Willie Wells
MLB debut 1924 for the St. Louis Stars Last MLB appearance 1948 for the Memphis Red Sox Career statistics Plate appearances 3144 Batting average .319 Slugging percentage .510 Home Runs 100 Teams Negro leagues St. Louis Stars (1924-31) Detroit Wolves (1932) Homestead Grays (1932, 1937) Kansas City Monarchs (1932) Chicago American Giants (1929, 1933-35) Newark Eagles (1936-39, 1942, 1945) Birmingham Black Barons (1941) New York Black Yankees (1945–46) Baltimore Elite Giants (1946) Indianapolis Clowns (1947) Memphis Red Sox (1948) Mexican League Veracruz (1940–41, 1944) Tampico (1943) Mexico City (1944) As Manager Newark Eagles (1942, 1945) Indianapolis Clowns (1947) Career highlights and awards 10× All-Star (1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939(1), 1939(2), 1942(1), 1942(2), 1945) 2× Cuban League MVP Award (1929/30, 1939/40) Negro National League record for most home runs in a season, 27 in 1926. Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction 1997 Election Method Veterans’ Committee Willie James Wells (August 10, 1906 - January 22, 1989), nicknamed "The Devil", was an American baseball player. He was a shortstop who played from 1924-48 for various teams in the Negro leagues and in Latin America. He is a member of the baseball halls of fame in the United States, Cuba and Mexico.