Born:(1932-10-02)October 2, 1932 Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died: September 19, 2022(2022-09-19) (aged 89) Sedona, Arizona, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 6, 1959, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1972, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.281
Hits
2,134
Home runs
20
Runs batted in
458
Stolen bases
586
Managerial record
26–56
Winning %
.317
Teams
As player
Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1966)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–1968)
Montreal Expos (1969)
Los Angeles Dodgers (1969–1972)
As manager
Seattle Mariners (1980–1981)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (1961–1963, 1965, 1966)
3× World Series champion (1959, 1963, 1965)
NL MVP (1962)
2× Gold Glove Award (1961, 1962)
6× NL stolen base leader (1960–1965)
Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1959 to 1972, most prominently as an integral member of the Los Angeles Dodgers teams that won three World Series titles between 1959 and 1965. He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos. Wills is credited with reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.[1]
Wills was the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1962, stealing a record 104 bases to break the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915. He was an All-Star for five seasons and seven All-Star Games,[2] and was the first MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1962. He also won Gold Gloves in 1961 and 1962. In a fourteen-year career, Wills batted .281 with 20 home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, 586 stolen bases, and 552 bases on balls in 1,942 games.[3] From 2009 until his death in 2022, Wills was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.
^"They Were There 1962: Maury Wills". This Great Game. 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
^MLB held two All-Star Games from 1959 through 1962.
^"Maury Wills Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
autobiography, On the Run: The Never Dull and Often Shocking Life of MauryWills, Wills discussed his love affair with actress Doris Day. Day had previously...
Braves (1983–84). Wills is the son of MauryWills, a major league shortstop who later managed the Seattle Mariners. A switch hitter, Wills played college...
single-season mark of 96 stolen bases in 1915 that lasted until it was broken by MauryWills with 104 in 1962. A new modern mark was set by Lou Brock with 118 in...
Baseball team. The album is notable for including Dodger star shortstop MauryWills and outfielder Willie Davis, as well as the team announcer Vin Scully...
of the most lopsided deals in baseball history. In 1966, Brock ended MauryWills' six-year reign as the National League's stolen base champion with 74...
Roush Most Valuable Player Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, OF (AL) MauryWills, Los Angeles Dodgers, SS (NL) Cy Young Award Don Drysdale, Los Angeles...
manager Darrell Johnson was replaced by MauryWills. In 1981, manager Rene Lachemann replaced MauryWills. In 1983, Lachemann was relieved by Del Crandall...
GM Tim Flakoll and City of Fargo leaders. The stadium contained the MauryWills Museum in honor of the former Major League Baseball player who worked...
It is hosted by Len Berman, Tim McCarver, Barry Tompkins, Bob Gibson, MauryWills and others. The series ended in 1992. List of programs broadcast by HBO...
out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Brooks Robinson, Roberto Clemente, MauryWills, and Harmon Killebrew all in a row. Feigner retired from pitching after...
Rank Player Hits MauryWills 2, 134 222 Buddy Myer 2,131 222 Herman Long 2,128 223 Mike Piazza* 2,127 224 Joe Mauer* 2,123 225 Tommy Davis 2,121 226 Duke...
Boyer MauryWills Vada Pinson Roberto Clemente**† Willie Mays**† John Roseboro Bobby Shantz N/A 1962 Bill White Ken Hubbs Jim Davenport MauryWills Bill...
primarily by Luis Aparicio and MauryWills, who broke Cobb's modern single-season record by stealing 104 bases in 1962. Wills’ record was broken in turn by...
Members - the State News. The State News. Retrieved November 8, 2011. "MauryWills named to 'Legends of Dodger Baseball'". MLB.com. April 13, 2022. Retrieved...
numerous other people including military personnel and Dodgers teammate MauryWills in their own battles against substance abuse. At a fundraising event...
fastball against Gaylord Perry and Larry Dierker. Other points included MauryWills being the lone bunt threat; left-handed pitchers forcing switch hitters...
team. The Dodgers had scored their runs on a Ron Fairly homer and a MauryWills bunt single that scored Lefebvre. Grant received the win while Drysdale...
"Sportscasters who are turning 80 in 2022; Sports week in history; Nugget on MauryWills who passed recently". sportsbroadcastjournal.com. Sports Broadcast Journal...
While playing for the Senators in 1943, Priddy met an 11-year-old MauryWills. Wills later recalled that the Senators had sent Priddy to help with a playground...
Phillies. This broke the single-season stolen base record of 104, set by MauryWills in 1962. Brock stole 118 bases for the season, a record that would stand...
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