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Les Willis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 195lb (175cm, 88kg)

Born: January 17, 1908 in Nacogdoches, TX us

Died: January 22, 1982 in Jasper, TX

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Jasper, TX

School: East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)

Debut: April 28, 1947 (Age 39-101d, 10,324th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 23, 1947 (Age 39-218d)
vs. NYY 6.2 IP, 14 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Full Name: Lester Evans Willis

Nicknames: Wimpy or Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

ERA

3.48

44.0

WHIP

1.864

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-19 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	9 (8)	Apr 28	CLE		DET	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	2	13 (3)	May 4	CLE		WSH	L,3-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	3	19 (5)	May 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	4	24 (4)	May 23	CLE		SLB	L,3-5	12-12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	5	28 (3)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.07	-0.002	.20	0.00%	-0.18	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	6	31 (2)	Jun 1	CLE		NYY	L,9-11	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	32	Jun 3	CLE		WSH	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.99	0.023	2.63	0.04%	0.12	P
8	8	36 (3)	Jun 8 (1)	CLE		PHA	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
9	9	43 (6)	Jun 15 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,4-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
10	10	48 (4)	Jun 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	11	58 (9)	Jul 2	CLE		DET	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
12	12	63 (4)	Jul 6 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.62	-0.124	2.18	-0.10%	-0.83	P
13	13	69 (5)	Jul 12 (2)	CLE		PHA	W,5-4	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.77	-0.024	.55	-0.01%	-0.40	P
14	14	73 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,4-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
15	15	75 (1)	Jul 16	CLE		NYY	L,2-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	16	95 (19)	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,6-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
17	17	101 (5)	Aug 10 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,2-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
18	18	102	Aug 11	CLE		DET	L,1-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
19	19	108 (5)	Aug 17 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
20	20	113 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.84	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.14	P
21	21	114	Aug 21	CLE		NYY	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
22	22	117 (2)	Aug 23	CLE		NYY	L,6-13	2-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.02	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
							3-19		12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182		.71	-0.152	.87	-0.08%	-2.25

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