Victor Gazaway Willis was a Major League Baseball player. He was a starting pitcher. Over a 13 year career Willis played for three teams, the Boston Beaneaters (1898-1905), Pittsburgh Pirates (1906-1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910), compiling a 249-205 record with a 2.63 ERA. He was known as a workhorse and completed 388 of his 471 starts. He holds the post-1900 records for most losses (29, in 1905) and complete games (45, in 1902) in a single season. Wikipedia
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Known as one of the top pitchers of his time, Vic was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame in 1977. www.udel.edu/sportsinfo/hall_of_fame/2003/willis.html