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After his playing career ended, Carlton Willey served as a scout for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. |
After his playing career ended, Carlton Willey served as a scout for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. |
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Willey died of [[lung cancer]] on July 20, 2009, in [[Ellsworth, Maine]].<ref>[http://updates.mainetoday.com/updates/ex-major-leaguer-from-maine-dies Ex-Major Leaguer from Maine dies] ''[[Portland Press Herald]]''. Retrieved on July 21, 2009.</ref> |
Willey died of [[lung cancer]] on July 20, 2009, in [[Ellsworth, Maine]].<ref>[http://updates.mainetoday.com/updates/ex-major-leaguer-from-maine-dies Ex-Major Leaguer from Maine dies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726142737/http://updates.mainetoday.com/updates/ex-major-leaguer-from-maine-dies |date=2009-07-26 }} ''[[Portland Press Herald]]''. Retrieved on July 21, 2009.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 01:17, 31 July 2017
Carlton Willey | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Cherryfield, Maine | June 6, 1931|
Died: July 20, 2009 Ellsworth, Maine | (aged 78)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 30, 1958, for the Milwaukee Braves | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1965, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 38–58 |
Earned run average | 3.76 |
Strikeouts | 493 |
Teams | |
Carlton Francis Willey (June 6, 1931 – July 20, 2009[1]) was an American professional baseball player who pitched eight seasons for the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets of Major League Baseball. He was a native of Cherryfield, Maine, who threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). Willey missed the first three months of the 1964 season after having his jaw broken by a line drive hit by Gates Brown during a spring training game.[2]
After his playing career ended, Carlton Willey served as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Willey died of lung cancer on July 20, 2009, in Ellsworth, Maine.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-07-21-3725108615_x.htm
- ^ "Charlton's Baseball Chronology". www.baseballlibrary.com. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Ex-Major Leaguer from Maine dies Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine Portland Press Herald. Retrieved on July 21, 2009.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Categories:
- People from Washington County, Maine
- Milwaukee Braves players
- New York Mets players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Maine
- Philadelphia Phillies scouts
- 1931 births
- 2009 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in Maine
- Deaths from lung cancer
- American Association (20th century) MVP Award winners
- American baseball pitcher, 1930s births stubs