Bob Will (baseball)
Robert Lee Will was an American professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues between and for the Chicago Cubs.
Born in Berwyn, Illinois, Will threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed. He attended Mankato State University and Northwestern University, and started his pro career in 1954 in the Cubs' farm system. Will had a highly successful career in minor league baseball, hitting.333 lifetime in 934 games. He was the 1959 Most Valuable Player of the Triple-A American Association, a season during which he hit.336 and led the league in hits and runs scored.
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, batting 247. His professional career ended after the 1964 campaign.
Bob Will died from cancer on August 11, 2011.
