Born: (1952-07-27) July 27, 1952 (age 71) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: April 7, 1977, for the Texas Rangers
NPB: April 9, 1983, for the Hankyu Braves
Last appearance
MLB: October 3, 1982, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB: August 4, 1984, for the Hankyu Braves
MLB statistics
Batting average
.266
Home runs
36
Runs batted in
302
Stolen bases
196
NPB statistics
Batting average
.259
Home runs
16
Runs batted in
81
Stolen bases
22
Teams
Texas Rangers (1977–1981)
Chicago Cubs (1982)
Hankyu Braves (1983–1984)
Elliott Taylor "Bump" Wills (born July 27, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player, a second baseman in the major leagues for the Texas Rangers (1977–1981) and Chicago Cubs (1982). He also played two seasons in Japan for the Hankyu Braves (1983–84).
Wills is the son of Maury Wills,[1][2][3] a major league shortstop who later managed the Seattle Mariners.
^"Central Valley senior wants baseball career". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 16, 1969. p. 2S.
^Gammons, Peter (March 28, 1977). "Bumper crop of boys from the farm". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
^Lawrence, Andrew (September 13, 2004). "Catching up with: Bump Wills". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
Elliott Taylor "Bump" Wills (born July 27, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player, a second baseman in the major leagues for the Texas...
(September 13, 2004). "BumpWills, Second Baseman". Sports Illustrated. CNN. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. "Maury Wills Field to be dedicated...
named later, and cash were traded by the Cubs to the Texas Rangers for BumpWills. The Cubs completed the trade by sending Paul Semall (minors) to the Rangers...
David Eisenhower; New York mayor Ed Koch; actor Jeff Daniels; ballplayers BumpWills, Jim Sundberg and Dave Magadan; sports agent and Detroit Pistons vice...
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recording a single chance in the field. The following season he and teammate BumpWills hit back-to-back inside-the-park home runs. In 1978, Harrah was traded...
the Rangers to the Montreal Expos for Willie Davis. January 9, 1975: BumpWills was drafted by the Rangers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the secondary...
June 4, 1974. During spring training in 1977, first round draft choice BumpWills earned the starting second base job over Randle. On March 28, the Rangers...
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Sakata was drafted by the Padres in the 5th round, but did not sign. BumpWills was drafted by the Padres in the 12th round, but did not sign. Note: Pos...
stolen bases through season-end were third-most in Rangers history, behind BumpWills (161) and Toby Harrah (143), and his career stolen-base percentage was...
7th round of the 1982 amateur draft, but did not sign. March 26, 1982: BumpWills was traded by the Rangers to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Mirabella, a player...
Tigers Pitcher 11 256 Scott Sanderson* Kansas City Royals Pitcher 12 263 BumpWills* San Diego Padres Second baseman 12 268 Jim Gantner Milwaukee Brewers...
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start of the 1982 season, the Rangers traded incumbent second baseman BumpWills to the Chicago Cubs, opening the starting job for Flynn. As the season...
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Torrez, who finished with a 3–0 two-hitter. August 27 – Toby Harrah and BumpWills of the Texas Rangers become the first players in Major League history...
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