Willie Wells

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

Born: August 10, 1904 in Austin, TX
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 (Waco, 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	46	42	0	.523			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1925	St. Louis Stars	NNL	20	SS	2	67	29	2	.698			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	59	38	2	.608			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1927	St. Louis Stars	NNL	22	SS	3	62	38	0	.620			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928	St. Louis Stars	NNL	23	SS	1	69	26	0	.726	✔		Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928	St. Louis Stars	NLP	23	SS	1	5	4	0	.556			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1928-29	Cienfuegos	CUB	24	SS	4	15	23	1	.395			Aida Park (Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NNL	24	SS	3	62	42	0	.596			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1929	St. Louis Stars	NNL	24	SS	2	64	41	2	.610			Stars Park (St. Louis, MO)
1929	Chicago American Giants	NvM	24	SS	1	6	2	0	.750			South Side Park (Chicago, IL)
1930	St. Louis Stars	NNL	25	SS	1	74	27	1	.733	✔		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	51	19	1	.729	✔		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	44	33	1	.571			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	2	42	27	1	.609			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	38	29	3	.567			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	West All Stars	EWA	29	SS	2	0	1	0	.000			Comiskey Park (Chicago, IL)
1934	Chicago American Giants	NLP	29	SS	2	3	4	1	.429			Cole's Park (Chicago, IL)
1935	Chicago American Giants	NN2	30	SS	7	30	40	3	.429			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	4	39	38	2	.506			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1937	Newark Eagles	NN2	32	SS	2	45	25	2	.643			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ), Hinchliffe Stadium (Paterson, NJ)
1937	East All Stars	EWA	32	SS	1	1	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1937	Homestead Grays	NN2	32	SS	1	67	19	1	.779	✔		Greenlee Field (Pittsburgh, PA), Forbes Field (Pittsburgh, PA)
1938	Newark Eagles	NN2	33	SS	5	24	29	0	.453			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1938	East All Stars	EWA	33	SS	2	0	1	0	.000			Polo Grounds (New York, NY)
1938	NNL All Stars	NAA	33	SS	1	2	0	0	1.000			No Home Ballpark
1939	Newark Eagles	NN2	34	SS	2	46	29	1	.613			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
1939	East All Stars	EWA	34	SS	1	1	1	0	.500			Yankee Stadium (New York, NY)
1939	Newark Eagles	NLP	34	SS	4	1	3	0	.250			Ruppert Stadium (Newark, NJ)
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	40	40	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	3	32	27	0	.542			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	16	53	0	.232			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	42	73	2	.365			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	19			SS		1507	1195	42	.558	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		506	271	8	.651	3	0
1	Cienfuegos			SS		15	23	1	.395	0	0
4	Chicago American Giants			SS		181	144	8	.557	0	0
1	Detroit Wolves			SS		28	9	0	.757	0	0
1	Kansas City Monarchs			SS		13	5	0	.722	0	0
2	Homestead Grays			SS		111	52	2	.681	1	0
3	West All Stars			SS		2	1	0	.667	0	0
6	Newark Eagles			SS		227	191	9	.543	0	0
5	East All Stars			SS		4	3	0	.571	0	0
1	NNL All Stars II			SS		2	0	0	1.000	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		32	98	0	.246	0	0
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			3B		43	35	3	.551	0	0
1	Indianapolis Clowns			SS		42	73	2	.365	0	0
1	Memphis Red Sox			3B		49	69	4	.415	0	0

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