Willie Wells Stats & Facts
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Willie Wells Stats & Facts

ByTom

Willie Wells Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right 5-9, 170lb (175cm, 77kg) Born: August 10, 1904 in Shawnee, OK Died: January 22, 1989 (Aged 84-165d) in Austin, TX Buried: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX High School: L. C. Anderson HS (Austin, TX) Debut: 1924 (5,839th in major league history) Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee) View Willie Wells’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Full…

Former Atlanta Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America
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Former Atlanta Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America

ByThis Day in Baseball

Former Atlanta Braves knuckleballer Phil Niekro is elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America, becoming the 227th member of the Hall. He receives 80.34% of the vote, as former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Don Sutton falls nine votes short of election. Niekro is only the 87th player to be elected by the BBWAA.

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Nellie Fox Stats & Facts

ByTom

    Nellie Fox Position: Second BasemanBats: Left  •  Throws: Right5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)Born: December 25, 1927 in St. Thomas, PADied: December 1, 1975  in Baltimore, MDBuried: St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas, PADebut: June 8, 1947 (10,338th in major league history)vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBLast Game: July 25, 1965vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SBHall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997. (Voted by Veteran’s…