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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
2	2	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
3	3	Apr 17	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
4	4	Apr 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	SS
5	5	Apr 19	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
6	6	Apr 20	LAD	@	ATL	W,11-1	GS	23	6.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
7	7	Apr 21	LAD		SDP	W,12-2	GS	17	5.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
8	8	Apr 22	LAD		SDP	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
9	9	Apr 23	LAD		SDP	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	7	0	8	1	SS
10	10	Apr 25	LAD		MON	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
11	11	Apr 26	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	8	0	8	1	SS
12	12	Apr 27	LAD		MON	L,5-7	GS	38	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	20 (7)	May 7	LAD	@	MON	L,0-1	GF	33	8.1	0	2	0	2	1	SS
14	21	May 8	LAD	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	2	4	1	7	2	SS
15	22	May 10	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	56	13.2	2	3	0	5	0	SS
16	38 (15)	May 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
17	39	May 28	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	51 (11)	Jun 10	LAD		PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
19	52	Jun 11	LAD		PIT	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	SS
20	53	Jun 12	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
21	54	Jun 13	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
22	55	Jun 16	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	5	5	0	10	3	SS
23	56	Jun 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
24	57	Jun 18	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-5	CG	46	10.2	3	2	1	6	1	SS
25	59 (1)	Jun 21	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-3	GF	7	2.1	0	1	0	1	1	SS
26	67 (7)	Jun 29	LAD		HOU	L,6-8	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	74 (6)	Jul 7	LAD	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	29	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	SS
28	75	Jul 8	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
29	76	Jul 9	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
30	77	Jul 10 (1)	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	43	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
31	78	Jul 10 (2)	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-9	GS	34	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
32	79	Jul 11	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
33	88 (8)	Jul 22	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	91 (2)	Jul 28	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
35	94 (2)	Jul 30 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
36	95	Jul 31	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	97 (1)	Aug 2	LAD		SFG	W,12-11	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	PR 3B
38	100 (2)	Aug 5	LAD		SDP	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
39	105 (4)	Aug 11	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-1	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
40	107 (1)	Aug 13	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
41	108	Aug 15	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
42	115 (6)	Aug 22	LAD		STL	W,1-0	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	116	Aug 23	LAD		STL	W,3-0	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
44	117	Aug 25 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GF	18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
45	118	Aug 25 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
46	120 (1)	Aug 27	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-4	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
47	123 (2)	Aug 31	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	127 (3)	Sep 3	LAD	@	STL	W,6-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
49	128	Sep 4 (1)	LAD		CIN	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
50	134 (5)	Sep 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
51	135	Sep 10	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
52	139 (3)	Sep 15	LAD	@	HOU	W,4-2	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
53	140	Sep 16	LAD	@	HOU	W,10-0	GF	19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
54	142 (1)	Sep 18	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	15	4.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
55	144 (1)	Sep 20	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
56	148 (3)	Sep 25	LAD		SDP	L,3-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
57	152 (3)	Sep 30	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
58	155 (2)	Oct 4	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 3B
							57gm		318.2	39	103	2	144	20