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Les Willis

Lester Evans Willis (Wimpy or Lefty)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 17, 1908 in Nacogdoches, Texas, US
Died: January 22, 1982 in Jasper, Texas, US

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	WHIP	H/9	BB/9
1932	24	Shreveport/Tyler	TL	A		0	6	.000	4.06	27	6	93.0	95	67	42	40	1.452	9.2	3.9
1933	25	2 Teams	1 Lg	C		2	10	.167	5.00	18		108.0	106	82	60	60	1.537	8.8	5.0
1933	25	Jackson, Baton Rouge	DIXL	C		2	10	.167	5.00	18		108.0	106	82	60	60	1.537	8.8	5.0
1934	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C	BOS	5	13	.278	3.77	25		129.0	149	69	54	45	1.504	10.4	3.1
1934	26	Joplin	WA	C	BOS	0	2	.000	4.50	5		24.0	29	14	12	13	1.750	10.9	4.9
1934	26	El Dorado	EDXL	C		5	11	.313	3.60	20		105.0	120	55	42	32	1.448	10.3	2.7
1935	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		20	8	.714	3.09	37	24	245.0	226	110	84	63	1.180	8.3	2.3
1935	27	El Dorado	EDXL	C		20	7	.741	3.22	34	24	235.0	226	110	84	63	1.230	8.7	2.4
1935	27	Fort Worth	TL	A		0	1	.000		3		10.0
1936	28	Pine Bluff	CSTL	C	STL	20	8	.714	3.25	36		252.0	272	134	91	64	1.333	9.7	2.3
1937	29	Pine Bluff	CSTL	C	STL	22	8	.733	2.79	36		274.0	236	99	85	61	1.084	7.8	2.0
1938	30	Louisville	AA	AA		9	21	.300	4.33	42	31	239.0	261	137	115	80	1.427	9.8	3.0
1939	31	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CHC	6	8	.429	4.33	33	12	108.0	117	62	52	52	1.565	9.8	4.3
1940	32	Memphis	SOUA	A1		18	14	.563	4.08	39	29	234.0	251	121	106	75	1.393	9.7	2.9
1941	33	Memphis	SOUA	A1		14	15	.483	3.67	34	29	206.0	231	115	84	57	1.398	10.1	2.5
1942	34	Memphis	SOUA	A1		8	9	.471	4.93	38	18	168.0	211	101	92	43	1.512	11.3	2.3

1946	38	Memphis	SOUA	AA		18	7	.720	2.37	30	21	163.0	115	53	43	27	0.871	6.3	1.5
12 Seasons						142	127	.528	3.68	395	170	2219.0	2270	1150	908	667	1.324	9.2	2.7
C (5 seasons)				C		69	46	.600	3.37	149	24	998.0	989	494	374	293	1.285	8.9	2.6
AA (3 seasons)				AA		33	36	.478	3.71	105	64	510.0	493	252	210	159	1.278	8.7	2.8
A1 (3 seasons)				A1		40	38	.513	4.17	111	76	608.0	693	337	282	175	1.428	10.3	2.6
A (2 seasons)				A		0	7	.000	3.67	30	6	103.0	95	67	42	40	1.311	8.3	3.5

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1932	24	Shreveport/Tyler	TL	A		27		26	2	0	0	0	.077		.077		2
1933	25	2 Teams	1 Lg	C		22		35	15	6	0	0	.429		.600		21
1933	25	Jackson,Baton Rouge	DIXL	C		22		35	15	6	0	0	.429		.600		21
1933	25	Baton Rouge	DIXL	C
1933	25	Jackson	DIXL	C
1934	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C	BOS	33		66	11	3	0	0	.167		.212		14
1934	26	El Dorado	EDXL	C		24		42	4	1	0	0	.095		.119		5
1934	26	Joplin	WA	C	BOS	9		24	7	2	0	0	.292		.375		9
1935	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		49		110	26	3	0	0	.236		.264		29
1935	27	El Dorado	EDXL	C		46		110	26	3	0	0	.236		.264		29
1935	27	Fort Worth	TL	A		3
1936	28	Pine Bluff	CSTL	C	STL	48		108	14	1	1	0	.130		.157		17
1937	29	Pine Bluff	CSTL	C	STL	48		123	27	7	0	0	.220		.276		34
1938	30	Louisville	AA	AA		43		85	16	3	1	0	.188		.247		21
1939	31	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CHC	33		37	6	0	1	0	.162		.216		8
1940	32	Memphis	SOUA	A1		39		88	20	2	0	0	.227		.250		22
1941	33	Memphis	SOUA	A1		35		81	20	2	1	0	.247		.296		24
1942	34	Memphis	SOUA	A1		44		55	10	0	0	0	.182		.182		10

1946	38	Memphis	SOUA	AA		30		59	7	0	0	0	.119		.119		7
12 Seasons						451	873	873	174	27	4	0	.199	.199	.239	.439	209
C (5 seasons)				C		197	442	442	93	20	1	0	.210	.210	.260	.471	115
AA (3 seasons)				AA		106	181	181	29	3	2	0	.160	.160	.199	.359	36
A1 (3 seasons)				A1		118	224	224	50	4	1	0	.223	.223	.250	.473	56
A (2 seasons)				A		30	26	26	2	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	2

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	RF/G
1932	24	Shreveport/Tyler	TL	A		P	27	0.00
1933	25	2 Teams	1 Lg	C		P	18	0.00
1933	25	Jackson, Baton Rouge	DIXL	C		P	18	0.00
1934	26	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C	BOS	P	25	0.00
1934	26	Joplin	WA	C	BOS	P	5	0.00
1934	26	El Dorado	EDXL	C		P	20	0.00
1935	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A		P	37	0.00
1935	27	El Dorado	EDXL	C		P	34	0.00
1935	27	Fort Worth	TL	A		P	3	0.00
1936	28	Pine Bluff	CSTL	C	STL	P	36	0.00
1937	29	Pine Bluff	CSTL	C	STL	P	36	0.00
1938	30	Louisville	AA	AA		P	42	0.00
1939	31	Milwaukee	AA	AA	CHC	P	33	0.00
1940	32	Memphis	SOUA	A1		P	39	0.00
1941	33	Memphis	SOUA	A1		P	34	0.00
1942	34	Memphis	SOUA	A1		P	38	0.00

1946	38	Memphis	SOUA	AA		P	30	0.00
12 Seasons							395	0.00

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1932	24	Shreveport/Tyler Sports	Texas League	A
1933	25	Baton Rouge Solons	Dixie League	C		1
1933	25	Jackson Senators	Dixie League	C		2
1934	26	El Dorado Lions	East Dixie League	C
1934	26	Joplin Miners	Western Association	C	BOS
1935	27	Fort Worth Cats	Texas League	A
1935	27	El Dorado Lions	East Dixie League	C
1936	28	Pine Bluff Judges	Cotton States League	C	STL
1937	29	Pine Bluff Judges	Cotton States League	C	STL
1938	30	Louisville Colonels	American Association	AA
1939	31	Milwaukee Brewers	American Association	AA	CHC
1940	32	Memphis Chickasaws	Southern Association	A1
1941	33	Memphis Chickasaws	Southern Association	A1
1942	34	Memphis Chickasaws	Southern Association	A1

1946	38	Memphis Chickasaws	Southern Association	AA
1947	39	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1

Sabr ID: 99362fd2

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