Maurice Morning Wills (1932 - 2022)

Born 2 Oct 1932 in Washington D.C., United States

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Died 19 Sep 2022 at age 89 in Sedona, Yavapai, Arizona, United States

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Maury Wills was an American baseball player and manager best known for playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960s when he was an essential part of their championship teams. He is also known for reviving stealing bases as a strategy.

Maurice Morning "Maury" Wills was born on 2 Oct 1932 in Washington D.C., in the United States of America. He was the son of Guy Octavis Wills and Mabel Irene Plater.^[1] He grew up in a large family in Washington D.C.,^[2][3] graduating from Cardozo High School in 1950 where he played football, basketball, and baseball.^[1][4]

Maury began playing baseball in the minor leagues in about 1951 before joining the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959. He played shortstop and during his time on the team he helped it win four pennants and three World Series championships. In 1962, he set a major league record for stealing 104 bases in a season and was named the league's MVP that year. In 1966 he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, then played for the Montreal Expos before being traded back to the Dodgers in 1969. He retired in 1972. He briefly served as the manager of the Seattle Mariners from Aug 1980-6 May 1981.^[1]

Maury was married three times and had six children from his first marriage. His son Bump Wills also played professional baseball with the Texas Rangers and the Chicago Cubs.^[1]

Maury died on 19 Sep 2022 at his home in Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} New York Times obituary:
   Richard Goldstein, "Maury Wills, Master of the Stolen Base, Is Dead at 89," The New York Times, 20 Sep 2022, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/20/sports/baseball/maury-wills-dead.html : accessed 21 Sep 2022.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," ED 460, Police Precinct 11, tract 74, Washington, District of Columbus, USA; sheet 9A, family 157, lines 28-38, Maurice Wills in Guy Wills household; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K733-3X6
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1950," ED 1-1253, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; sheet 29-30, family 174, lines 29-30 (sheet 29) & 1-7 (sheet 30), Maurice M Wills in Guy O. Wills household; Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 62308 #15567172 (accessed 21 September 2022).
4. ↑ "U.S., Baseball Questionnaires, 1945-2005," Society for American Baseball Research; San Diego, California; Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 61599 #90469 (accessed 21 September 2022); Maurice Morning Wills; born 2 Oct 1932 in Washington, DC.

See also:

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