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64-595: Major League Baseball James William " Junior " Gilliam (October 17, 1928 – October 8, 1978) was an American second baseman , third baseman , and coach in Negro league and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers . He was named the 1953 National League Rookie of the Year , and was a key member of ten National League championship teams from 1953 to 1978. As

128-420: A ground ball to the shortstop or third baseman the second baseman will cover second base to force out the runner coming from first. Moreover, if there are fewer than two outs they will attempt to turn the double play : that is, they will receive the throw from the other player with their foot on second base (to force out the runner coming from first base), and in one motion pivot toward first base and throw

192-591: A 1966 Basin Street East engagement shared with World Series nemesis Mudcat Grant (although Isaacs did single out "a few mean choruses on banjo"). Nonetheless, the level of proficiency attained on Wills's principal instrument was attested to on two separate occasions by the American Federation of Musicians : first, in December 1962, when the president of Los Angeles Local 47, after hearing just

256-765: A 2-run pinch triple in a road game against the Houston Astros , giving the Dodgers a 3–2 lead in the ninth inning; the Los Angeles Rams , playing a preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Coliseum , were playing so poorly despite their 10–0 win that the biggest cheer from the stands came from people listening to portable radios tuned to the Dodger game who cheered when Gilliam got

320-418: A few minutes of banjo playing, promptly waived the balance of Wills's membership entrance exam, and then, just over five years later, when trumpeter Charlie Teagarden , specifically citing "Maury's banjo-playing ability" (and evidently unaware of Wills's already established membership), "presented him, on behalf of the musicians union, an honorary lifetime membership." In 1969, Wills appeared in an episode of

384-563: A full 162-game schedule, plus all three games of the best-of-three regular season playoff series with the Giants, giving him a total of 165 games played, an MLB record that still stands for most games played in a single season. His 104 steals remained a major league record until Lou Brock stole 118 in 1974. He won the NL Most Valuable Player Award over Willie Mays , with teammate Tommy Davis finishing third. In

448-520: A left-handed pitcher. Dave Roberts similarly credits Wills with coaching him to steal under pressure circumstances, particularly his crucial stolen base in Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series . "He said, 'DR, one of these days you're going to have to steal an important base when everyone in the ballpark knows you're gonna steal, but you've got to steal that base and you can't be afraid to steal that base.' So, just kind of trotting out on to

512-554: A one-year deal, but Wills turned them down. In August 1980, the Seattle Mariners fired Darrell Johnson and named Wills their manager. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ' s Steve Rudman, Wills made a number of gaffes. He called for a relief pitcher although there was nobody warming up in the bullpen, held up another game for 10 minutes while looking for a pinch-hitter, and even left

576-522: A part in why his numbers never recovered. In 2014, Wills appeared for the first time as a candidate on the Golden Era Committee election ballot for Hall of Fame induction in 2015, which required twelve votes. However, he missed getting elected by three votes. All the other candidates on the ballot also missed being elected. The Golden Era Committee was replaced in 2016 by the four committees, including Golden Days Committee which covered

640-522: A postseason exhibition tour of Japan. During the tour, Wills, who was nursing bad knees and felt he was unable to perform, left in the middle and went back home. His leaving was seen as abandonment and disloyalty by Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley who was already irked at losing pitcher Sandy Koufax who had recently retired. Hence, almost as a punishment, the team traded Wills to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Bob Bailey and Gene Michael . In

704-522: A relationship with Angela George, who encouraged him to begin a vitamin therapy program. The two later married. Wills is the father of former major leaguer Bump Wills , who played for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs for six seasons. Due to a salacious anecdote in the elder Wills's autobiography, the two had a falling out, but as of 2004 occasionally spoke. In 2009, Wills was honored by Washington, D.C., and Cardozo Senior High School with

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768-536: A spring-training game in the sixth inning to fly to California. On April 25, 1981, Wills ordered the Mariners' grounds crew to make the batter's boxes one foot longer than regulation, after receiving complaints that Tom Paciorek was batting outside the box. The extra foot was in the direction of the mound. However, Oakland Athletics manager Billy Martin noticed something was amiss and asked plate umpire Bill Kunkel to investigate. Under questioning from Kunkel,

832-539: A team-leading 125 runs for the National League champions. His 17 triples led the National League, and remain the most by a Dodger since 1920; he was second in the league (behind Stan Musial ) with 100 walks, and third with 21 stolen bases . For his excellent season he earned National League Rookie of the Year honors, as well as The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award . He continued to play well during

