Willie Wells Jr. | |
Position: | Shortstop |
Birth Date: | October 23, 1922 |
Birth Place: | Austin, Texas |
Death Place: | Austin, Texas |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro leagues |
Debutyear: | 1944 |
Debutteam: | Chicago American Giants |
Finalleague: | Negro leagues |
Finalyear: | 1948 |
Finalteam: | Memphis Red Sox |
Statleague: | Negro leagues |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .182 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 36 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 19 |
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Willie Brooks Wells Jr. (October 23, 1922 - January 4, 1994) was an American Negro league shortstop in the 1940s.
A native of Austin, Texas, Wells was the son of Baseball Hall of Famer and fellow Negro leaguer Willie Wells. He broke into the Negro leagues in 1944, and played alongside his father on the 1948 Memphis Red Sox.[1] Wells died in Austin in 1994 at age 71.
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