Willie Ramsdell
James Willard Ramsdell "Willie the Knuck"
Born: April 4, 1916
Williamsburg, KS US
Deceased: October 8, 1969
Wichita, KS US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1938-1954
Major League Statistics
Willie Ramsdell compiled a career record of 153 wins and 92 losses and a 3.05 ERA in his 334-game pitching career with the Big Spring Barons, Big Spring Barons/Odessa Oilers, Big Spring Bombers, Muskogee Reds, Santa Barbara Saints, Fort Worth Cats, Mobile Bears, Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Portland Beavers, Iola Indians, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Beaumont Exporters. He began playing during the 1938 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.99 | 17 | 14 | 137.0 | 125 | 89 | 76 | 71 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.21 | 10 | 5 | 70.0 | 81 | 32 | 25 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons/Odessa Oilers | 23 | 18 | .561 | 4.00 | 47 | 351.0 | 385 | 220 | 156 | 112 | ||||||||||||
| 1941 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Bombers | 25 | 9 | .735 | 2.94 | 42 | 282.0 | 282 | 133 | 92 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | 10 | 6 | .625 | 2.81 | 23 | 144.0 | 141 | 61 | 45 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | C | WA | Muskogee Reds | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0.00 | 17 | 122.0 | 95 | 51 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 17 | 7 | .708 | 2.32 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 206.0 | 185 | 78 | 53 | 67 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 21 | 5 | .808 | 2.25 | 34 | 19 | 240.0 | 200 | 76 | 60 | 78 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 1 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.00 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 78.0 | 67 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.60 | 34 | 22 | 2 | 267.0 | 227 | 95 | 77 | 85 | 152 | 5 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.64 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 89.0 | 81 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.98 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 56.0 | 62 | 37 | 31 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.23 | 19 | 3 | 43.0 | 49 | 33 | 25 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | WA | Iola Indians | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 0 | 3 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 153 | 92 | .624 | 3.05 | 334 | 77 | 5 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 2102.3 | 2002 | 992 | 713 | 5 | 726 | 0 | 473 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons | 36 | 121 | 121 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .372 | .645 | 45 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons | 10 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons/Odessa Oilers | 55 | 143 | 143 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .224 | .224 | .245 | .469 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Bombers | 41 | 99 | 99 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .232 | .404 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | 58 | 58 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .121 | .121 | .241 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | C | WA | Muskogee Reds | 17 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .317 | .561 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 31 | 82 | 75 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .213 | .253 | .267 | .520 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 34 | 99 | 87 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .161 | .198 | .241 | .439 | 21 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1948 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | 13 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .125 | .125 | .167 | .292 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 34 | 110 | 89 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .146 | .183 | .180 | .363 | 16 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 13 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .071 | .161 | .071 | .233 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | 18 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .077 | .000 | .077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 19 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | WA | Iola Indians | 5 | 4 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Totals | 395 | 886 | 832 | 19 | 159 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 64 | .191 | .206 | .248 | .454 | 206 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1939 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1940 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Barons/Odessa Oilers | P | 47 | .000 | |||||
| 1941 | D | WTNM | Big Spring Bombers | P | 42 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | C | CALL | Santa Barbara Saints | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | C | WA | Muskogee Reds | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 31 | 10 | 52 | 8 | 3 | .886 | 2.000 |
| 1947 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 34 | 16 | 50 | 5 | 1 | .930 | 1.941 |
| 1948 | AA | TL | Fort Worth Cats | P | 13 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .926 | 1.923 |
| 1949 | AAA | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 34 | 15 | 50 | 6 | 3 | .915 | 1.912 |
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .870 | 1.538 |
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 18 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | WA | Iola Indians | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AA | TL | Beaumont Exporters | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 19 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 333 | 50 | 188 | 24 | 9 | .908 | .715 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Big Spring Barons | |||
| 1939 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Big Spring Barons | NYA | ||
| 1940 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Big Spring Barons/Odessa Oilers | |||
| 1941 | D | West Texas-New Mexico League | Big Spring Bombers | BRO | ||
| 1942 | C | Western League | Muskogee Reds | |||
| 1942 | C | California League | Santa Barbara Saints | BRO | ||
| 1946 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1948 | AA | Texas League | Fort Worth Cats | BRO | ||
| 1949 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | BRO | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1954 | C | Western Association | Iola Indians | |||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1954 | AA | Texas League | Beaumont Exporters | CHN |
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