Willie Wells

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Negro league baseball player baseball player human shortstop

Willie Wells was a prominent American Negro league baseball shortstop, regarded as one of the greatest players at his position and later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Label Occurrences
Willie Wells canonical 8

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Negro league baseball player ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
shortstop ⓘ
awardReceived National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ⓘ
bats right ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
familyName Wells ⓘ
fieldOfWork professional baseball ⓘ
genre Negro Leagues ⓘ
surface form: Negro league baseball
givenName Willie ⓘ
hallOfFameInduction National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⓘ
surface form: National Baseball Hall of Fame
hasRole player-manager ⓘ
inductedIntoHallOfFameAs player ⓘ
influenced later generations of African American shortstops ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
league International League ⓘ
Mexican League ⓘ
Negro Leagues ⓘ
surface form: Negro leagues
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago American Giants ⓘ
Cuban Stars (West) ⓘ
Homestead Grays ⓘ
Kansas City Monarchs (baseball) ⓘ
surface form: Kansas City Monarchs

Mexico City Aztecas ⓘ
Newark Eagles ⓘ
St. Louis Stars ⓘ
Tampico Alijadores ⓘ
Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) ⓘ
Veracruz Aguila ⓘ
nickname the Devil ⓘ
surface form: Devil
notableAchievement power-hitting shortstop with high batting averages ⓘ
notableFor being one of the greatest shortstops in Negro league history ⓘ
notableWork pioneering use of batting helmet in Negro leagues ⓘ
occupation baseball player ⓘ
partOf Negro Leagues ⓘ
surface form: Negro league baseball history
playedIn Mexican League championships ⓘ
Negro World Series ⓘ
positionPlayed shortstop ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the greatest shortstops of his era ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ
throws right ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

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Josephine Baker → spouse → Willie Wells ⓘ
Memphis Red Sox → notablePlayer → Willie Wells ⓘ
St. Louis Stars → notablePlayer → Willie Wells ⓘ
St. Louis Stars → hadHallOfFamer → Willie Wells ⓘ
Negro Leagues → notablePlayer → Willie Wells ⓘ
La Baker → spouse → Willie Wells ⓘ
subject surface form: Josephine Baker
Creole Goddess → spouse → Willie Wells ⓘ
subject surface form: Josephine Baker
Freda Josephine McDonald → spouse → Willie Wells ⓘ