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Smith–Wills Stadium was the home of the Jackson Senators from 2002 to 2005. The Jackson Senators were an independent team and played in the Central Baseball League. In 2005, affiliated Minor League Baseball returned to the Jackson, MS market with the arrival of the Mississippi Braves in nearby Pearl. This soon signaled the end of the Senators ...
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 Sound of the Dodgers is a studio album recorded and released in 1965 by Jaybar Records and is a collection of songs about the Los Angeles Dodgers, a Major League Baseball team. The album is notable for including Dodger star shortstop Maury Wills and outfielder Willie Davis, as well as the team announcer Vin Scully.
Future of baseball at Trustmark Park: ... The former Jackson Mets, which played in Smith-Wills Stadium on Lakeland Drive were moved in 1990 to Binghamton, New York to be closer to the parent club ...
It drew a sold-out crowd at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Los Angeles shortstop Maury Wills led off the game with a bunt single off Marichal, and eventually scored a run when Ron Fairly hit a double. Marichal, a fierce competitor, viewed the bunt as a cheap way to get on base and took umbrage with Wills. [3]
Wills then stole second, his 101st stolen base of the season, before the batter Gilliam saw a single pitch. Orsino's throw to try to catch Wills went past second base and into center field. Wills attempted to advance to third, but was thrown out by Willie Mays. [17] Larsen then induced a flyball out by Gilliam and the inning was over.
The courting of young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki was one of the few instances that all 30 Major League Baseball teams were on equal footing for prized talent. The 23-year-old right-hander ...
Elliott Taylor "Bump" Wills (born July 27, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player, a second baseman in the major leagues for the Texas Rangers (1977–1981) and Chicago Cubs . He also played two seasons in Japan for the Hankyu Braves (1983–84).