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Proper Name
Maurice Morning Wills
High Level
MLB (1959-1972)
Positions
SS (1555) ... 3B (363) ... 2B (1)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 170
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
Died
9/19/2022
High School
Cardozo (Washington,DC)
draft posit
SS-3B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
LAN [12] PIT [2] MON [1]
TBC#
19756
mlbam id
124371
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1959-1972].281.66075881067213420458586
Speed
96
Power
22
Contact
89
XBH
21
RBIs
28
Runs
72
Hitting
81
Durability
86
Team
.537
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Father of Bump Wills
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year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
1972 1972-10-24 -- -- Released by Dodgers Hist -- No 40.022
1969 1969-06-11 1972-10-24 LAN MLB Traded from Montreal Expos with Manny Mota to Los Angeles Dodgers for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich Hist -- No 36.252
1968 1968-10-14 1969-06-11 -- -- Selected from Pittsburgh Pirates by Montreal Expos in expansion draft Hist -- No 36.012
1966 1966-12-01 1968-10-14 PIT MLB Traded from Los Angeles Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael Hist -- No 34.059
1959 1959-04-02 1966-12-01 LAN MLB Returned to Los Angeles Dodgers Hist -- No 26.181
1958 1958-10-13 1959-04-02 DET MLB Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Detroit Tigers for future considerations Hist -- No 26.010
1958 1958-01-01 1958-10-13 LAN MLB Unknown transaction Hist -- No 25.091
1956 1956-12-03 1958-01-01 CIN MLB Selected from Brooklyn Dodgers by Cincinnati Reds in Minor League Draft Hist -- No 24.062
1951 1951-01-01 1956-12-03 BRO MLB Signed as amateur free agent Hist -- No 18.090
9 record(s)
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