Willie Cornelius

William McKinley Cornelius
(Sug; Sugar)

Born: September 3, 1906 in Atlanta, GA
Died: October 30, 1989 in Chicago, IL
(83 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'8"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

• College: Clark College (Atlanta, GA)
• Buried: Burr Oak Cemetery (Alsip, IL)

Pitching

Glossary

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1929	NEG/MRS	IND/NNL	22	RF	4	5	.444	11	6		5	0	0	59.0	43	33	76		22	35	5		2		5.03	94
1930	MRS/BBB	NNL	23	SP	7	10	.412	27	17		7	2	0	130.1	96	85	131		69	68	4		1		5.87	78
1933	CAG	NN2	26	SP	6	6	.500	15	13		9	0	0	98.2	70	55	109	4	40	49	1		3	439	5.02	86
1934	CAG	NN2/NLC	27	SP	4	8	.333	16	13		7	0	0	96.0	65	54	112	4	38	46	3		1	430	5.06	68
1935	CAG/WES	NN2/EWA	28	SP	5	5	.500	12	8		2	0	0	60.0	48	35	78	4	35	39	0	0	0	289	5.25	89
1936	CAG/WES	IND/EWA	29	SP	2	4	.333	8	7		3	0	0	47.2	40	34	67	1	15	25	0	0	2	227	6.42	83
1937	CAG/KCM	MULT	30	SP	6	6	.500	22	16		8	1	1	139.2	54	41	103	4	44	92	5	0	5	561	2.64	144
1938	CAG/WES	NAL/EWA	31	SP	9	1	.900	21	9		8	0	3	103.0	38	27	89	2	30	77	1	0	5	430	2.36	153
1939	CAG	NAL	32	SP	4	8	.333	14	9		3	0	0	89.0	52	41	86		25	45			0		4.15	81
1940	SRC/CAG	MEX/NAL	33	SP	8	9	.471	28	16		7	1	0	132.0	79	70	157	0	80	74	0	0	4	624	4.77	96
1941	CAG	NAL	34	SP	0	7	.000	9	9		3	0	0	56.2	27	19	49	1	21	20	0	0	4	243	3.02	119
1942	MULT	NAL	35	SP	2	4	.333	8	6		1	0	0	30.1	22	17	40		11	9	0		0		5.04	79
1943	CAG	NAL/ALC	36	SP	4	4	.500	11	10		6	0	0	65.0	37	29	69	1	22	11	0		3	288	4.02	88
1945	CAG	NAL	38	SP	3	2	.600	10	7		3	0	0	50.2	53	38	71	1	13	17	0	0	1	240	6.75	61
1946	CAG	NAL	39	RP	0	0		3	0		0	0	0	17.1	9	5	15	0	9	9	3	0	4	79	2.60	158
15	8			SP	64	79	.448	215	146		72	4	4	1175.1	733	583	1252	22	474	616	22	0	35	3850	4.46	92
162 Game Average					12	15	.448	40	28		14	1	1	221.1	138	110	236	7	89	116	5	0	7	995	4.46	92

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
15	Negro Leagues				57	69	.452	186	129		66	4	4	1042.1	652	511	1096	22	393	539	22	0	31	3225	4.41	92
1	vs Latin Leagues				7	9	.438	27	15		6	0		125.0	79	70	153		79	67			4	597	5.04	92
1	vs Major Leagues				0	1	.000	2	2		0	0	0	8.0	2	2	3	0	2	10	0		0	28	2.25	136

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			RF	1	2	.333	5	2		1	0	0	18.0	21	19	27		12	5	0		0		9.50	58
2	Memphis Red Sox			SP	7	9	.438	22	14		6	1	0	105.2	79	65	117		44	70	7		3		5.54	81
1	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	3	4	.429	11	7		5	1	0	65.2	39	34	63		35	28	2		0		4.66	100
13	Chicago American Giants			SP	45	52	.464	143	103		54	2	4	840.2	502	383	869	22	295	434	13	0	28	3199	4.10	95
3	West All Stars			RP	1	1	.500	3	2		0	0	0	5.0	5	5	11	0	2	2	0	0	0	26	9.00	45
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	0	1	.000	2	2		0	0	0	8.0	2	2	3	0	2	10	0		0	28	2.25	136
1	Chihuahua			SP	7	9	.438	27	15		6	0		125.0	79	70	153		79	67			4	597	5.04	92
1	Cleveland Buckeyes			-	0	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	7.1	6	5	9		5	0	0		0		6.14	60

