Carl Willey | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1931 |
Birth Place: | Cherryfield, Maine, U.S. |
Death Place: | Ellsworth, Maine, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 30 |
Debutyear: | 1958 |
Debutteam: | Milwaukee Braves |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 26 |
Finalyear: | 1965 |
Finalteam: | New York Mets |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
Stat1value: | 38–58 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 493 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 3.76 |
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Carlton Francis Willey (June 6, 1931 – July 20, 2009[1]) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets.
Willey was a native of Cherryfield, Maine, who threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . He missed the first three months of the 1964 season after having his jaw broken by a line drive hit by Gates Brown during a spring training game.[2] After his playing career ended, Carlton Willey served as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Willey died of lung cancer on July 20, 2009, in Ellsworth, Maine.[3]