I have many memories of Maurice Morning Wills. Most of them involve his stealing a base. He was one of my favorite Dodgers in my childhood. He inserted energy into an aging team and helped them towards a pennant, and World Series wins. And the journey to that first year was a long one. He was born on October 2nd, 1932, in Washington, D.C. He was the seventh of thirteen children. His father, Guy, worked as a machinist at the Washington Navy Yard. His mother, Mable, worked as an elevator operator. He had four brothers and eight sisters.
Maury started playing baseball at age 14 in a local semi-pro league.