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Carlton Willey
Carlton Willey
	Pitcher
	Born: June 6, 1931; Cherryfield, Maine
	Died: July 20, 2009 (aged 78); Ellsworth, Maine
	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
	Milwaukee Braves (1958–1962); New York Mets (1963–1965);

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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]

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 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]].<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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