Jim Willis (1930s pitcher)

Jim Willis
Jim Willis
	Pitcher
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1926, for the New Orleans Algiers
Last appearance
	1939, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams
	New Orleans Algiers (1926); Birmingham Black Barons (1928); Nashville Elite Giants (1929–1930); Cleveland Cubs (1931); Nashville Elite Giants (1932–1934); Philadelphia Stars (1933); Columbus Elite Giants (1935); Washington Elite Giants (1936–1937); Baltimore Elite Giants (1939);

Jim Willis was a Negro league pitcher in the 1920s and 1930s.

Willis made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the New Orleans Algiers. In 1929, he joined the Nashville Elite Giants, and spent the majority of his career with the club, as it moved from Nashville to Cleveland, Columbus, Washington, and finally Baltimore, where Willis finished his career in 1939.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Jim Willis". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Jim Willis". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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[1] "Jim Willis". seamheads.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[2] "Jim Willis". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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