Ted Wills

Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=darkblue
bgcolor2=maroon
textcolor1=white
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name=Ted Wills
position=Pitcher
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1934|2|9|
debutdate=May 24
debutyear=by|1959
debutteam=Boston Red Sox
finaldate=June 12
finalyear=by|1965
finalteam=Chicago White Sox
stat1label=ERA
stat1value=5.46
stat2label=Record
stat2value=8-11
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=133
teams=
*Boston Red Sox (1959-1962)
*Cincinnati Reds (1962)
*Chicago White Sox (1965)
highlights=
*none

Theodore Carl "Ted" Wills is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox from 1959-1965. Statistically, he has been compared to Frank Biscan.

Biography

Wills was born on February 9, 1934 in Fresno, California. He attended Fresno State University. Wills batted left-handed and threw left-handed, and he was 6'2" and 200 pounds.

Professional career

The Red Sox signed Wills in 1955 as a free agent. After a few years in the minors, he made his big league debut on May 24, 1959. Throughout his career, Wills was used mostly as a reliever, appearing in 83 total games and starting 13. He was more successful as a reliever, too-he compiled a 6-4 career record as a reliever, with 5 saves and a 5.17 ERA. Overall, he went 8-11 with a 5.46 ERA with perhaps his best season being his last-in 1965, he appeared in 15 games and had an ERA of 2.84. At the plate, Wills was a solid batter-in 44 career at-bats, he hit .250 with three career doubles. Fielding wasn't his best asset-he had a .911 career fielding percentage, committing four career errors. Wills played his final game on June 12, 1965.

Transactions

*On May 8, 1962, the Reds purchased Wills from the Red Sox.
*Before the 1965 season, the Reds sent Wills to the White Sox in an unknown transaction.

Other information

*Wills wore multiple numbers in his career:
**28 in 1959
**25 in 1960-1962
**39 in 1962 (while with the Reds)
**26 in 1965

*Wills did not play Major League Baseball in 1963 or 1964.
*Wills earned $7,500 in 1965.
*Wills currently resides in Clovis, California.

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