The Dodgers announced icon Maury Wills, who spent 12 of 14 seasons with Los Angeles and won three World Series titles, died on Tuesday. He was 89 years old.
Wills established himself as one of the best players of his generation and one of the best base-stealers of all time. He stole 104 bases in 1962, setting a new modern record for a single season. Wills was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player that year, leading the majors in games played (165) while batting .299 with 130 runs scored.
Wills helped the Dodgers to World Series championships in 1959, ’63 and ’65. His best postseason performance came in ’65, when he went 11-for-30 (.367) as Los Angeles defeated the Twins in seven games. He led the NL in stolen bases six times and won two Gold Gloves at shortstop before retiring after the ’72 season.
