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Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela delivers during the 1981 MLB All-Star Game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. (Walter Iooss Jr. / Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
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.
His best-known book is The Boys of Summer (1972), which examines his relationship with his father as seen through the prism of their shared affection for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 2002, a Sports Illustrated panel placed The Boys of Summer second on a list of "The Top 100 Sports Books of All Time". [3]
Additionally, Garvey's "box office appeal"—his impending departure from the Dodgers provoked some Girl Scouts to picket the stadium—helped San Diego increase its season ticket sales by 6,000 seats in Garvey's first year. [30] Sports Illustrated ranked the signing as the 15th best free agent signing ever as of 2008. [31]
Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022) was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcast work in Major League Baseball.Scully was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers for sixty-seven years, beginning in 1950 and ending in 2016.
Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. ... All-Decade Team (2009) (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, college basketball, ...