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

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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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Maury Wills was born in Washington, D.C., United States.
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Maury Wills was 5 ft 11 inches, 170 lb (180 cm, 77 kg).
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Maury Wills had a career batting average of 0.281.
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Maury Wills had 2,134 hits in his career.
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Maury Wills was born on October 2, 1932.
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Maury Wills played shortstop and third baseman.
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Maury Wills hit 20 home runs during his career.

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