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amb123

(1,595 posts)
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 03:23 PM Sep 2022

Maury Wills, Base-Stealing Shortstop For Dodgers, Dies At 89

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.

Wills died Monday night at home in Sedona, Arizona, the team said Tuesday after being informed by family members. No cause of death was given.

Wills played on World Series title teams in 1959, ’63 and ’65 during his first eight seasons with the Dodgers. He also played for Pittsburgh and Montreal before returning to the Dodgers from 1969-72, when he retired.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dodgers-baseball-obit-wills_n_6329feb3e4b07198f0134500

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Maury Wills, Base-Stealing Shortstop For Dodgers, Dies At 89 (Original Post) amb123 Sep 2022 OP
;-( elleng Sep 2022 #1
He Faux pas Sep 2022 #2
I remember watching him play at Forbes Field cloudbase Sep 2022 #3
I'm surprised he was only 89. He had the misfortune to be a shortstop rsdsharp Sep 2022 #4
Oh, no... ultralite001 Sep 2022 #5
R.I.P, Maury. You gave us many exciting moments. LoisB Sep 2022 #6
R.I.P. EnergizedLib Sep 2022 #7

rsdsharp

(10,053 posts)
4. I'm surprised he was only 89. He had the misfortune to be a shortstop
Tue Sep 20, 2022, 03:47 PM
Sep 2022

in the Dodger organization when Pee Wee Reese was not only the Dodger shortstop, but team captain. He spent all or part of 9 years in the minors before getting his shot in 1959 at age 26. He revolutionized the game, stealing more than 104 bases in 1962, at a time when 20 steals was considered a high number.

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