About Carl Willey
Lived 1931 – 2009 (aged 78). Carl Willey was an American baseball player.
Carlton Francis Willey (June 6, 1931 – July 20, 2009 ) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets.
Willey was a native of Cherryfield, Maine, who threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . He missed the first three months of the 1964 season after having his jaw broken by a line drive hit by Gates Brown during a spring training game. After his playing career ended, Carlton Willey served as a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Willey died of lung cancer on July 20, 2009, in Ellsworth, Maine.
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Who was Carl Willey?
American baseball player
When was Carl Willey born?
Carl Willey was born on 6 June 1931 in Cherryfield.
When did Carl Willey die?
Carl Willey died on 20 July 2009 in Ellsworth.
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Carl Willey was a baseball player.
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Carl Willey was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Carl Willey. https://biography.guide/carl-willey/
MLA: "Carl Willey." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/carl-willey/.
Chicago: "Carl Willey." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/carl-willey/.
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