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1929	NEG/MRS	IND/NNL	22	RF	59.0	1.66	1.47	12.9%	26.3%	8.1%	20.9%	1.59	1.30
1930	MRS/BBB	NNL	23	SP	130.1	1.53	1.38	11.7%	11.2%	11.9%	7.5%	0.99	1.49
1933	CAG	NN2	26	SP	98.2	1.51	1.36	11.2%	12.7%	9.1%	6.9%	1.23	1.85	0.9%	1.0%
1934	CAG	NN2/NLC	27	SP	96.0	1.56	1.24	10.7%	18.4%	8.8%	7.5%	1.21	1.96	0.9%	0.7%
1935	CAG/WES	NN2/EWA	28	SP	60.0	1.88	1.45	13.5%	11.2%	12.1%	11.7%	1.11	1.37	1.4%	1.7%
1936	CAG/WES	IND/EWA	29	SP	47.2	1.72	1.54	11.0%	13.7%	6.6%	9.1%	1.67	1.59	0.4%	0.5%
1937	CAG/KCM	MULT	30	SP	139.2	1.05	1.30	16.4%	19.8%	7.8%	8.2%	2.09	2.08	0.7%	1.0%
1938	CAG/WES	NAL/EWA	31	SP	103.0	1.16	1.28	17.9%	15.1%	7.0%	9.1%	2.57	2.04	0.5%	1.1%
1939	CAG	NAL	32	SP	89.0	1.25	1.23	12.2%	14.2%	6.8%	8.2%	1.80	1.73
1940	SRC/CAG	MEX/NAL	33	SP	132.0	1.80	1.50	11.9%	13.1%	12.8%	8.9%	0.93	1.29	0.0%
1941	CAG	NAL	34	SP	56.2	1.24	1.26	8.2%	15.4%	8.6%	7.8%	0.95	1.97	0.4%	0.5%
1942	MULT	NAL	35	SP	30.1	1.68	1.37	6.5%	12.1%	7.9%	7.1%	0.82	1.67
1943	CAG	NAL/ALC	36	SP	65.0	1.40	1.25	3.8%	11.2%	7.6%	5.4%	0.50	1.72	0.3%	0.2%
1945	CAG	NAL	38	SP	50.2	1.66	1.37	7.1%	12.6%	5.4%	8.0%	1.31	1.57	0.4%	0.7%
1946	CAG	NAL	39	RP	17.1	1.38	1.43	11.4%	14.1%	11.4%	8.8%	1.00	1.61	0.0%	0.6%
15	8			SP	1175.1	1.47	1.35	11.8%	13.9%	9.1%	8.4%	1.30	1.71	0.7%	0.9%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
15	Negro Leagues				1042.1	1.43	1.33	11.8%	14.0%	8.6%	8.2%	1.37	1.75	0.7%	0.9%
1	vs Latin Leagues				125.0	1.86	1.52	11.2%	12.2%	13.2%	9.7%	0.85	1.27
1	vs Major Leagues				8.0	0.63	1.22	35.7%	22.6%	7.1%	8.2%	5.00	2.75	0.0%	1.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP	WHIP	Lg	K%	Lg	BB%	Lg	K/BB	Lg	HR%	Lg
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			RF	18.0	2.17	1.57	5.5%	42.3%	13.2%	34.1%	0.42	1.24
2	Memphis Red Sox			SP	105.2	1.52	1.39	14.8%	10.9%	9.3%	7.6%	1.59	1.44
1	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	65.2	1.49	1.39	9.7%	11.2%	12.1%	7.6%	0.80	1.48
13	Chicago American Giants			SP	840.2	1.38	1.32	11.8%	14.0%	8.0%	7.7%	1.47	1.83	0.7%	0.9%
3	West All Stars			RP	5.0	2.60	1.73	7.7%	13.5%	7.7%	10.8%	1.00	1.26	0.0%	0.7%
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	8.0	0.63	1.22	35.7%	22.6%	7.1%	8.2%	5.00	2.75	0.0%	1.8%
1	Chihuahua			SP	125.0	1.86	1.52	11.2%	12.2%	13.2%	9.7%	0.85	1.27
1	Cleveland Buckeyes			-	7.1	1.91	1.30	0.0%	12.1%	14.3%	6.9%	0.00	1.75

