Maury Wills: Facts & Related Content.

Maury Wills is a MLB baseball player. He was born on October 2, 1932

Facts

Also Known As	Maurice Morning Wills
Born	October 2, 1932 • Washington, D.C. • United States
Died	September 19, 2022 (aged 89) • Arizona
Awards And Honors	Most Valuable Player (1969) • Gold Glove (x2) • seven-time All-Star • All-Star Game MVP • 3 World Series championships • 1x MVP
Height/Weight	5 ft 11 inches, 170 lb (180 cm, 77 kg)
Batting Hand	both
Throwing Hand	right
Debut Date	June 6, 1959
Last Game	October 4, 1972
Jersey Number	30 (1969-1969, Montreal Expos) • 30 (1967-1968, Pittsburgh Pirates) • 30 (1959-1972, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Position	shortstop and third baseman
At Bats	7,588
Batting Average	0.281
Hits	2,134
Home Runs	20
On-Base Percentage	0.33
On-Base Plus Slugging	0.661
Runs	1,067
Runs Batted In	458
Slugging Percentage	0.331
Stolen Bases	586

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Where was Maury Wills born? Maury Wills was born in Washington, D.C., United States. How tall was Maury Wills? Maury Wills was 5 ft 11 inches, 170 lb (180 cm, 77 kg). What was Maury Wills's batting average? Maury Wills had a career batting average of 0.281. How many hits did Maury Wills have? Maury Wills had 2,134 hits in his career. When was Maury Wills born? Maury Wills was born on October 2, 1932. What position did Maury Wills play? Maury Wills played shortstop and third baseman. How many home runs did Maury Wills hit? Maury Wills hit 20 home runs during his career.

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