Maury Wills

Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: October 2, 1932 in Washington, DC us

Died: September 19, 2022 in Sedona, AZ

High School: Cardozo HS (Washington, DC)

Debut: June 6, 1959 (Age 26-247d, 11,643rd in major league history)
vs. MLN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1972 (Age 40-002d)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Maurice Morning Wills

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Relatives: Father of Bump Wills

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

39.6

7588

2134

.281

1067

RBI

458

586

OBP

.330

SLG

.331

OPS

.661

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-9 / in Starts: 12-9
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1959	WS g1	Oct 1	LAD	@	CHW	L,0-11	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.14	-0.010	7.15	-0.29%	-0.21	SS
2	1959	WS g2	Oct 2	LAD	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.80	-0.059	42.21	-1.82%	-0.48	SS
3	1959	WS g3	Oct 4	LAD		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	8	.76	-0.023	47.72	-0.80%	0.05	SS
4	1959	WS g4	Oct 5	LAD		CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	.82	-0.004	52.67	-0.14%	-0.75	SS
5	1959	WS g5	Oct 6	LAD		CHW	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.17	-0.060	57.13	-1.80%	-0.50	SS
6	1959	WS g6	Oct 8	LAD	@	CHW	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	.60	0.047	53.67	2.89%	0.27	SS
1963 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1963	WS g1	Oct 2	LAD	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.25	-0.032	13.28	-0.97%	-0.63	SS
8	1963	WS g2	Oct 3	LAD	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	1	.71	0.059	36.37	1.94%	0.68	SS
9	1963	WS g3	Oct 5	LAD		NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	1	1.23	-0.119	51.35	-2.73%	-1.25	SS
10	1963	WS g4	Oct 6	LAD		NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	1	.76	0.004	17.06	0.05%	0.09	SS
1965 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	1965	WS g1	Oct 6	LAD	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	1	.37	-0.042	19.35	-1.19%	0.41	SS
12	1965	WS g2	Oct 7	LAD	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	1.91	-0.123	101.23	-3.32%	-0.73	SS
13	1965	WS g3	Oct 9	LAD		MIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	1	1.01	-0.041	42.22	-0.95%	-0.21	SS
14	1965	WS g4	Oct 10	LAD		MIN	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.353	.353	.412	.765	1	.64	0.034	38.89	1.17%	0.11	SS
15	1965	WS g5	Oct 11	LAD		MIN	W,7-0	CG	5	5	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.455	.455	.591	1.045	1	.37	0.061	30.91	2.76%	2.32	SS
16	1965	WS g6	Oct 13	LAD	@	MIN	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.423	.423	.538	.962	1	.96	0.000	86.23	0.01%	-0.21	SS
17	1965	WS g7	Oct 14	LAD	@	MIN	W,2-0	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.367	.387	.467	.854	1	.95	-0.087	157.50	-9.01%	-1.23	SS
1966 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	1966	WS g1	Oct 5	LAD		BAL	L,2-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.400	.000	.400	1	.88	0.023	45.73	0.80%	0.18	SS
19	1966	WS g2	Oct 6	LAD		BAL	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	1	.73	-0.071	37.40	-2.16%	-0.93	SS
20	1966	WS g3	Oct 8	LAD	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.100	.350	1	1.77	-0.022	73.54	-0.52%	-0.22	SS
21	1966	WS g4	Oct 9	LAD	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.250	.077	.327	1	1.43	0.061	31.92	0.76%	-0.01	SS
									84	78	6	19	3	0	0	4	5	0	12	0	1	0		0	6	2	.244	.289	.282	.571

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