Ted Wills
[edit] Biography
Born on February 9, 1934 in Fresno, California, Ted Wills (Theodore Carl Wills) played for the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 5 year career. Wills broke into the bigs on May 24, 1959 with the Boston Red Sox, and put up a 5.27 ERA in 56.1 innings pitched in 1959, his rookie year.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 8
| 2
| 6
| 5.27
| 24
| 35
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 56.1
| 68
| 9
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 1
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7.42
| 28
| 26
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 30.1
| 38
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 3
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5.95
| 11
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.2
| 24
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 26
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 5.31
| 58
| 36
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 61
| 61
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 5.46
| 58
| 37
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 61
| 63
| 12
| 24
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2.84
| 12
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 17
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 26
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 5.31
| 58
| 36
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 61
| 61
| 12
| 23
| 0
| 5
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 57
| 8
| 8
| 9
| 5.60
| 75
| 87
| 78
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 125.1
| 149
| 17
| 74
| 5
| 12
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 83
| 13
| 8
| 11
| 5.51
| 133
| 123
| 114
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 186.1
| 210
| 29
| 97
| 5
| 17
| 10
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| P
| 9
| 8
| 56.1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 30.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| P
| 17
| 0
| 19.2
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| P
| 26
| 5
| 61
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .846
|
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| P
| 27
| 5
| 61
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| .846
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 83
| 13
| 186.1
| 7
| 34
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 0
| .911
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1959
| BOS
| A
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .294
| .375
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .333
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| BOS
| A
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CIN
| N
| 26
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .313
| .313
| .313
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| Total
|
| 27
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .313
| .313
| .313
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| CHI
| A
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .333
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 26
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .313
| .313
| .313
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 58
| 28
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .290
| .321
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 84
| 44
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .298
| .318
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1955).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Cincinnati Reds (May 8, 1962).
- Sent to Chicago White Sox by Cincinnati Reds for future considerations (April 7, 1965).
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