MAURY WILLS Single Signed Baseball 1959 1963 1965 Dodgers

SIGNER: Maury Wills

BALL TYPE: Dodgers Team Logo Ball

COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See photos for signature quality and ball condition. This ball will ship in an acrylic display holder. Combined shipping is available for multiple ball purchases.

BIO: Maurice Morning Wills was born in 1932 in Washington, DC. He played major league baseball from 1959 to 1972 as shortstop and 3rd baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos, appeared in the 1959, 1963, 1965 and 1966 World Series, and was selected 5 times as an All-Star. Wills was selected as the 1962 National League MVP and 1962 Major League Player of the Year. After his playing days, he became a baserunning guru, working for a number of teams, and managed in the winter leagues. He was hired by the Seattle Mariners to succeed Darrell Johnson as manager in 1980, but his stay at the helm was disastrous. Distracted by off-field problems, he led the Mariners to a lusterless 20-38 record to finish the 1980 season. With rumors of discontent running rife during spring training in 1981, he was picked by Sports Illustrated as the manager most likely to be fired in its season preview issue, and made that prediction a reality by leading the team to a 6-18 start that spelled the end of his tenure. The team improved noticeably under his successor, Rene Lachemann. Still, Wills is only the third black man to manage in the major leagues, after Frank Robinson and Larry Doby. He is the father of Bump Wills.

SKU: BB0936

Item: BB0936

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MAURY WILLS Single Signed Baseball 1959 1963 1965 DodgersMAURY WILLS Single Signed Baseball 1959 1963 1965 Dodgers
MAURY WILLS Single Signed Baseball 1959 1963 1965 Dodgers
MAURY WILLS Single Signed Baseball 1959 1963 1965 Dodgers
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