James Gladden Willis (born March 20, 1927) is a former

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who played during and for the

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. Listed at 6' 3", 175 lb., Willis batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in

Doyline, Louisiana Doyline is a village in southwestern Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States. The population was 818 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Minden Micropolitan Statistical Area. Under a cited cost-saving realignment pla ...

and attended

Northwestern State University of Louisiana Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSU) is a public university primarily situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana, with a nursing campus in Shreveport and general campuses in Leesville/Fort Polk and Alexandria. It is a part of the Univer ...

. Over two seasons, Willis posted a 2–2 record with a 3.39

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in 27 appearances, including four

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s and two

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s, giving up 25 runs on 59 hits and 35 walks while

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