Greg Wells (baseball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Greg Wells (baseball)

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1954

Place of Birth: Alabama, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Greg Wells (baseball)

  • Gregory De Wayne "Boomer" Wells (born April 25, 1954 in McIntosh, Alabama) is a former professional baseball player.
  • Wells played Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981 and for the Minnesota Twins in 1982.
  • Wells also played Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hankyu/Orix Braves/BlueWave and Fukuoka Daiei Hawks between 1983–1992. He played 47 career Major League games in two seasons, batting .228, with 28 hits in 127 at-bats. In contrast, over ten NPB seasons he compiled a .317 batting average and a .555 slugging percentage, with 277 home runs and 901 RBI.
  • In 1984, while playing for the Hankyu Braves, Wells won the NPB Triple Crown, with a batting average of .355, 37 home runs, and 130 runs batted in, also winning the Most Valuable Player award in the process.
  • He was the first non-Japanese winner of the Triple Crown.

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