Carl Willis Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Carl Willis Memorabilia & Collectibles

Carl Blake Willis was formerly a relief pitcher in the Major Baseball League. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft.

 

Willis made his debut for the Detroit Tigers in June 9, 1984. He was a member of 2 World Series champion, first with the Twins in 1991and then the Tigers in 1984. To complete an earlier deal made on August 27, 1984, he was sent by the Tigers to Cincinnati Reds. On December 1985, he was sent to the California Angels from the Reds. After 4 months, he returned to the Cincinnati Reds from California Angels in the earlier draft pick. He spent 2 years of his baseball career with the Reds and sooner, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1988. On December 18, 1989, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. After a year, he signed with the Minnesota Twins. He was released by the Twins on May 4, 1995. As a player, he had a 22- 16 win- loss record, 4.25 earned run average, and 222 strikeouts.

 

After spending enough time playing baseball, Willis tried to coaching. On November 30, 2009, he was named the Seattle Mariners minor-league pitching coordinator and later on promoted to the Mariners coaching staff as the new Pitching Coach., as a replacement for Coach Rick Adair in 2010.

 

Complete your baseball collection with Carl Willis framed MLB photos, plaques, and collages, MLB photomints and coins, MLB trading cards and tickets, MLB bobbleheads and figures, and autographed MLB jerseys. Support your favorite baseball teams while wearing MLB apparel, MLB hats, caps & visors, and MLB jewelry, watches and accessories. More of these rare finds are available through this website.

 

 

 

About Carl Willis:

Carl Willis (full name: Carl Blake Willis; no nicknames) played pitcher from 1984 until 1995 for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins. He played for the Tigers in 1984, Reds from 1984 - 1986, White Sox in 1988 and Twins from 1991 - 1995. Over 9 seasons, he started 2 games, won 22 games, struck out 222 batters, and had a 4.25 ERA. Born on December 28, 1960 in Danville, VA, Willis stands 6' 4" and weighs 210 lb. He attended Piedmont Academy (Providence, VA) high school and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 23rd round of the 1983 amateur draft. His debut was on June 9, 1984 and he played his final game on May 3, 1995. Over his career, Willis made $1,395,000. Common misspellings of his name include Carl Blake Carl carlton Willis.