Maury Wills Obituary

Maury Wills was an American professional baseball player and manager. Maury 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 played 71 games in 1972, recording 17 hits and one stolen base a .129 batting average.

In his final MLB appearance on October 4, 1972, he served as a pinch runner for Ron Cey in the top of the ninth inning, scoring a run on a home run on a home by Steve Yeager while also playing the bottom of the ninth inning third base.

Wills was a coach on the team from 1996 to 1997 and served as a radio colour commentator for the RedHawks on KNFL until 2017.

Wills died at home in Sedona, Arizona, on September 19, 2022.