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Bump Wills
Elliott Taylor Wills
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 177 lb.

Born: July 27, 1952 in Washington, DC
High School: Central Valley (Spokane Valley, WA)
Drafted
by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1977
Final Game: October 3, 1982
Relatives: Son of Maury Wills
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Career Home Runs

Bump Wills: 36 Career Home Runs

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 11 go ahead
2 Tms
TEX30
CHC6
 
vs RHP22
vs LHP14
 
Away19
Home17
 
Leverage
High Lev6
Medium Lev18
Low Lev12
15 Opps
DET5
TOR5
NYY4
SEA4
CHW3
KCR2
PIT2
MON2
BAL2
MIL2
MIN1
PHI1
BOS1
CIN1
CAL1
34 Pitchers
Rich Wortham2
Dave Rozema2
Ken Clay1
Paul Mitchell1
Sammy Stewart1
Luis Tiant1
Lary Sorensen1
Mike Torrez1
Sid Monge1
Milt Wilcox1
Mike Parrott1
Mario Soto1
Paul Splittorff1
Mike Willis1
Dan Schatzeder1
Floyd Bannister1
Pete Vuckovich1
Paul Thormodsgard1
Woodie Fryman1
Tommy John1
14 Parks
Arlington14
Exhibit Stad3
Kingdome3
Tiger Stad3
Wrigley Fld3
Yankee Stad2
Comiskey Pk1
Memor. Stad1
Metrop. Stad1
3 Rivers Std1
KauffmanStad1
Stade Olymp.1
Cinergy Fld1
County Stad1
Where Hit
713
912
Unk7
82
891
781
General field locations when available.
 
3 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms34
2·HR gms1
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
2nd13
1st8
7th7
8th6
6th2
Outs
015
111
210
 
