#63 Willie "El diablo" Wells, Shortstop, 34 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs
Sunday, 10/22/1939
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Willie Wells
El diablo
8/10/1905
34
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"8
160

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

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Big League Contract
$ 5,320,000
1939
14 Year(s), 152 Days (2560 total Days)
172 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 22 Days (2602 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall79548
Versus LHP79548
Versus RHP79548
Talent79548
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6
9
9
5
1
Normal
Fielding Ratings
3B : 6 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 6 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/23BSNL 2-4400000000#2  
9/24BSNW 5-4500000000#2  
9/26@CINL 3-5501100101#2  
9/27@CINL 1-2101100000#2  
9/28PHIL 7-8433002310#2  
9/29@PITW 6-2511000001#2  
9/30BROL 9-10601100100#2  
10/1@PHIL 2-3300000010#2  
10/2@NYNW 8-0411000010#2  
10/4STLL 2-3411100002#2  

Batting Stats 1939

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall158609192554271001136178.315.378.552.9301.012.236
Projected158609192554271001136178.315.378.552.9301.012.236
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1506762407133368639981.3134.98.3
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP120411101023251121010.342.394.6831.077
vs. RHP4891514441777885057302.309.373.519.893
Close/Late66248041516128000.364.462.6671.128
Scoring Position1445312277201715310.368.424.6251.049
Pinch Hitting731013101000.429.4291.0001.429
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home79290942701439573533.324.398.562.960
Road79319982841361562645.307.358.542.900
March/April26913690723211311.396.467.7251.192
May26953372819211610.347.438.7161.153
June2697261001814517.268.301.402.703
July259734102416221110.351.417.6191.035
August28118337031919812.280.331.415.746
Sept/Oct271113012041516818.270.322.486.809

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
Total2082765322125449125612941302635356477035889.289.344.484.828 

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 1939

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Third Base30020201.0005.03.60    
Shortstop1541501925458577437.9521325.05.26    

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...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
Doubles
1927 - 43 - 9th
1935 - 46 - 7th
1938 - 47 - 6th
Triples
1927 - 12 - 8th
   

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