Batting average .247 Role Baseball player Name Bob Will | Runs batted in 87 Home runs 9 | |
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Died August 11, 2011, Woodstock, Illinois, United States | ||
Education Northwestern University | ||
Robert Lee Will (July 15, 1931 – August 11, 2011) was an American professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues between 1957 and 1963 for the Chicago Cubs.
Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Will threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He attended Mankato State University and Northwestern University.
Will played all or parts of six seasons for the Cubs, seeing his only consistent playing time in 1960, when he appeared in 117 games as the Cubs' regular right fielder. Overall, he appeared in 410 MLB games, and collected 202 hits. His pro career began in minor league baseball in 1954 and ended a decade later, after the 1964 campaign.
Bob Will died of cancer on August 11, 2011.