Dave Wills Stats

Dave Wills was born on Friday, January 26, 1877, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Wills was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1899, with the Louisville Colonels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dave Wills baseball stats page.

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Dave Wills



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Birth Name:   Davis Bowles Wills
Nickname:   Dave
Born On:   01-26-1877  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Charlottesville, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-13-1959 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Washington, D.C.
Cemetery:   Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
High School:   Undetermined
College:   University of Virginia
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   Unknown   Player Weight Chart Weight:   Unknown
First Game:   06-08-1899 (Age 22)
Last Game:   08-31-1899
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Dave Wills Pitching Stats

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Dave Wills Hitting Stats

1899 22 Colonels 24 94 15 21 3 1 0 0 12 2 - - 0 - 0 - .223 .240 .277
1 Year 24 94 15 21 3 1 0 0 12 2 - - 0 - 0 - .223 .240 .277

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Dave Wills Fielding Stats

1899 Colonels 1B 24 - - 279 11.6 267 259 8 12 9 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00
1B Totals 24 0 0 279 11.6 267 259 8 12 9 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00
1 Year 24 - - 279 11.6 267 259 8 12 9 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00

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Dave Wills Miscellaneous Stats

1899 Colonels 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.8 - - -
1 Year 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 7.8 - - -

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Dave Wills Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1899 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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