Maury Wills

His speed (and his bat) helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win four pennants and three championships in the 1960s. He was voted the National League's M.V.P. in ...

He was later a baserunning instructor for the Dodger organization and for other teams. He was one of 13 siblings, and a number of them also survive him. He was a five-time All-Star and winner of the Gold Glove award for fielding in 1961 and 1962. He later played for the Montreal Expos and then was traded back to the Dodgers in June 1969, finishing his career with them in 1972. He remained on the Hall of Fame ballot for 15 seasons but was never inducted. He was named the league’s most valuable player in 1962. He was converted to an infielder after joining the Dodgers’ organization in 1951. Wills stole 50 bases in 1960, his first full season, and went on to win the National League’s base-stealing title every year through 1965. Louis Cardinals, who stole 118 bases in 1974, and Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A’s, who set the current record with 130 steals in 1982. He set the stage for But he took over at shortstop and helped bring the team four pennants and three World Series championships. His speed (and his bat) helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win four pennants and three championships.

Los Angeles Dodgers stolen base legend Maury Wills has passed away at the age of 89 years old, the team announced Tuesday afternoon.

They acquired him precisely for a moment like the ninth inning of ALCS Game 4, when Kevin Millar took a leadoff walk against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, and Boston needed a run to survive. Wills was a candidate for induction to the Hall on the Veterans Committee’s first-ever reworked era-specific ballot in 2014; he fell three votes shy at the time. [Maury Wills](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willsma01.shtml), a Dodger whose instruction and speed have echoed through the ages, passed away on Monday night, per the team’s announcement. The message stuck with Roberts after the Dodgers traded him to Boston in the summer of 2004. But Wills recognized Roberts’ potential on the bases. 18](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34617196/joan-hodges-widow-hall-famer-gil-dies-95), just under two months after the emotional Induction ceremony.

Wills had an incredibly impressive career, spanning 14 different big league seasons. He debuted as a shortstop with the Dodgers in 1959 at the age of 26. He ...

He was traded back to the Dodgers in June of 1969 and stuck with them through the end of the 1972 season. The M’s went 20-38 over the remainder of the 1980 campaign and then started 6-18 in 1981. That was the first of what would eventually wind up as a six-year run as the top basestealer in the National League, with at least 35 in each year of that period and a whopping 104 in 1962. Wills was with the Dodgers through the 1966 season, winning two more titles in 1963 and 1965. He played in 83 games that season and then six more in the World Series, with the Dodgers hoisting the trophy after defeating the White Sox. He debuted as a shortstop with the Dodgers in 1959 at the age of 26.

Wills was a three-time World Series champ, a seven-time All-Star and won NL MVP honors in 1962.

He worked as a representative of the Dodgers Legends Bureau in recent years. "He changed baseball with his base-running and made the stolen base an important part of the game. A seven-time All-Star and the 1962 National League MVP, Wills helped return to the stolen base to prominence during a 14-year career that spanned 1959-72. Wills also appeared on the 2014 and 2022 Golden Eras Committee ballot, but again did not receive enough support to enter the Hall of Fame. [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/LAD/los-angeles-dodgers/) icon and one of the greatest base stealers in baseball history, died Monday night at his home in Arizona, the team announced. The Dodgers will wear a patch on their jerseys to honor Mills the rest of the season.

His speed (and his bat) helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win four pennants and three championships. He was voted the National League's M.V.P. in 1962.

He was later a baserunning instructor for the Dodger organization and for other teams. He was a five-time All-Star and winner of the Gold Glove award for fielding in 1961 and 1962. He later played for the Montreal Expos and then was traded back to the Dodgers in June 1969, finishing his career with them in 1972. He remained on the Hall of Fame ballot for 15 seasons but was never inducted. He was named the league’s most valuable player in 1962. He was converted to an infielder after joining the Dodgers’ organization in 1951. Wills stole 50 bases in 1960, his first full season, and went on to win the National League’s base-stealing title every year through 1965. Louis Cardinals, who stole 118 bases in 1974, and Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A’s, who set the current record with 130 steals in 1982. He set the stage for But he took over at shortstop and helped bring the team four pennants and three World Series championships. He was soon off and running — stealing second base, and sometimes third moments later, spurring the usually light-hitting Dodgers to scratch out enough runs to come up winners. His speed (and his bat) helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win four pennants and three championships.

Long time major league infielder and former manager Maury Wills has passed away at the age of 89.

He was named an All Star in five different seasons, and won the National League MVP Award in 1962. Wills led the National League in stolen bases for six straight seasons, including a then-record (modern era) 104 bases for the Dodgers in 1962. [Los Angeles Dodgers](https://www.truebluela.com/), and who later was a major league coach, as well as a manager for two seasons for the [Seattle Mariners](https://www.lookoutlanding.com/), has passed away at the age of 89, it has been announced.