Vic Willis
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Born: April 12, 1876 Cecil County, Maryland |
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Died: August 3, 1947 (aged 71) Elkton, Maryland |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 20, 1898, for the Boston Beaneaters | |||
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| September 5, 1910, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| Win–loss record | 249–205 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.63 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1651 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1995 | ||
| Election Method | Veteran's Committee | ||
Victor Gazaway Willis (April 12, 1876 – August 3, 1947) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher during the 1890s and 1900s. In 14 seasons in the National League (NL), he pitched for the Boston Beaneaters, Pittsburg Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals. In 513 career games, Willis pitched 3,996 innings and posted a win–loss record of 249–205, with 388 complete games, 50 shutouts, and a 2.63 earned run average (ERA). Nicknamed the "Delaware Peach", he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Willis was born on April 12, 1876 in Cecil County, Maryland. He moved to Newark, Delaware as a young boy, where he attended school. He attended high school at Newark Academy, and played both on the high school baseball team and in semi-pro baseball leagues throughout Delaware. Prior to joining the major leagues, Willis played the 1897 season at the University of Delaware (then known as Delaware College), and later coached the 1907 team and parts of the 1908 team.
Over a 13-year career, Willis played for three teams, the Boston Beaneaters (1898–1905), Pittsburg Pirates (1906–1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910), compiling a 249–205 record with a 2.63 ERA. He was known as a workhorse and completed 388 of his 471 starts. Willis also holds the post-1900 record for complete games (45, in 1902) in a single season.
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