DefPos
2B35
PH1
Bases
---22
1--7
-2-2
12-1
1231
--31
-231
1-31
 
55 RBI
RISP7
0 on22
1 on10
2 on3
3 on1
Any on14
Inning
13
21
38
43
59
62
72
84
92
Extra2
 
1-312
4-614
7-end10
RelScore
+4..5
+31
+23
+14
Tied7
-16
-25
-32
-4..3
 
Ahead13
Tied7
Behind16
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1977 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1977-05-03 TEX @ DET Bob Sykes ahead 11-0 t 9 0 1-- 2 7 4 0% 100% Home Run; Harrah Scores
2 2 2 1 1977-05-06 TEX KCR Larry Gura ahead 1-0 b 2 2 --- 1 7 4 10% 72% Home Run
3 3 3 1 1977-06-07 TEX NYY Ed Figueroa behind 0-2 b 3 0 --- 1 2 4 11% 44% Home Run
4 4 4 1 1977-07-02 TEX @ TOR Pete Vuckovich behind 3-6 t 8 2 -2- 2 8 4 11% 16% Home Run; May Scores
5 5 5 1 1977-07-03 (1) TEX @ TOR Mike Willis ahead 4-3 t 10 2 1-- 2 8 4 15% 96% Home Run; Beniquez Scores
6 6 6 1 1977-07-29 TEX DET Dave Rozema behind 4-13 b 9 0 --- 1 6 4 0% 0% Home Run
7 7 7 1 1977-08-18 TEX TOR Tom Murphy ahead 6-0 b 5 1 --- 1 7 4 1% 99% Home Run
8 8 8 1 1977-08-27 TEX @ NYY Mike Torrez ahead 2-0 t 4 1 --- 1 7 4 9% 81% Home Run
9 9 9 2 1977-08-27 TEX @ NYY Ken Clay ahead 7-2 t 7 1 --- 1 7 4 2% 98% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
1978 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
10 10 1 1 1978-04-23 (2) TEX @ DET Dave Rozema behind 0-1 t 8 0 --- 1 2 4 25% 50% Home Run
11 11 2 1 1978-05-10 TEX @ MIL Lary Sorensen behind 0-1 t 3 2 1-- 2 2 4 23% 58% Home Run; Hargrove Scores
12 12 3 1 1978-05-19 (2) TEX @ SEA Paul Mitchell tied 1-1 t 3 0 --- 1 8 4 12% 62% Home Run
13 13 4 1 1978-05-24 TEX @ MIN Paul Thormodsgard ahead 1-0 t 5 0 --- 1 6 4 12% 76% Home Run (Deep RF)
14 14 5 1 1978-06-10 TEX CHW Steve Stone behind 0-3 b 3 2 --- 1 2 4 9% 27% Home Run (Deep RF)
15 15 6 1 1978-07-27 TEX BOS Luis Tiant tied 1-1 b 5 0 --- 1 8 4 15% 71% Home Run
16 16 7 1 1978-08-28 TEX TOR Joe Coleman ahead 9-3 b 8 1 --3 2 2 4 0% 100% Home Run; Jorgensen Scores
17 17 8 1 1978-09-22 (1) TEX SEA Mike Parrott ahead 9-2 b 3 1 --- 1 2 4 1% 99% Home Run
18 18 9 1 1978-09-30 TEX @ SEA Rick Jones ahead 2-0 t 6 0 --- 1 7 4 8% 87% Home Run
1979 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
19 19 1 1 1979-05-05 TEX CHW Rich Wortham behind 3-7 b 7 0 1-- 2 8 4 12% 22% Home Run (Deep LF); Sundberg Scores; Wills Scores
20 20 2 1 1979-07-10 TEX @ CHW Rich Wortham tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 4 9% 59% Lead-Off Home Run (Deep LF); Wills Scores
21 21 3 1 1979-07-15 TEX @ KCR Paul Splittorff tied 0-0 t 3 2 --- 1 1 4 12% 57% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF-CF)
22 22 4 1 1979-08-24 TEX MIL Bob McClure behind 5-6 b 6 1 --- 1 7 4 19% 54% Home Run
23 23 5 1 1979-09-03 TEX @ SEA Floyd Bannister tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 1 2 4 10% 57% Home Run
1980 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
24 24 1 1 1980-04-30 TEX @ DET Dan Schatzeder behind 0-1 t 3 1 1-- 2 2 4 20% 59% Home Run; Rivers Scores
25 25 2 1 1980-05-22 TEX CAL Don Aase behind 5-6 b 4 1 1-- 2 2 4 24% 67% Home Run; Rivers Scores
26 26 3 1 1980-07-19 TEX @ BAL Sammy Stewart ahead 7-6 t 10 2 123 4 2 4 14% 99% Home Run; Sundberg Scores; Roberts Scores; Rivers Scores
27 27 4 1 1980-07-30 TEX BAL Jim Palmer behind 0-2 b 5 0 --- 1 2 4 13% 41% IPHR Inside-the-park Home Run to CF
28 28 5 1 1980-08-27 TEX @ TOR Jim Clancy behind 0-2 t 3 2 -2- 2 2 4 18% 46% Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Rivers Scores
1981 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
29 29 1 1 1981-04-18 TEX NYY Tommy John behind 0-4 b 5 1 12- 3 1 4 22% 36% Home Run; Putnam Scores; Sample Scores/unER
30 30 2 1 1981-09-04 TEX DET Milt Wilcox behind 1-2 b 5 0 1-- 2 8 4 27% 72% Home Run; Stein Scores
1982 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
31 31 1 1 1982-04-05 CHC @ CIN Mario Soto tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 4 10% 60% Lead-Off Home Run
32 32 2 1 1982-04-16 CHC @ PIT John Candelaria behind 0-2 t 4 0 --- 1 1 4 11% 37% Home Run
33 33 3 1 1982-06-14 CHC PHI Sid Monge ahead 6-3 b 5 2 -23 3 1 4 8% 98% Home Run; Davis Scores; Bowa Scores
34 34 4 1 1982-06-17 CHC MON Ray Burris ahead 8-6 b 5 0 --- 1 1 4 7% 89% Home Run
35 35 5 1 1982-06-28 CHC PIT Manny Sarmiento behind 2-4 b 5 1 --- 1 1 4 13% 37% Home Run
36 36 6 1 1982-09-18 CHC @ MON Woodie Fryman tied 7-7 t 8 2 1-3 3 2 PH 42% 93% Home Run; Fletcher Scores; Sandberg Scores

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