896-595: Is prominent in many of these stories. In 1981, the City of Los Angeles dedicated a park in honor of Junior Gilliam's legacy. In 1984 the Jim Gilliam Park opened to the public, and is located on La Brea Avenue. The Jim Gilliam Park is marked by several facilities named after him. The first ball ceremony was thrown by the Honorable Tom Bradley, Mayor of Los Angeles (1973–1993). On May 21, 2015,

960-403: The 1953 World Series he singled to lead off Game 1, and had a solo homer in the fifth inning batting left-handed. He hit three doubles, scoring once and driving in two runs, in the 7–3 Game 4 victory; he had another homer, this time batting right-handed, in the 11–7 loss in Game 5. In Game 3 of the 1955 World Series , he drew a walk with the bases loaded in the second inning to give the Dodgers

1024-485: The 1963 World Series , Wills batted 2-for-16 (.133) with one stolen base in the Dodgers' four-game sweep of the New York Yankees . In the 1965 World Series , he played in all seven games and went 11-for-30 (.367) with three runs and three stolen bases in a hard-fought Dodger victory, his third and last World Series title. While playing for the Dodgers, Wills was a Gold Glove Award winner in 1961 and 1962,

1088-464: The 1963 World Series , he scored the only run of Game 3 in the first inning, after walking and advancing to second base on a wild pitch ; after advancing all the way to third base on an error by Joe Pepitone in the seventh inning of Game 4, he scored on a Willie Davis sacrifice fly to give the Dodgers a 2–1 win and a Series sweep. He was also on Dodgers teams which won the Series in 1959 against

1152-608: The Chicago White Sox and 1965 against the Minnesota Twins . His final major league appearance was in Game 2 of the 1966 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles . Gilliam served as a player-coach beginning in 1965, and became a full-time coach in 1967. He continued as a coach with the Dodgers until his death in 1978, including three more Dodger pennant teams in 1974, 1977, and 1978; they lost

1216-752: The Montreal Royals ; he could not play for the Dodgers' Double-A affiliate, the Fort Worth Cats , as blacks were still barred from the Texas League . He led the International League in runs in both 1951 and 1952. Gilliam made his debut with the Dodgers in April 1953, with the formidable task of taking over second base from Jackie Robinson , who was shifted to the outfield and third base; he proved capable, batting .278 with

1280-630: The Nashville Metro Council passed an ordinance renaming a part of Jackson Street between Second Avenue and to an alley slightly past Fifth Avenue to "Junior Gilliam Way". The center part of this stretch named for Gilliam is the location of Nashville's First Horizon Park , a minor league baseball stadium built in 2015 for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds . Second baseman Good second basemen need to have very good range since they have to field balls closer to

1344-558: The Negro National League 's Baltimore Elite Giants , with whom he played from 1946 to 1950. He received his nickname, "Junior", during this time. He was voted an All-Star three straight years from 1948 to 1950. Veteran George Scales taught him to switch hit . In 1951, he was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brooklyn Dodgers , who sent him to play for their Triple-A International League farm team,

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1408-724: The 1965 season with 94 stolen bases. After retiring from playing professional baseball, Wills spent time as a baseball analyst at NBC from 1973 through 1977. He also managed in the Mexican Pacific League —a winter league—for four seasons, during which time he led the Naranjeros de Hermosillo to the 1970–71 season league championship. Wills let it be known he felt qualified to pilot a big-league club. In his book, How To Steal A Pennant , Wills claimed he could take any last-place club and make them champions within four years. The San Francisco Giants allegedly offered him

1472-465: The 1967 season, he played in 149 games, recording 186 hits, 29 stolen bases (his lowest since having 35 in 1961), three home runs, 45 RBI, and a .302 batting average. In the following season, he played in 153 games, getting 174 hits, 31 RBI, and 52 stolen bases, although he was caught stealing 21 times, with a .278 batting average. On October 14, 1968, the Montreal Expos selected Wills from

1536-848: The Commissioner and the tax case was brought up to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , which affirmed the decision. In his 1992 autobiography, On the Run: The Never Dull and Often Shocking Life of Maury Wills , Wills discussed his love affair with actress Doris Day . Day had previously denied this in her 1976 autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story . Wills abused alcohol and cocaine until 1989. He wrote in his autobiography, "In 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 years, I spent more than $ 1 million of my own money on cocaine." In December 1983, Wills

1600-465: The Dodgers in 2000, serving as a guest instructor in spring training until 2016. As a BBWAA candidate, Wills was on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot for fifteen years, from 1978 to 1992, but never received more than 40.6% of the vote, falling far short of the required 75% to be elected. His vote total fell to half after 1982 and his subsequent arrest in 1983 for cocaine possession likely played

