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Willie Wells was born on 10 August, 1906 in Austin, Texas, U.S., is an American Hall of Fame baseball player (1906–1989). Discover Willie Wells's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 10 August 1906
Birthday 10 August
Birthplace Austin, Texas, U.S.
Date of death 1989
Died Place Austin, Texas, U.S.
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1906

Willie James Wells (August 10, 1906 – January 22, 1989), nicknamed "the Devil", was an American baseball player.

1923

Wells first played professional baseball in 1923, playing one season for the Austin Black Senators of the Texas Colored League, a minor league for the Negro National League.

He briefly attended Samuel Huston College in Austin before he was called up to the St. Louis team in the NNL.

1924

He was a shortstop who played from 1924 to 1948 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America.

Wells was a fast base-runner who hit for both power and average.

He was at his finest with his glove, committing almost no errors and having the speed to run down anything that came in his direction.

He is widely considered the best black shortstop of his day.

He also taught Jackie Robinson how to turn a double play.

Wells was also notable as being the first player to use a batting helmet, after being hit and receiving a concussion while playing with the Newark Eagles (his first helmet was a construction helmet).

Wells is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

On February 5, 2022 the baseball field at Anderson High School (8403 Mesa Dr., Austin, TX 78759) was dedicated in Willie's honor.

The celebration included members of the Wells' family with the keynote presentation by Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Wells was born in Austin, Texas.

He attended Anderson High School in Austin.

After a short stint with the St. Louis Giants, he entered the NNL with the St. Louis Stars in 1924, playing for the Stars through 1931, when both the team and league folded after the 1931 season.

1926

In 1926 he hit 27 home runs, a Negro leagues single-season record.

1930

In 1930, he led the Negro National League in home runs (seventeen), runs batted in (114), and batting average (.411) to win the batting Triple Crown; he was the fourth player to achieve the distinction.

1932

From 1932 to 1935 he played for the Chicago American Giants and played for the Newark Eagles from 1936 to 1939.

While with the Eagles, Wells was part of the "Million Dollar Infield," consisting of Wells, Ray Dandridge, Dick Seay, and Mule Suttles.

1940

He played in Mexico in 1940 and 1941, where he said he experienced democracy, acceptance and freedom.

Wells was nicknamed El Diablo by Mexican fans for his extraordinary intensity and the English translation ("The Devil") followed him as a nickname in the United States.

1942

He returned to the Negro leagues in 1942 as a player-manager for the Eagles and then went back to Mexico for the 1943 and 1944 seasons.

1945

Returning to the U.S. in 1945, Wells played for various Negro league teams through the 1950 season, including the Memphis Red Sox where he played alongside his son Willie Wells Jr.. in 1948.

1954

He then went to Canada as a player-manager for the Winnipeg Buffaloes of the Western Canadian Baseball League, remaining there until his retirement from actively playing baseball in 1954.

Wells returned to the U.S. and continued as the manager of the Birmingham Black Barons.

After his baseball career, Wells was employed at a New York City deli before returning to his birthplace of Austin to look after his mother.

1989

He died of congestive heart failure in Austin in 1989.

Wells was originally buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Austin, Texas, but was re-interred in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin.

1997

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1997 for his play in the Negro leagues.

He has also been inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame and Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame.

Known statistics: .319 career batting average, .510 slugging percentage, 98 home runs, 644 runs scored, 399 runs batted in, and 756 games played.

Stella Lee Wells, Willie's daughter, created a scholarship fund honoring her father, called the Stella and Willie Wells Scholarship Fund.

The fund awards scholarships at Huston–Tillotson University in Austin, Texas.