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Duke Snider League
3-7-2079
Tom Willis Relief Pitcher
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.35 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
W-L 35-48 Status Deceased (2007) Option Years 0  
SV 53 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 03-20-1929
K 555 Drafted Round 15, Pick 226
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 7 years
(10 games)
IP 753.0
WHIP 1.54
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D    Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A    Mentor Val A+
Speed C  Bunt B- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 DET
2
 1
33
0
0
0
2
 0
52.2
 65 30 28 5 26
32
1.73
4.78
1951 DET
3
 3
30
0
0
0
0
 0
41.0
 60 41 31 2 24
23
2.05
6.80
1952 DET
6
 3
69
0
0
0
1
 0
98.2
 101 53 53 4 47
74
1.50
4.83
1953 DET
4
 3
70
0
0
0
0
 0
94.0
 92 46 42 4 55
71
1.56
4.02
1954 DET
0
 4
52
0
0
0
0
 0
66.1
 74 39 37 3 40
48
1.72
5.02
1955 DET
3
 4
53
0
0
0
0
 0
68.1
 65 23 22 3 27
49
1.35
2.90
1956 DET
3
 6
56
0
0
0
15
 0
69.0
 54 31 29 3 39
53
1.35
3.78
1957 DET
0
 10
51
0
0
0
17
 0
64.2
 72 35 32 1 31
49
1.59
4.45
1958 DET
1
 5
35
0
0
0
1
 0
38.1
 35 14 12 0 17
28
1.36
2.82
1959 DET-STL
2
 4
33
0
0
0
5
 0
30.0
 43 26 25 0 17
28
2.00
7.50
1960 STL
0
 1
19
0
0
0
9
 0
17.0
 19 8 8 0 6
18
1.47
4.24
1961 STL
5
 2
34
0
0
0
1
 0
51.1
 44 24 22 3 23
36
1.31
3.86
1962 STL
4
 0
33
0
0
0
1
 0
37.2
 40 18 18 2 13
30
1.41
4.30
1963 STL
2
 1
23
0
0
0
1
 0
24.2
 21 4 4 0 6
16
1.09
1.46
1964 STL
0
 1
1
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 3 1 1 0 0
0
99.99
99.99
2079
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
35
 48
592
0
0
0
53
 0
753.0
 788 393 364 30 371
555
1.54
4.35
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Tom Willis has retired from the St. Louis Sliders
1964-10-03The St. Louis Sliders have sent Patrick Coughtry to the minors. The St. Louis Sliders have designated Tom Willis for assignment.
1964-10-01The St. Louis Sliders have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team.
1964-08-05The St. Louis Sliders have designated Tom Willis for assignment.
1964-07-02The St. Louis Sliders have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team.
1964-03-03The St. Louis Sliders have promoted Steve McCorry to the major league team. The St. Louis Sliders have designated Tom Willis for assignment.
1959-04-22A trade has been completed between the Detroit Thugs and the St. Louis Sliders. The St. Louis Sliders receive Tom Willis from the Detroit Thugs in exchange for Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (STL).
1959-04-10The Detroit Thugs have re-claimed Tom Willis from the waiver wire.
1959-04-08The Detroit Thugs have promoted Chico Lamabe to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have designated Tom Willis for assignment.
1956-06-17The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Small to the minors.
1956-06-12The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1956-05-07The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1956-05-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Small to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1956-04-13The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors.
1956-04-09The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Small to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1955-08-17The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Small to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Herm Schulte to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Hank Klinger to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent George Susce to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1955-08-16The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1955-08-05The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Small to the minors.
1955-08-02The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Susce to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Small to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1955-07-22The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Small to the minors.
1955-07-20The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Susce to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1955-05-16The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Scott Onslow to the minors.
1955-05-14The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Susce to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1955-04-08The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1955-03-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Spud Gonzales to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Hub Taylor to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Hank Klinger to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Menke to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Luebber to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Hi Medina to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Heinkel to the minors.
1954-10-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Luebber to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Hi Medina to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Ryan Hargis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Hank Klinger to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Anderson to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Hub Taylor to the minors.
1954-09-21The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1954-09-15The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors.
1954-08-29The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1954-08-20The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors.
1954-08-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1952-09-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors.
1952-08-29The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1952-05-02The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Chili Rolen to the minors.
1952-04-30The Detroit Thugs have promoted Chili Rolen to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1952-04-13The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1952-04-12The Detroit Thugs have promoted Lew McCray to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1952-03-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Lew McCray to the minors.
1951-09-18The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1951-08-13The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1951-08-02The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1951-06-28The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1951-06-04The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1951-05-15The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Scott Onslow to the minors.
1951-04-25The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1951-04-22The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1950-08-25The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis down to the minors.
1950-07-10The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1950-06-24The Detroit Thugs have promoted Scott Onslow to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-06-17The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent George Susce to the minors.
1950-06-10The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Susce to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-06-08The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent George Susce to the minors.
1950-05-22The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-05-21The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Scott Onslow to the minors.
1950-05-17The Detroit Thugs have promoted Mike Perkins to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-05-10The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Kevin Smith to the minors.
1950-05-06The Detroit Thugs have promoted Scott Onslow to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-05-03The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tommy Dowling to the minors.
1950-05-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tommy Dowling to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-04-27The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent A.J. Doyle to the minors.
1950-04-26The Detroit Thugs have promoted A.J. Doyle to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-04-19The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Paddy Davis to the minors.
1950-04-18The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tommy Dowling to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-04-13The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Mike Perkins to the minors.
1950-04-12The Detroit Thugs have promoted Paddy Davis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.
1950-04-09The Detroit Thugs have promoted Tom Willis to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Jimmy Welday to the minors.
1950-04-08The Detroit Thugs have promoted George Susce to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Tom Willis to the minors.