Player
Willie Cornelius
Player Info
- Full Name
- William McKinley
- Born
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September 3, 1906
Atlanta, GA, USA - Died
- October 30, 1989
- Size
- 5'8" / 180 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
Teams
- Memphis Red Sox 1929-1930
- Birmingham Black Barons 1930-1930
- Chicago American Giants 1933-1946
- Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1942-1942
- Jacksonville Red Caps 1942-1942
Honors
3 x All-Star
Career Batting
211
G
.216
AVG
89
H
3
HR
39
RBI
.604
OPS
Career Pitching
54-65
W-L
4.54
ERA
177
G
537
SO
4
SV
1.43
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| 1945 | Chicago American Giants | 16 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .440 |
| 1943 | Chicago American Giants | 17 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .208 |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1942 | Jacksonville Red Caps | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| 1941 | Chicago American Giants | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 |
| 1940 | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1939 | Chicago American Giants | 18 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .265 |
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants | 20 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants | 20 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .075 |
| 1936 | Chicago American Giants | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| 1935 | Chicago American Giants | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .174 |
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | 16 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .167 |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | 15 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .154 |
| 1930 | Memphis Red Sox | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| 1930 | Birmingham Black Barons | 12 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | 9 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .280 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Chicago American Giants | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 9 | 9 |
| 1945 | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 2 | 7.82 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 50.1 | 17 | 13 |
| 1943 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 4 | 3.92 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 62.0 | 11 | 22 |
| 1942 | Chicago American Giants | 2 | 3 | 5.79 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23.0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes | 0 | 2 | 7.71 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 5 | 9 |
| 1941 | Chicago American Giants | 0 | 7 | 3.50 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 61.1 | 21 | 23 |
| 1940 | Chicago American Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1939 | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 8 | 4.53 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 99.0 | 47 | 28 |
| 1938 | Chicago American Giants | 9 | 1 | 2.12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 102.0 | 77 | 30 |
| 1937 | Chicago American Giants | 5 | 4 | 2.88 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 103.0 | 66 | 35 |
| 1936 | Chicago American Giants | 3 | 3 | 5.64 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 52.1 | 36 | 18 |
| 1935 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 5 | 5.49 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 59.0 | 39 | 34 |
| 1934 | Chicago American Giants | 4 | 7 | 5.79 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 84.0 | 40 | 34 |
| 1933 | Chicago American Giants | 6 | 6 | 5.02 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 98.2 | 49 | 40 |
| 1930 | Memphis Red Sox | 4 | 6 | 6.58 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 64.0 | 40 | 34 |
| 1930 | Birmingham Black Barons | 3 | 4 | 4.11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 65.2 | 33 | 29 |
| 1929 | Memphis Red Sox | 3 | 3 | 4.17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 41.0 | 30 | 10 |