About Jim Willis
Jim Willis was a baseball player.
Ed "Jim" Willis Jr. (June 11, 1906 – death date unknown) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues in the 1920s and 1930s.
Willis made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the New Orleans Algiers. In 1929, he joined the Nashville Elite Giants, and spent the majority of his career with the club, as it moved from Nashville to Cleveland, Columbus, Washington, and finally Baltimore, where Willis finished his career in 1939.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Willis. https://biography.guide/jim-willis-baseball-player/
MLA: "Jim Willis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jim-willis-baseball-player/.
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