1664-513: The Dodgers' leadoff hitter for most of the 1950s, he scored over 100 runs in each of his first four seasons and led the National League in triples in 1953 and walks in 1959. Upon retirement, he became one of the first African-American coaches in the major leagues. Born in Nashville, Tennessee , Gilliam began playing on a local semi-pro team at age 14 and dropped out of high school in his senior year to pursue his baseball career. He joined

1728-498: The Dodgers' shortstop , retired after the 1958 season. The Dodgers began the 1959 season with Bob Lillis at shortstop, but he struggled and the team went to Don Zimmer . When Zimmer broke his toe in June, the Dodgers promoted Wills from the minor leagues. He played in 83 games for the Dodgers, batting .260 with 7 RBI. In the 1959 World Series , he played in each of the six games, hitting 5-for-20 with one stolen base and two runs in

1792-483: The Dodgers' victory. Before the 1960 season, the Dodgers traded Zimmer. In Wills's first full season in 1960, he hit .295 with 27 RBI and a league-leading 50 stolen bases in 148 games, becoming the first National League (NL) player to steal 50 bases since Max Carey stole 51 in 1923. In 1962 , Wills stole 104 bases to set a new MLB stolen base record, breaking the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915. Wills also stole more bases than any team that year,

1856-440: The Mariners' head groundskeeper admitted Wills had ordered the change. Wills claimed he was trying to help his players stay in the box. However, Martin suspected that given the large number of breaking ball pitchers on the A's staff, Wills wanted to give his players an advantage. The American League suspended Wills for two games and fined him $ 500. American League umpiring supervisor Dick Butler likened Wills's actions to decreasing

1920-607: The Pirates as the 21st pick in the expansion draft . Wills batted first in the lineup for the inaugural game of the Expos on April 8, 1969. He went 3-for-6 with one RBI and one stolen base in the 11–10 win. He played just 47 games for the team, getting 42 hits, 8 RBI and 15 stolen bases on a .222 batting average. An exchange with Ted Blackman of the Montreal Gazette on May 19 made headlines when Wills struck Blackman in

1984-547: The World Series in each year. Gilliam suffered a massive brain hemorrhage at his home on September 15, 1978, and, following surgery, lapsed into a coma from which he did not recover. He died in Inglewood, California , on October 8, 1978, nine days before his 50th birthday and one day after the Dodgers clinched their tenth pennant during his tenure in the 1978 National League Championship Series . His uniform number 19

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2048-406: The archrival New York Yankees in six games. Gilliam was respected for his personal qualities and sportsmanship, in addition to his playing ability, over his 28-year career with the Dodgers. Quotations about him include the following: What a great team player he was. He'd hit behind Maury, take pitch after pitch after pitch. And when Maury got to second, he'd give himself up by hitting the ball to

2112-586: The ball there (to force out the batter before they get there). If a runner on first base attempts to steal second base, or if the pitcher attempts to pick off a runner already at second base, then either the second baseman or the shortstop will cover second base. The following second basemen have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum : Source: baseball-reference.com Maury Wills As manager Maurice Morning Wills (October 2, 1932 – September 19, 2022)

2176-485: The baseball team, he played third base and also pitched. Wills signed with the then- Brooklyn Dodgers in 1950, after graduating from high school. He spent eight years in the minor leagues for them. Before the 1959 season, the Detroit Tigers bought his contract for $ 35,000, but they returned Wills to the Dodgers after spring training because they did not think he was worth that salary. Pee Wee Reese ,

2240-491: The distance between the bases from 90 feet (27.4 m) to 88 feet (26.8 m). After leading Seattle to a 20–38 mark to end the 1980 season, new owner George Argyros fired Wills on May 6, 1981, with the Mariners deep in last place at 6–18. His career record was 26–56, for a winning percentage of .317, one of the worst ever for a non-interim manager. However, Julio Cruz , himself an accomplished base stealer, credited Wills with teaching him how to steal second base against

2304-488: The fastest runner in the major leagues, Wills accelerated with remarkable speed. He also studied pitchers relentlessly, watching their pick-off moves even when not on base. And when driven back to the bag , his fierce competitiveness made him determined to steal. Once, when on first base against New York Mets pitcher Roger Craig , Wills drew twelve consecutive throws from Craig to the Mets first baseman. On Craig's next pitch to

