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Maury Wills
Age: 77
Height: 5' 11"
Birth Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Born: Oct. 2nd, 1932
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BIOGRAPHY: Maury Wills was a star football quarterback and baseball pitcher for Cardozo High School (Washington, D.C.), and was signed to a contract by the National League Brooklyn (later Los Angeles) Dodgers in 1950. He batted both right- and left-handed and threw right-handed. He played for their minor league teams (1951-59) as a second baseman before he was called up to the parent club in 1959, where he played shortstop until he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967-68) and drafted in the expansion of the league by the Montreal Expos (1969). He was traded back to the Dodgers in that year and played with them until his retirement in 1972
TRIVIA:
- Finished 17th in voting for 1960 National League MVP for leading League in Stolen Bases (50) and having .295 Batting Average (152 for 516), 75 Runs, 15 Doubles, 2 Triples, 27 RBI, 35 Walks, .342 On-base percentage, .331 Slugging Percentage, 171 Total Bases, 3 Sacrifice Hits, 2 Sacrifice Flies and 8 Intentional Walks in 148 Games.
- Played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1967-68)
- 1962 National League MVP for playing in all 162 Games and leading League in At Bats (695), Triples (10), Stolen Bases (104) and Singles (179). Also had 130 Runs, 208 Hits, 13 Doubles, 6 Home Runs, 48 RBI, 51 Walks, .299 Batting Average, .347 On-base percentage, .373 Slugging Percentage, 259 Total Bases, 7 Sacrifice Hits, 4 Sacrifice Flies and 1 Intentional Walk.
- Played for the Montreal Expos (1969)
- MVP of 1962 MLB All-Star Game.
- Broke Ty Cobb's single season record for stolen bases (96) in 1962 with 104 steals and won the National League's Most Valuable Player award.
- Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time Stolen Base Leader (490).
- Selected to play in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game 1961-1963 and 1965-1966.
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