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Ron Willis
Ronald Earl Willis
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 12, 1943 in Willisville, TN
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1966
Final Game: September 29, 1970
Died: November 21, 1977 in Memphis, TN
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1966 22 STL NL 0 0 0.00 4 0 1 0 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 11 0.667 3.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 2.00
1967 23 STL NL 6 5 .545 2.67 65 0 24 0 0 10 81.0 76 27 24 3 43 20 42 3 0 5 350 123 1.469 8.4 0.3 4.8 4.7 0.98
1968 24 STL NL 2 3 .400 3.39 48 0 15 0 0 4 63.2 50 25 24 4 28 11 39 1 0 1 270 85 1.225 7.1 0.6 4.0 5.5 1.39
1969 25 TOT NL 1 2 .333 3.89 29 0 14 0 0 0 34.2 29 16 15 4 19 3 25 1 0 6 152 91 1.385 7.5 1.0 4.9 6.5 1.32
1969 25 STL NL 1 2 .333 4.18 26 0 12 0 0 0 32.1 26 16 15 4 19 3 23 1 0 4 141 85 1.392 7.2 1.1 5.3 6.4 1.21
1969 25 HOU NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 7.7
1970 26 SDP NL 2 2 .500 4.02 42 0 20 0 0 4 56.0 53 33 25 4 28 5 20 4 0 1 254 99 1.446 8.5 0.6 4.5 3.2 0.71
5 Seasons 11 12 .478 3.32 188 0 74 0 0 19 238.1 209 101 88 15 119 40 128 9 0 13 1037 102 1.376 7.9 0.6 4.5 4.8 1.08
162 Game Avg. 4 4 .478 3.32 68 0 27 0 0 7 86 76 37 32 5 43 14 46 3 0 5 375 102 1.376 7.9 0.6 4.5 4.8 1.08
STL (4 yrs) 9 10 .474 3.15 143 0 52 0 0 15 180.0 153 68 63 11 91 35 106 5 0 10 772 102 1.356 7.7 0.6 4.6 5.3 1.16
SDP (1 yr) 2 2 .500 4.02 42 0 20 0 0 4 56.0 53 33 25 4 28 5 20 4 0 1 254 99 1.446 8.5 0.6 4.5 3.2 0.71
HOU (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 7.7

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1967 23 STL NL WS W BOS 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 4 3 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 9 6.000 18.0 0.0 36.0 9.0 0.25
1968 24 STL NL WS L DET 0 0 8.31 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.1 2 4 4 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 18 1.385 4.2 0.0 8.3 6.2 0.75
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 11.81 6 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 8 7 0 8 3 4 1 0 0 27 2.250 6.8 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
2 WS 0 0 11.81 6 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 4 8 7 0 8 3 4 1 0 0 27 2.250 6.8 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 22 STL NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 23 STL NL 65 8 8 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .500 .875 150 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 24 STL NL 48 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083 -73 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 TOT NL 29 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 463 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 STL NL 26 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 463 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 26 SDP NL 42 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 188 26 25 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .160 .192 .200 .392 14 5 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 22 22 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .160 .192 .200 .392 14 4 1 0 0 0 0
STL (4 yrs) 143 21 20 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .200 .238 .250 .488 44 5 1 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 42 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 STL NL 22 P 4 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.10 0.75
1967 STL NL 23 P 65 0 81.0 28 8 20 0 5 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.11 0.43 .957 2.00 0.78
1968 STL NL 24 P 48 0 63.2 17 2 15 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.40 0.35 .959 2.01 0.85
1969 TOT NL 25 P 29 0 34.2 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.38 0.45 .954 1.95 0.78
1969 STL NL 25 P 26 0 32.1 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.62 0.50 .954 1.95 0.78
1969 HOU NL 25 P 3 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.77
1970 SDP NL 26 P 42 0 56.0 22 9 13 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.54 0.52 .950 1.85 0.71
5 Seasons P 188 0 238.1 80 24 56 0 6 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.02 0.43 .955 1.96 0.78
5 Seasons TOT 188 0 238.1 80 24 56 0 6 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.02 0.43 .955 1.96 0.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1967 NL--65--3rd

Saves s c a p y
1967 NL--10--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (2064), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1082), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

August 8, 1969: Purchased by the Houston Astros from the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 20, 1969: Returned to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Houston Astros following previous purchase.

June 15, 1970: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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