Maury Wills
[edit] Biography
Maury Wills (Maurice Morning Wills) was born on October 2, 1932 in Washington, D.C.. He made his Major League debut on June 6, 1959 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 0 home runs and 7 RBI. Wills played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Maury Wills's best season was 1962, when he stole 104 bases and hit for a .299 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1959
| LA
| N
| 83
| 242
| 27
| 63
| 0
| 7
| .260
| .298
| .298
| 5
| 2
| 13
| 27
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 3
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| 148
| 516
| 75
| 152
| 0
| 27
| .295
| .342
| .331
| 15
| 2
| 35
| 47
| 3
| 3
| 50
| 8
| 11
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| 148
| 613
| 105
| 173
| 1
| 31
| .282
| .346
| .339
| 12
| 10
| 59
| 50
| 1
| 13
| 35
| 2
| 6
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 165
| 695
| 130
| 208
| 6
| 48
| .299
| .347
| .373
| 13
| 10
| 51
| 57
| 2
| 7
| 104
| 1
| 7
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 134
| 527
| 83
| 159
| 0
| 34
| .302
| .355
| .349
| 19
| 3
| 44
| 48
| 1
| 5
| 40
| 0
| 3
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 158
| 630
| 81
| 173
| 2
| 34
| .275
| .318
| .324
| 15
| 5
| 41
| 73
| 0
| 11
| 53
| 0
| 6
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| 158
| 650
| 92
| 186
| 0
| 33
| .286
| .330
| .329
| 14
| 7
| 40
| 64
| 4
| 14
| 94
| 2
| 6
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 143
| 594
| 60
| 162
| 1
| 39
| .273
| .314
| .308
| 14
| 2
| 34
| 60
| 2
| 13
| 38
| 0
| 6
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 149
| 616
| 92
| 186
| 3
| 45
| .302
| .334
| .365
| 12
| 9
| 31
| 44
| 1
| 12
| 29
| 1
| 6
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 153
| 627
| 76
| 174
| 0
| 31
| .278
| .326
| .316
| 12
| 6
| 45
| 57
| 1
| 11
| 52
| 1
| 10
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 47
| 189
| 23
| 42
| 0
| 8
| .222
| .295
| .238
| 3
| 0
| 20
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 3
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 104
| 434
| 57
| 129
| 4
| 39
| .297
| .356
| .378
| 7
| 8
| 39
| 40
| 1
| 4
| 25
| 2
| 4
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 151
| 623
| 80
| 171
| 4
| 47
| .274
| .337
| .335
| 10
| 8
| 59
| 61
| 1
| 5
| 40
| 2
| 7
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 132
| 522
| 77
| 141
| 0
| 34
| .270
| .333
| .318
| 19
| 3
| 50
| 34
| 0
| 5
| 28
| 2
| 10
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 149
| 601
| 73
| 169
| 3
| 44
| .281
| .323
| .329
| 14
| 3
| 40
| 44
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 8
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 71
| 132
| 16
| 17
| 0
| 4
| .129
| .190
| .167
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 18
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1942
| 7588
| 1067
| 2134
| 20
| 458
| .281
| .330
| .331
| 177
| 71
| 552
| 684
| 16
| 119
| 586
| 26
| 92
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1959
| LA
| N
| SS
| 82
| 70
| 635
| 121
| 220
| 12
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1960
| LA
| N
| SS
| 145
| 141
| 1219.1
| 260
| 431
| 40
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1961
| LA
| N
| SS
| 148
| 146
| 1305.1
| 253
| 428
| 29
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| SS
| 165
| 164
| 1444.1
| 295
| 493
| 36
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| SS
| 109
| 104
| 895.1
| 171
| 322
| 21
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1963
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 33
| 27
| 248
| 26
| 59
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| SS
| 149
| 147
| 1311.2
| 273
| 422
| 27
| 77
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1964
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 4
| 32.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| LA
| N
| SS
| 155
| 154
| 1392
| 267
| 535
| 25
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| SS
| 139
| 137
| 1221
| 227
| 453
| 23
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1966
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 4
| 30
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 23
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 143
| 142
| 1240.1
| 98
| 343
| 24
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 141
| 140
| 1249
| 105
| 276
| 17
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1968
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 9
| 9
| 88.1
| 10
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| SS
| 46
| 46
| 402.1
| 72
| 139
| 11
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1969
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| SS
| 104
| 103
| 917
| 168
| 357
| 17
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 150
| 149
| 1319.1
| 240
| 496
| 28
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| SS
| 126
| 124
| 1076.1
| 171
| 396
| 24
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 5.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| SS
| 144
| 139
| 1218.2
| 220
| 484
| 16
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| SS
| 31
| 27
| 250
| 38
| 89
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 27
| 3
| 68.2
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 364
| 320
| 2880
| 236
| 708
| 47
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1555
| 1512
| 13399.2
| 2550
| 4804
| 284
| 859
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1951).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds from Brooklyn Dodgers in the minor league draft (December 3, 1956).
- Sent to Detroit Tigers by Los Angeles Dodgers for future considerations (October 13, 1958).
- Returned to Los Angeles Dodgers (April 2, 1959).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael (December 1, 1966).
- Selected by Montreal Expos from Pittsburgh Pirates (21st pick overall) in the expansion draft (October 14, 1968).
- Traded by Montreal Expos with Manny Mota to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich (June 11, 1969).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 24, 1972).
[edit] Career Highlights
- 5 Time All-Star: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
- 3 World Series Champion: 1959, 1963, 1965
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