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Jesse Orosco League
7-27-2215
Bill Willis Catcher
Retired (1968, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .759 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 910 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 12-26-1932
HR 104 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(49 games)
RBI 474
SB 37
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (98.9%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF A+ (92.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1955 TEX
88
343
40
91
22
1
15
54
23
 61 1 1
0
 0 8
.779
.312
.466
.201
.265
1956 TEX
126
478
59
126
22
7
5
59
41
 77 2 1
11
 14 12
.694
.324
.370
.107
.264
1957 TEX
145
511
60
131
28
1
16
53
63
 80 2 0
16
 25 6
.749
.340
.409
.153
.256
1958 TEX
46
118
17
32
5
2
7
27
10
 13 2 0
5
 5 2
.864
.338
.525
.254
.271
1959 TEX
108
235
34
49
9
0
6
18
30
 40 4 2
5
 2 4
.630
.306
.323
.115
.209
1960 TEX
115
272
41
80
16
2
10
48
27
 53 0 2
0
 0 9
.833
.355
.478
.184
.294
1961 TEX
100
253
25
65
7
2
9
38
31
 44 1 0
0
 0 1
.747
.340
.407
.150
.257
1962 TEX
117
352
47
102
16
1
10
51
41
 63 2 4
0
 0 10
.790
.363
.426
.136
.290
1963 TEX
90
235
36
61
11
1
5
34
27
 27 0 1
0
 0 2
.713
.335
.379
.119
.260
1964 TEX
79
124
16
37
5
0
5
18
18
 21 0 0
0
 0 2
.847
.387
.460
.161
.298
1965 TEX
77
151
19
37
10
1
6
23
16
 29 1 0
0
 0 1
.765
.321
.444
.199
.245
1966 TEX
66
141
19
41
7
0
5
25
13
 23 0 0
0
 0 4
.797
.351
.447
.156
.291
1967 TEX
47
102
11
27
8
1
3
11
12
 19 0 0
0
 0 2
.793
.342
.451
.186
.265
1968 TEX
31
97
10
31
6
1
2
15
8
 20 2 1
0
 0 1
.844
.380
.464
.144
.320
Total
1235
3412
434
910
172
20
104
474
360
 570 17 12
37
 46 64
.759
.339
.420
.154
.267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Bill Willis has retired from the Texas Rangers
1958-06-04Bill Willis of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1958-06-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Bill Willis to the major league team.
1958-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Tim Pippen to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Bill Willis to the minors.
1956-07-22Bill Willis of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1955-06-15A trade has been completed between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Stomping Wampas. The Los Angeles Stomping Wampas receive Benny Rios, Fred Luebber, Moon Cummings, Joe Conine from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Bill Willis, Bruce Rodriguez, Alan Brantley, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 LAN (March Birkbeck), Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 LAN (Elias Kirke).