Maury Wills

Maury Wills
Wills in 2009.
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1932-10-02) October 2, 1932 (age 84) Washington, D.C.
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) MLB All-Star Game MVP (1962) 6× NL stolen base leader (1960–1965)

As player

As manager

Maurice Morning "Maury" Wills (born October 2, 1932) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of 1969 through 1972 as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969. Wills was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

Wills was an All-Star for five seasons and seven All-Star Games, and was the first MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1962. He also was the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1962, and a Gold Glove winner 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, and 586 stolen bases in 1,942 games. Since 2009, Wills is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau.

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