Willie James Wells (August 10, 1906[1] – January 22, 1989), nicknamed "the Devil", was an American baseball player.

On February 5, 2022 the baseball field at Anderson High School in Austin, Texas was dedicated in Wells' honor.

The celebration included members of the Wells family with the keynote presentation by Bob Kendrick, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

[2] He briefly attended Samuel Huston College in Austin before he was called up to the St. Louis team in the NNL.

After his baseball career, Wells was employed at a New York City deli before returning to his birthplace of Austin to look after his mother.

He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1997 for his play in the Negro leagues.