Dale Willis

Dale Willis
Pitcher
Born: May 29, 1938 (1938-05-29) (age 73) Calhoun, Georgia
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 14, 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 13, 1963 for the Kansas City Athletics
Career statistics
Win–loss record	0–2
Earned run average	5.04
Strikeouts	47
Teams
Kansas City Athletics (1963)

Dale Jerome Willis (born May 29, 1938) is a former American college and professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for single season in 1963.

Willis was born in Calhoun, Georgia in 1938. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Dave Fuller's Florida Gators baseball team in 1955 and 1956. He was later inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1976.^[1][2]

Willis was signed by the Kansas City Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1960. He played for the Athletics in 1963. In twenty-five career games, he had a 0–2 record with a 5.04 earned run average (ERA). Willis batted and threw right-handed.

After retiring from professional baseball, Willis worked in the construction equipment business and became a vice president of the Sims Crane & Equipment Company in Tampa, Florida.

See also

	Baseball portal
	Biography portal

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players
• List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members

References

1. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
2. ^ "Nine Named to UF Hall of Fame," St. Petersburg Times, p. 3C (April 24, 1976). Retrieved July 23, 2011.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Willis, Dale
Alternative names	Willis, Dale Jerome; Willis, Dale J.
Short description	American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher
Date of birth	May 29, 1938
Place of birth	Calhoun, Georgia, United States
Date of death
Place of death