Maury Wills

Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2, 1932) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. The switch-hitter is best remembered for his years with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1966, 1969–1972), but he also played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967–1968) and Montreal Expos (1969). He was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.

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Filmography

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Selected Maury Wills film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

1993

The Sandlot

Coach

1973

The Black Six

Coach Edwards

1973

Adam's Rib (TV Show)

Coach

1965

Get Smart (TV Show)

Roberts

Self

2009

Bluetopia: The LA Dodgers Movie

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

2004

ESPN 25: Who's #1? (TV Show)

2000

When It Was a Game 3 (TV Show)

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

1985

Greats of the Game (TV Show)

1977

1977 American League Championship Series (TV Movie)

1975

1975 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

1974

Lucas Tanner (TV Show)

1974

Shazam! (TV Show)

1974

1974 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

1974

1974 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

1973

1973 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1973

1973 American League Championship Series (TV Movie)

1973

1973 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

1968

The Odd Couple

1966

1966 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1966

1966 World Series (TV Show)

1965

Hank (TV Show)

1965

1965 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

1965

1965 World Series (TV Show)

1964

The Hollywood Palace (TV Show)

1963

Here's Edie (TV Show)

1963

1963 World Series (TV Show)

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Show)

1950

What's My Line? (TV Show)

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Show)

Quotes

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List of Maury Wills quotes.

He's without a doubt the No. 1 male in my life, ... I was a longtime minor leaguer going nowhere. I could do a lot of things like run, throw and field, but I was afraid of the curveball. ... He made me a switch-hitter.

I heard all the black people buzzing about this man in Brooklyn named Jackie Robinson. I asked who he was and they told me. Right then, I said, 'I want to play for the Dodgers someday.' That was my childhood dream.

I had given up my dream of going to be with the Dodgers ... I just wanted to be the best I could be as a minor leaguer. (Bragan) restored my drive, my passion, my dream to go to the big leagues, and I've loved him every since.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1959	LAD	83	242	27	63	5	2	0	7	7	13	27	0.260	0.298	0.298
1960	LAD	148	516	75	152	15	2	0	27	50	35	47	0.295	0.342	0.331
1961	LAD	148	613	105	173	12	10	1	31	35	59	50	0.282	0.346	0.339
1962	LAD	165	695	130	208	13	10	6	48	104	51	57	0.299	0.347	0.373
1963	LAD	134	527	83	159	19	3	0	34	40	44	48	0.302	0.355	0.349
1964	LAD	158	630	81	173	15	5	2	34	53	41	73	0.275	0.318	0.324
1965	LAD	158	650	92	186	14	7	0	33	94	40	64	0.286	0.330	0.329
1966	LAD	143	594	60	162	14	2	1	39	38	34	60	0.273	0.314	0.308
1967	PIT	149	616	92	186	12	9	3	45	29	31	44	0.302	0.334	0.365
1968	PIT	153	627	76	174	12	6	0	31	52	45	57	0.278	0.326	0.316
1969	LAD	104	434	57	129	7	8	4	39	25	39	40	0.297	0.356	0.378
1969	MON	47	189	23	42	3	0	0	8	15	20	21	0.222	0.295	0.238
1970	LAD	132	522	77	141	19	3	0	34	28	50	34	0.270	0.333	0.318
1971	LAD	149	601	73	169	14	3	3	44	15	40	44	0.281	0.323	0.329
1972	LAD	71	132	16	17	3	1	0	4	1	10	18	0.129	0.190	0.167
Career		1942	7588	1067	2134	177	71	20	458	586	552	684	-	-	-

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Major League fielding statistics for Maury Wills.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1959	LAD	83	70	635	121	220	12	39	0.966
1960	LAD	148	141	1,219	260	431	40	78	0.945
1961	LAD	148	146	1,305	253	428	29	104	0.959
1962	LAD	165	164	1,444	295	493	36	86	0.956
1963	LAD	134	131	1,143	197	381	26	54	0.957
1964	LAD	158	151	1,344	275	428	27	77	0.963
1965	LAD	158	154	1,392	267	535	25	89	0.970
1966	LAD	143	141	1,251	231	460	23	80	0.968
1967	PIT	149	143	1,263	102	346	24	32	0.949
1968	PIT	153	149	1,337	115	308	18	32	0.959
1969	LAD	104	103	917	168	357	17	61	0.969
1969	MON	47	46	404	72	139	11	31	0.950
1970	LAD	132	124	1,082	171	397	24	58	0.959
1971	LAD	149	139	1,224	220	486	17	87	0.976
1972	LAD	71	30	318	39	103	2	20	0.986
Career		1942	1832	-	2786	5512	331	928	-

First Name	Maurice
Middle Name	Morning
Last Name	Wills
Full Name at Birth	Maurice Morning Wills
Age	80
Date of Birth	October 2, 1932
Birthplace	Washington, DC
Height	5' 11" (180 cm)
Weight	170 lbs (77.1 kg)
Star Sign	Libra
Nationality	American
High School	Cardozo (Washington, DC)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Shortstop, Third Baseman
Bats	Both
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	6 June 1959
Last MLB Game	4 October 1972