Maury Wills, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Baseball player and manager
Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1932
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Maury Wills
- Maurice Morning Wills (born October 2, 1932) is an American former professional baseball player and manager.
- He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1959 through 1966 and the latter part of 1969 through 1972 as a shortstop and switch-hitter; he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1967 and 1968, and the Montreal Expos the first part of 1969.
- Wills was an essential component of the Dodgers' championship teams in the mid-1960s, and is credited for reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy.Wills was the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1962, stealing a record 104 bases to break the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915.
- He was an All-Star for five seasons and seven All-Star Games, and was the first MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1962.
- He also won Gold Gloves in 1961 and 1962.
- In a fourteen-year career, Wills batted .281 with 20 home runs, 458 runs batted in, 2,134 hits, 1,067 runs, 177 doubles, 71 triples, and 586 stolen bases in 1,942 games.
- Since 2009, Wills is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau. In 2014, Wills appeared for the first time as a candidate on the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Golden Era Committee election ballot for possible Hall of Fame consideration in 2015 which required 12 votes.
- Wills missed getting elected by 3 votes.
- All the other candidates on the ballot also missed being elected.
- The Committee meets and votes on ten selected candidates from the 1947 to 1972 era every three years.
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