Began the season with a mark and 1. Became the first Major League pitcher to throw two complete-game shutouts in his first two starts of season since Rick Mahler, Atlanta Braves Jason Schmidt did it in and Jeff Weaver in At , became the first Major League pitcher with 32 decisions since John Smoltz in Registered Selected as an All-Star for the second time in his career At the plate, batted.
Philadelphia, just the second time in the Majors since that a starting pitcher batted higher than ninth Tomo Ohka, Montreal, May 30, Collected two hits in the sixth inning on June 13 at Chicago NL , becoming the third pitcher in J. Schmidt, SF; J. Marquis, STL and the first in Marlins history with two hits in an inning Posted the 23rd double-digit win season in team history with his home victory over the Expos on September The Marlins went in Willis' 32 starts Began the season with a record and a 0.
Allowed his first earned run in the first inning on April 25 vs. After beginning his year in his first five starts, went with a 4. Tossed two complete games on the year: May 12 at Houston and June 13 at Detroit On June 2 vs.
Cincinnati, tossed 6. Struck out a career-high 10 batters in 7. Houston, June 24 vs. Pitched shutout ball 5. Compiled a record at home with a 3. Allowed a. On August 30 at New York NL , allowed a career-high three home runs and led the Marlins staff by allowing 20 on the season Began the season with two 3x3 hitting games, April 8 vs. Montreal and April 14 vs. Went 3x8 as a pinch-hitter, collecting the most pinch-hits by a pitcher in the last 17 years Louis 3 ER, 8.
Willis was raised by his mother, Joyce, a welder, in Alameda, California. She played in elite-level softball leagues when Willis was a child. Willis never knew his father, Clinton Ostah, who was a minor league player in the s. Growing up, Willis rooted for the Oakland Athletics as a child.
Willis attended Encinal High School in Alameda, where he played baseball for four years. He initially committed to play college baseball at Arizona State. On September 7 against the Washington Nationals, Willis pitched 6 innings and allowed 1 earned run, which gave him his 20th win of the season.
He became the first African-American pitcher to win 20 games in a season since Dave Stewart did it in , and in the process, he became the first pitcher to win 20 games and have 20 hits as a batter since Mike Hampton did it in for the Astros.
Willis went 1-for-4 against the New York Mets. He would go on to post a record with a 2. His 22 wins was the most in baseball. He also pitched 7 complete games and 5 shutouts, also the most in baseball. Willis is still the only pitcher in Marlins history to win 20 games in a season. He grew up idolizing Dave Stewart. Willis was notable for his success during his first few years in the major leagues and for his unconventional pitching style, which included a high leg kick and exaggerated twisting away from the batter.
He was named the National League Rookie of the Year. Willis was named Rookie of the Month for the month of June and became the first Marlins pitcher to be named Pitcher of the Month. He became the first rookie pitcher to win Pitcher of the Month since Hideo Nomo did it in for the Los Angeles Dodgers and he became the first rookie pitcher to win seven straight starts since Jason Isringhausen, also in In 5 starts, Willis went 5—0 with a 1.
During his career with the Marlins, Willis went with a 3. He won at least 10 games each season during all five of his years with the Marlins from to Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player.
Also ranked in the elit list of famous celebrity born in United States. COL 6. Last Game: September 27, Age d vs. Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during season.
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