Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg)
Born: August 10, 1904 in Shawnee, OK us
Died: January 22, 1989 in Austin, TX
Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
High School: L. C. Anderson HS (Austin, TX)
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997.
(Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Willie Wells's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Full Name: Willie James Wells
Nicknames: The Devil
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