Bob Will (baseball)
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Robert Lee Will was an American
United States
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professional baseball
Professional baseball
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player who played outfielder
Outfielder
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in the Major Leagues
Major League Baseball
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between and for the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
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Born in Berwyn, Illinois
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, Will threw and batted left-handed
Left-handed
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, stood 5 in 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79.4 kg). He attended Mankato State University and Northwestern University
Northwestern University
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Will played all or parts of six seasons for the Cubs, seeing his only consistent playing time in 1960
1960 Chicago Cubs season
The 1960 Chicago Cubs season involved the Cubs' seventh place finish in the National League with a record of 60-94, 35 games behind the NL and World Series Champion Pittsburgh Pirates.- Offseason :* October 8, 1959: Randy Jackson was released by the Cubs....
, when he appeared in 117 games
Games played
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as the Cubs' regular right fielder
Right fielder
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. Overall, he appeared in 410 MLB games, and collected 202 hits
Hit (baseball)
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. His pro career began in minor league baseball
Minor league baseball
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in 1954 and ended a decade later, after the 1964 campaign.
Bob Will died on August 11, 2011, after a long battle with cancer.