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Maury Wills

Birthdate:

10/2/1932

Height / Weight:

5' 11" / 170 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Washington, DC, USA

Bats / Throws:

B / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Maury Wills, the great Los Angeles Dodger shortstop, ushered in a new era by single-handedly making the stolen base a dominant offensive weapon during the 1960's.

In 1960, Wills led the NL with 50 stolen bases- the highest total in the NL since Max Carey stole 51 in 1923. In 1962, Maury Wills set a major league record by stealing 104 bases in a single season, he also set the record by being caught stealing only 13 times.

Wills scored 130 runs, batted .299 and edged out superstar Willie Mays by seven points to take the Most Valuable Player Award and he won his second 'Gold Glove'. Maury Wills led the NL in steals six straight years, (a record), and tied the record for most years leading in singles with four straight, 1963-67. Wills style of offensive- slapping at the ball, hit and run, steal bases led the Dodgers in their pennant drives thru the 1960's ( the Dodgers won four pennants ). In 1965, he stole 94 bases and helped the Dodgers win the pennant and World Series. In the World Series, he whacked two singles and two doubles in game five. Traded to the Pirates after 1966, Wills was moved to 3rd base and in 1968 he was drafted by the Montreal Expos, but by then his skills had diminished considerably. He was named the Seattle Mariners manager in 1980 but was fired in less than a year. Maury Wills career: 1942 games, .281BA - We tip our cap to you, Maury Wills, you brought back the exciting stolen base and played to win. baseballhistorian.com Baseball History

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
15 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1959	LAD (NL)	83	242	27	63	5	2	0	7	13	27	7	3	5	0	3	0	.260	.298	SLG
1960	LAD (NL)	148	516	75	152	15	2	0	27	35	47	50	12	8	3	3	2	.295	.342	SLG
1961	LAD (NL)	148	613	105	173	12	10	1	31	59	50	35	15	2	1	13	1	.282	.346	SLG
1962	LAD (NL)	165	695	130	208	13	10	6	48	51	57	104	13	1	2	7	4	.299	.347	SLG
1963	LAD (NL)	134	527	83	159	19	3	0	34	44	48	40	19	0	1	5	3	.302	.355	SLG
1964	LAD (NL)	158	630	81	173	15	5	2	34	41	73	53	17	0	0	11	3	.275	.318	SLG
1965	LAD (NL)	158	650	92	186	14	7	0	33	40	64	94	31	2	4	14	2	.286	.330	SLG
1966	LAD (NL)	143	594	60	162	14	2	1	39	34	60	38	24	0	2	13	0	.273	.314	SLG
1967	PIT (NL)	149	616	92	186	12	9	3	45	31	44	29	10	1	1	12	4	.302	.334	SLG
1968	PIT (NL)	153	627	76	174	12	6	0	31	45	57	52	21	1	1	11	1	.278	.326	SLG
1969	MON (NL)	47	189	23	42	3	0	0	8	20	21	15	6	0	0	1	1	.222	.295	SLG
1969	LAD (NL)	104	434	57	129	7	8	4	39	39	40	25	15	2	1	4	1	.297	.356	SLG
1970	LAD (NL)	132	522	77	141	19	3	0	34	50	34	28	13	2	0	5	1	.270	.333	SLG
1971	LAD (NL)	149	601	73	169	14	3	3	44	40	44	15	8	2	0	7	6	.281	.323	SLG
1972	LAD (NL)	71	132	16	17	3	1	0	4	10	18	1	1	0	0	10	0	.129	.190	SLG
15 years		1942	7588	1067	2134	177	71	20	458	552	684	586	208	26	16	119	29	.281	.330	.SLG

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