicago American Giants	NN2	30	SS	6	27	35	2	.435			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1935	West All Stars	EWA	30	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1936	Newark Eagles	NN2	31	SS	6	27	31	1	.466			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1937	Newark Eagles	NN2	32	SS	2	36	21	2	.632			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ), Hinchliffe Stadium (Paterson, NJ)
1937	Homestead Grays	NN2	32	SS	1	60	19	1	.759	✔		Greenlee Field (Pittburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittburgh, PA)
1937	East All Stars	EWA	32	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1938	Newark Eagles	NN2	33	SS	5	24	30	0	.444			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1938	East All Stars	EWA	33	SS	1	1	1	0	.500			Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
1939	Newark Eagles	NN2	34	SS	2	41	23	1	.641			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1939	Newark Eagles	NLP	34	SS	4	1	3	0	.250			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1939	East All Stars	EWA	34	SS	1	1	1	0	.500			Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
1940	Azules de Veracruz	MEX	35	SS	1	61	30	0	.670	✔		Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
1941	Azules de Veracruz	MEX	36	SS	1	67	35	0	.657	✔		Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
1942	Newark Eagles	NN2	37	SS	3	41	41	4	.500			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1942	East All Stars	EWA	37	SS	1	2	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1943	Alijadores de Tampico	MEX	38	SS	4	41	48	0	.461			Parque Alijadores (Tampico, TM, Mexico)
1944	Azules de Veracruz	MEX	39	SS	1	52	37	2	.584	✔		Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
1944	Rojos del México	MEX	39	SS	6	28	62	1	.311			Parque Delta (Ciudad de M?xico, DF, Mexico)
1945	Newark Eagles	NN2	40	SS	2	32	26	0	.552			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1945	New York Black Yankees	NN2	40	SS	6	16	45	0	.262			Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY), Dexter Park (Queens, NY)
1945	East All Stars	EWA	40	2B	2	0	1	0	.000			No Home Ballpark
1945	Negro All Stars	NvM	40	2B	2	0	4	1	.000			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1946	New York Black Yankees	NN2	41	SS	6	17	53	0	.243			Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY), Polo Grounds (New York, NY) (Queens, NY)
1946	Baltimore Elite Giants	NN2	41	3B	3	43	35	3	.551			Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
1947	Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns	NAL	42	SS	5	40	73	2	.354			Victory Field (Indianapolis, IN), Crosley Field (Cincinnati, OH)
1948	Memphis Red Sox	NAL	43	3B	4	49	69	4	.415			Martin Park (Memphis, TN)
25	17			SS		1427	1137	39	.557	7	0

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	Rank	W	L	T	W%	LG	WS	Ballpark
1	St. Louis Giants			SS		3	5	1	.375	0	0
8	St. Louis Stars I			SS		485	268	8	.644	3	0
4	Chicago American Giants			SS		173	130	7	.571	0	0
1	Kansas City Monarchs			SS		13	5	0	.722	0	0
1	Detroit Wolves			SS		28	9	0	.757	0	0
2	Homestead Grays			SS		102	50	2	.671	1	0
3	West All Stars			SS		2	1	0	.667	0	0
6	Newark Eagles			SS		202	175	8	.536	0	0
5	East All Stars			SS		5	3	0	.625	0	0
3	Azules de Veracruz			SS		180	102	2	.638	3	0
1	Alijadores de Tampico			SS		41	48	0	.461	0	0
1	Diablos Rojos del México			SS		28	62	1	.311	0	0
1	Negro All Stars			2B		0	4	1	.000	0	0
2	New York Black Yankees			SS		33	98	0	.252	0	0
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			3B		43	35	3	.551	0	0
1	Indianapolis Clowns			SS		40	73	2	.354	0	0
1	Memphis Red Sox			3B		49	69	4	.415	0	0

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