Bump Wills

Full Name: Elliott Taylor Wills	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/172	First Game: April 7, 1977
Birthdate: July 27, 1952	Final Game: October 3, 1982
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.	MLB Experience: 6 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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Bump Wills (Elliott Taylor Wills) was born on July 27, 1952 in Washington, D.C.. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1977 for the Texas Rangers. In 1977, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 9 home runs and 62 RBI. Wills played for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 6 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Bump Wills's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he stole 34 bases and knocked in 58 runs. However, others believe that it was 1978, when he stole 52 bases and knocked in 57 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1977	TEX	A	152	541	87	155	9	62	.287	.361	.410	28	6	65	96	0	7	28	7	10
1978	TEX	A	157	539	78	135	9	57	.250	.331	.347	17	4	63	91	4	9	52	3	11
1979	TEX	A	146	543	90	148	5	46	.273	.340	.350	21	3	53	58	4	14	35	4	12
1980	TEX	A	146	578	102	152	5	58	.263	.322	.360	31	5	51	71	3	15	34	1	8
1981	TEX	A	102	410	51	103	2	41	.251	.304	.307	13	2	32	49	1	6	12	2	8
1982	CHI	N	128	419	64	114	6	38	.272	.347	.377	18	4	46	76	5	2	35	3	4
Total	NL		128	419	64	114	6	38	.272	.347	.377	18	4	46	76	5	2	35	3	4
Total	AL		703	2611	408	693	30	264	.265	.333	.357	110	20	264	365	12	51	161	17	49
Total			831	3030	472	807	36	302	.266	.335	.360	128	24	310	441	17	53	196	20	53

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	AVG
1977	TEX	A	2B	150	145	1310.1	321	492	15	89	1	.982
1977	TEX	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1978	TEX	A	2B	156	148	1336.1	350	526	17	84	0	.981
1979	TEX	A	2B	146	143	1269	337	468	20	95	0	.976
1980	TEX	A	2B	144	144	1269.1	340	473	13	112	0	.984
1980	TEX	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	TEX	A	2B	101	101	894.1	268	326	10	70	0	.983
1981	TEX	A	DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	CHI	N	2B	103	100	832.1	199	297	19	45	0	.963
Total			2B	800	781	6911.2	1815	2582	94	495	1	.979
Total			DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

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Selected by San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 1974).
Selected by Texas Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 9, 1975).
Traded by Texas Rangers to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Paul Mirabella, cash and a player to be named later (March 26, 1982); Texas Rangers received Paul Semall (April 21, 1982).
Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).

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