Joe Willis (baseball)

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Joe Willis
Pitcher
Born:(1890-04-09)April 9, 1890
Coal Grove, Ohio
Died: December 4, 1966(1966-12-04) (aged 76)
Ironton, Ohio
Batted: RightThrew: Left
MLB debut
May 3, 1911, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
June 10, 1913, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
Win–loss record 4–11
Strikeouts 66
Earned run average 4.63
Teams

Joseph Denk Willis (April 9, 1890 – December 4, 1966) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, from 1911 until 1913, for the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals. Following his major league career, he continued to pitch in the minor leagues until 1920.

Major League Baseball Professional baseball league

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in the National League (NL) and American League (AL), with 15 teams in each league. The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 and 1901 respectively. After cooperating but remaining legally separate entities beginning in 1903, the leagues merged into a single organization led by the Commissioner of Baseball in 2000. The organization also oversees Minor League Baseball, which comprises 256 teams affiliated with the Major League clubs. With the World Baseball Softball Confederation, MLB manages the international World Baseball Classic tournament.

Pitcher the player responsible for throwing ("pitching") the ball to the batters in a game of baseball or softball

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer.

The 1911 Major League Baseball season was the last season in which none of the current 30 MLB stadiums were in use. The oldest current ballpark is Fenway Park, opened in 1912.

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