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Victor Gazaway Willis (April 12, 1876 - August 3, 1947) was a Major League Baseball player. He was a starting pitcher.

Over a 13 year career Willis played for three teams, the Boston Beaneaters (1898-1905), Pittsburgh Pirates (1906-1909) and St. Louis Cardinals (1910), compiling a 249-205 record with a 2.63 ERA. He was known as a workhorse and completed 388 of his 471 starts. He holds the post-1900 records for most losses (29, in 1905) and complete games (45, in 1902) in a single season.

Prior to joining the major leagues, Willis played the 1897 season at the University of Delaware, and later coached the 1907 team and parts of the 1908 team.

Willis was on one World Series championship team, the 1909 Pirates.

Willis was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995.

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