| Maury Wills Maurice Morning Wills Positions: Shortstop and Third Baseman
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Born: October 2, 1932 in Washington, DC
High School: Cardozo HS (Washington, DC)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1951.
(All Transactions)
Debut: June 6, 1959 (Age 26)
vs. MLN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Pirates/Expos 1959-1972
Agents: John Boggs [*]
Final Game: October 4, 1972 (Age 40)
vs. ATL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Father of Bump Wills
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| 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 |
| June | 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 | |
| July | 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 |
| August | 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 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | May 27 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,7-3 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 39 | May 28 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,6-5 | GS | 38 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 3 | 88 (48) | Jul 22 | LAD | PHI | W,4-3 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 94 (5) | Jul 30 (2) | LAD | @ | ATL | L,4-5 | GS | 32 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 95 | Jul 31 | LAD | @ | ATL | L,3-4 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 6 | 97 (1) | Aug 2 | LAD | SFG | W,12-11 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 100 (2) | Aug 5 | LAD | SDP | W,1-0 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 105 (4) | Aug 11 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,2-1 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 107 (1) | Aug 13 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,5-3 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 108 | Aug 15 | LAD | PIT | W,8-6 | GF | 7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 115 (6) | Aug 22 | LAD | STL | W,1-0 | GF | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 116 | Aug 23 | LAD | STL | W,3-0 | GF | 10 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 117 | Aug 25 (1) | LAD | @ | PIT | L,2-3 | GF | 18 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 118 | Aug 25 (2) | LAD | @ | PIT | W,4-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 120 (1) | Aug 27 | LAD | @ | PIT | W,7-4 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 123 (2) | Aug 31 | LAD | @ | CHC | W,5-3 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 17 | 127 (3) | Sep 3 | LAD | @ | STL | W,6-3 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 128 | Sep 4 (1) | LAD | CIN | W,6-5 | GF | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19 | 134 (5) | Sep 9 | LAD | HOU | W,4-0 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 20 | 135 | Sep 10 | LAD | HOU | W,3-2 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 139 (3) | Sep 15 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,4-2 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 140 | Sep 16 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,10-0 | GF | 19 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 142 (1) | Sep 18 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,3-2 | GF | 15 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | 144 (1) | Sep 20 | LAD | @ | SDP | W,5-3 | GF | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 148 (3) | Sep 25 | LAD | SDP | L,3-5 | GF | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 152 (3) | Sep 30 | LAD | @ | CIN | W,4-2 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 155 (2) | Oct 4 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,4-1 | GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26gm | 68.2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 15 | LAD | @ | CIN | W,3-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 16 | LAD | @ | CIN | L,1-10 | CG | 43 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 17 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,8-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 18 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,3-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 19 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,4-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 20 | LAD | @ | ATL | W,11-1 | GS | 23 | 6.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | Apr 21 | LAD | SDP | W,12-2 | GS | 17 | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Apr 22 | LAD | SDP | W,1-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 9 | Apr 23 | LAD | SDP | L,1-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 10 | 10 | Apr 25 | LAD | MON | W,6-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Apr 26 | LAD | MON | W,2-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 12 | 12 | Apr 27 | LAD | MON | L,5-7 | GS | 38 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 13 | 20 (7) | May 7 | LAD | @ | MON | L,0-1 | GF | 33 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | 21 | May 8 | LAD | @ | MON | W,5-2 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | 22 | May 10 | LAD | @ | NYM | L,3-4 | CG | 56 | 13.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 16 | 51 (28) | Jun 10 | LAD | PIT | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 17 | 52 | Jun 11 | LAD | PIT | L,5-7 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | 53 | Jun 12 | LAD | @ | STL | L,2-3 | CG | 30 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 54 | Jun 13 | LAD | @ | STL | W,2-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | 55 | Jun 16 | LAD | @ | CHC | L,0-4 | CG | 36 | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 21 | 56 | Jun 17 | LAD | @ | CHC | L,2-7 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | 57 | Jun 18 | LAD | @ | CHC | L,4-5 | CG | 46 | 10.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | 59 (1) | Jun 21 | LAD | @ | PIT | W,5-3 | GF | 7 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 67 (7) | Jun 29 | LAD | HOU | L,6-8 | GF | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | |||
| 25 | 74 (6) | Jul 7 | LAD | @ | NYM | W,6-1 | CG | 29 | 9.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 26 | 75 | Jul 8 | LAD | @ | NYM | L,1-4 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | 76 | Jul 9 | LAD | @ | NYM | W,2-0 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | 77 | Jul 10 (1) | LAD | @ | PHI | W,6-4 | CG | 43 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | 78 | Jul 10 (2) | LAD | @ | PHI | L,1-9 | GS | 34 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | 79 | Jul 11 | LAD | @ | PHI | L,1-4 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | 91 (11) | Jul 28 | LAD | @ | HOU | W,6-5 | GF | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31gm | 250.0 | 38 | 89 | 2 | 129 | 18 | ||||||||
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