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1929	NEG/MRS	IND/NNL	22	RF	11			43	76						22	35		2
1930	MRS/BBB	NNL	23	SP	27			96	131						69	68		1
1933	CAG	NN2	26	SP	15	439	385	70	109	19	8	4	5		40	49		3	11		8	.283	.355	.405	.760
1934	CAG	NN2/NLC	27	SP	16	430	381	65	112	22	3	4	7		38	46		1	10		8	.294	.360	.399	.758
1935	CAG/WES	NN2/EWA	28	SP	12	289	245	48	78	9	4	4	8	0	35	39	0	0	9	0	6	.318	.404	.437	.840
1936	CAG/WES	IND/EWA	29	SP	8	227	199	40	67	10	7	1	13		15	25		2	10	0	4	.337	.389	.472	.861
1937	CAG/KCM	MULT	30	SP	22	561	499	54	103	9	11	4	23	1	44	92	0	5	13		9	.206	.277	.293	.570
1938	CAG/WES	NAL/EWA	31	SP	21	430	379	38	89	15	9	2	14	0	30	77	0	5	16	0	6	.235	.300	.338	.637
1939	CAG	NAL	32	SP	14			52	86						25	45		0
1940	SRC/CAG	MEX/NAL	33	SP	28	624	26	79	157	0	0	0	2		80	74	0	4	0		0	6.038	2.191	6.038	8.229
1941	CAG	NAL	34	SP	9	243	206	27	49	6	1	1	8		21	20	1	4	12		4	.238	.320	.291	.612
1942	MULT	NAL	35	SP	8			22	40						11	9		0
1943	CAG	NAL/ALC	36	SP	11	288	258	37	69	10	1	1	6		22	11		3	5			.267	.332	.326	.658
1945	CAG	NAL	38	SP	10	240	224	53	71	9	6	1	5		13	17		1	2		6	.317	.357	.424	.781
1946	CAG	NAL	39	RP	3	79	64	9	15	0	0	0	0		9	9	0	4	2		0	.234	.364	.234	.598
15	8			SP	215	3850	2866	733	1252	109	50	22	91	1	474	616	1	35	90	0	51	.267	.336	.363	.699

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
15	Negro Leagues				186	3225	2840	652	1096	109	49	22	90	1	393	539	1	31	90	0	50	.269	.337	.365	.702
1	vs Latin Leagues				27	597		79	153						79	67		4				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	vs Major Leagues				2	28	26	2	3	0	1	0	1		2	10		0	0		1	.115	.179	.192	.371

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			RF	5			21	27						12	5		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
2	Memphis Red Sox			SP	22			79	117						44	70		3				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Birmingham Black Barons			SP	11			39	63						35	28		0				.000	.000	.000	.000
13	Chicago American Giants			SP	143	3199	2818	502	869	105	48	22	89	1	295	434	1	28	89		49	.267	.336	.362	.697
3	West All Stars			RP	3	26	22	5	11	4	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.542	.773	1.314
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	2	28	26	2	3	0	1	0	1		2	10		0	0		1	.115	.179	.192	.371
1	Chihuahua			SP	27	597		79	153						79	67		4				.000	.000	.000	.000
1	Cleveland Buckeyes			-	2			6	9						5	0		0				.000	.000	.000	.000

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