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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.
The 1959 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) ... moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored on Maury Wills's single.
Wills played on World Series title teams in 1959, ’63 and ’65 during his first eight seasons with the Dodgers. Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a ...
Frank Quilici set a World Series record with his two hits in the third inning. Mudcat Grant was the first black World Series game-winner for an American League team. The Dodgers had scored their runs on a Ron Fairly homer and a Maury Wills bunt single that scored Lefebvre. [13] Grant received the win while Drysdale took the loss.
From left, Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills, pitcher Sandy Koufax and center fielder Willie Davis celebrate after winning Game 5 against the Minnesota Twins in the 1965 World Series.
Wills revived the stolen base as a baseball strategy after breaking Ty Cobb's single-season record in 1962 Maury Wills, Base-Stealing Machine for Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series Teams, Dies at ...
He also won three World Series with the Dodgers. After leaving the game in 1972, Wills received modest support on the Hall of Fame ballot. He received enough votes to remain on the ballot for 15 ...
The 1962 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 season. The 59th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants .