Maury Wills
American baseball player and manager (1932–2022)
Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022) was an American former professional baseball player and manager. He was born in Washington, D.C..
Wills played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 to 1966 and again from 1969 to 1972. He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969.[1] From 1980 to 1981, he managed Seattle Mariners.
Wills won the World Series three times in 1959, 1963 and 1965. He was an All-Star player from 1961 to 1963 and 1965 to 1966.
References
change- ↑ "They Were There 1962: Maury Wills". Thisgreatgame.com. 2010. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
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