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Ted Wills
Theodore Carl Wills
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 9, 1934 in Fresno, CA
School: California State University, Fresno
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 24, 1959
Final Game: June 12, 1965
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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
1959 25 BOS AL 2 6 .250 5.27 9 8 1 2 0 0 56.1 68 35 33 9 24 2 24 1 0 3 254 76 1.633 10.9 1.4 3.8 3.8 1.00
1960 26 BOS AL 1 1 .500 7.42 15 0 8 0 0 1 30.1 38 26 25 4 16 1 28 3 0 4 143 54 1.780 11.3 1.2 4.7 8.3 1.75
1961 27 BOS AL 3 2 .600 5.95 17 0 7 0 0 0 19.2 24 17 13 2 19 0 11 0 0 4 101 70 2.186 11.0 0.9 8.7 5.0 0.58
1962 28 TOT MLB 0 2 .000 5.31 27 5 5 0 0 3 61.0 63 37 36 12 24 0 58 5 0 5 265 76 1.426 9.3 1.8 3.5 8.6 2.42
1962 28 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
1962 28 CIN NL 0 2 .000 5.31 26 5 5 0 0 3 61.0 61 36 36 12 23 0 58 5 0 5 262 76 1.377 9.0 1.8 3.4 8.6 2.52
1965 31 CHW AL 2 0 1.000 2.84 15 0 3 0 0 1 19.0 17 8 6 2 14 2 12 1 0 1 84 112 1.632 8.1 0.9 6.6 5.7 0.86
5 Seasons 8 11 .421 5.46 83 13 24 2 0 5 186.1 210 123 113 29 97 5 133 10 0 17 847 72 1.648 10.1 1.4 4.7 6.4 1.37
162 Game Avg. 6 8 .421 5.46 59 9 17 1 0 4 132 149 87 80 21 69 4 94 7 0 12 600 72 1.648 10.1 1.4 4.7 6.4 1.37
BOS (4 yrs) 6 9 .400 6.01 42 8 16 2 0 1 106.1 132 79 71 15 60 3 63 4 0 11 501 67 1.806 11.2 1.3 5.1 5.3 1.05
CIN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.31 26 5 5 0 0 3 61.0 61 36 36 12 23 0 58 5 0 5 262 76 1.377 9.0 1.8 3.4 8.6 2.52
CHW (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 2.84 15 0 3 0 0 1 19.0 17 8 6 2 14 2 12 1 0 1 84 112 1.632 8.1 0.9 6.6 5.7 0.86
AL (5 yrs) 8 9 .471 5.53 57 8 19 2 0 2 125.1 149 87 77 17 74 5 75 5 0 12 585 71 1.779 10.7 1.2 5.3 5.4 1.01
NL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.31 26 5 5 0 0 3 61.0 61 36 36 12 23 0 58 5 0 5 262 76 1.377 9.0 1.8 3.4 8.6 2.52

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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
1959 25 BOS AL 9 19 16 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .250 .294 .375 .669 80 6 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1960 26 BOS AL 16 9 8 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .333 .375 .708 90 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 27 BOS AL 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 28 TOT MLB 27 16 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 .313 .313 .625 66 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 28 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 28 CIN NL 26 16 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 .313 .313 .625 66 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 31 CHW AL 15 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 84 49 44 4 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 14 .250 .298 .318 .616 66 14 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 95 85 8 21 6 0 0 2 0 0 6 27 .250 .298 .318 .616 66 27 0 0 4 0 0
BOS (4 yrs) 43 30 26 3 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .231 .286 .346 .632 70 9 0 0 2 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 26 16 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 .313 .313 .625 66 5 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 15 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 58 33 28 4 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 10 .214 .290 .321 .612 66 9 0 0 2 0 0
NL (1 yr) 26 16 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 .313 .313 .625 66 5 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 BOS AL 25 P 9 8 56.1 10 1 9 0 1 1.000 1.60 1.11 .950 2.04 0.84
1960 BOS AL 26 P 15 0 30.1 8 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.37 0.53 .962 1.96 0.78
1961 BOS AL 27 P 17 0 19.2 6 1 4 1 1 .833 2.29 0.29 .967 2.06 0.83
1962 TOT MLB 28 P 27 5 61.0 13 3 8 2 2 .846 1.62 0.41 .954 2.07 0.82
1962 BOS AL 28 P 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.80
1962 CIN NL 28 P 26 5 61.0 13 3 8 2 2 .846 1.62 0.42 .954 2.07 0.82
1965 CHW AL 31 P 15 0 19.0 8 1 6 1 0 .875 3.32 0.47 .950 2.04 0.75
5 Seasons P 83 13 186.1 45 7 34 4 4 .911 1.98 0.49 .956 2.04 0.80
5 Seasons TOT 83 13 186.1 45 7 34 4 4 .911 1.98 0.49 .867 2.04 0.80

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

May 8, 1962: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Boston Red Sox.

April 7, 1965: Sent to the Chicago White Sox by the Cincinnati Reds as part of a conditional deal.

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