Maury Wills

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Maury Wills was an American Major League Baseball shortstop best known for revolutionizing the running game in the 1960s with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including a record-breaking 104 stolen bases in 1962 and winning the National League MVP award.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional baseball player
shortstop
allStarSelections 7
awardReceived All-Star selection
Gold Glove Award
National League Most Valuable Player Award
bats switch
battingAverageCareer .281
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-10-02
dateOfDeath 2022-09-19
debutLeague Major League Baseball
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Wills
finalMLBGameDate 1972-10-04
finalMLBTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
fullName Maurice Morning Wills
gender male
givenName Maurice
hallOfFame Los Angeles Dodgers team Hall of Fame
hitsCareer 2134
homeRunsCareer 20
jerseyNumber 30
league National League
managedTeam Seattle Mariners
managerialDebutLeague Major League Baseball
managerialDebutTeam Seattle Mariners
MLBDebutDate 1959-06-06
MLBDebutTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
MVPYear 1962
notableFor revolutionizing the stolen base in Major League Baseball in the 1960s
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
placeOfDeath Sedona, Arizona, United States
linked to: Sedona
playedFor Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Pittsburgh Pirates
positionPlayed shortstop
third baseman
role baseball manager
runsBattedInCareer 458
sport baseball
stolenBaseRecordSeason 1962
stolenBasesCareer 586
stolenBasesInSeason 104
throws right
worldSeriesChampion 1959
1963
1965

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