2368-514: The field that night, I was thinking about him. So he was on one side telling me 'this was your opportunity.' And the other side of my brain is saying, 'You're going to get thrown out, don't get thrown out.' Fortunately Maury's voice won out in my head." Wills was a coach on the team from 1996 to 1997 and served as a radio color commentator for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks on KNFL until 2017. He resumed making appearances with

2432-408: The first baseman who is often holding runners on, or moving towards the base to cover. On a batted ball to right field , the second baseman goes out towards the ball for the relay. Due to these requirements, second base is sometimes a primarily defensive position in the modern game, but there are hitting stars as well. Second base is often referred to as the "Keystone". This is due to its position on

2496-595: The highest total being 99 by the Washington Senators . Wills was caught stealing just 13 times. He finished the season batting .299 with six home runs and 48 RBI, and led the NL with 10 triples and 179 singles . Late in the 1962 season, San Francisco Giants Manager Alvin Dark ordered grounds crews to water down the base paths, turning them into mud to hinder Wills's base-stealing attempts. In 1962, Wills played

2560-412: The hit. He finally retired as a player following the 1966 season with a .265 career batting average, 1,889 hits , 1,163 runs, 65 home runs, 558 runs batted in, 304 doubles , 71 triples, 1,036 walks, and 203 stolen bases over 14 seasons. Defensively, he recorded an overall .973 fielding percentage . Gilliam played in seven World Series with the Dodgers, four of them against the New York Yankees . In

2624-406: The infield at the top of the diamond, similar to the keystone block in architecture. The second baseman catches line drives or pop flies hit near them, and fields ground balls hit near them and then throws the ball to a base to force out a runner. In this case, if the runner is to be forced out at second base then that base is covered by the shortstop . With a runner on first base, on

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2688-476: The lead for good, and he drove in the first run of the 8–5 Game 4 win; the Dodgers won in seven games for their first Series championship. In the 1956 World Series , he walked with one out in the tenth inning of Game 6 and scored on a single by Robinson to give the Dodgers a 1–0 victory, tying the Series; in Game 5, he struck out and grounded out twice in the perfect game pitched by the Yankees' Don Larsen . In

2752-532: The leadoff role to Maury Wills in the 1960s, instead batting second in the order. Gilliam was named a coach after the 1964 season, and intended to end his playing career, but team injuries resulted in his seeing substantial play at third base in 1965 and 1966, with the team again winning the National League championship in both seasons. In 1965 he was part of the major leagues' first all-switch-hitting infield, with shortstop Wills, first baseman Wes Parker , and second baseman Jim Lefebvre . On September 5, Gilliam hit

2816-475: The league in walks (95, behind teammate Duke Snider ) and steals (21, behind Willie Mays ). On July 21 of that year, he tied John Montgomery Ward 's 1892 major league record of 12 assists in a game. In the Dodgers' last season in Brooklyn in 1957, he batted .250 but led the National League in putouts and fielding percentage and again finished second behind Mays in stolen bases. He continued to star with

2880-514: The mouth due to not liking what Blackman had put in the paper, and loose play by Wills later that month led to boos in Montreal. Unhappy in Montreal, Wills briefly retired on June 3 but returned to the Expos 48 hours later. On June 11, 1969, the Expos traded Wills to the Dodgers along with Manny Mota for Ron Fairly and Paul Popovich . In 104 games with Los Angeles, he batted .297 with four home runs and 39 RBI while stealing 25 bases. After

2944-553: The other as featured vocalist with Lionel Hampton . For roughly two years, starting on October 24, 1968, Wills was the co-owner, operator, and featured performer of a nightclub, The Stolen Base (also known as Maury Wills' Stolen Base), located in Pittsburgh 's Golden Triangle and offering a mix of "banjos, draft beer and baseball." By no account, least of all his own, was Wills a consummate virtuoso; "good; not great, maybe, but good," wrote Newsday's Stan Isaacs , reviewing

3008-453: The period from 1950 to 1969. Wills was on the 2022 ballot but he did not receive enough votes for induction. Throughout most of his major league playing career, Wills supplemented his salary in the off-season by performing extensively as a vocalist and instrumentalist (on banjo, guitar, and ukulele), appearing occasionally on television and frequently in night clubs. He also cut at least two records during this period—one under his own name,

3072-430: The plate, Wills stole second. In the wake of his record-breaking season, Wills's stolen base totals dropped precipitously. Though he continued to frighten pitchers once on base, he stole only 40 bases in 1963 and 53 bases in 1964. In July 1965, Wills was ahead of his 1962 pace. However, Wills at age 32, began to slow in the second half. The punishment of sliding led him to bandage his legs before every game, and he ended

3136-406: The position for the next several years. Wills played 71 games in 1972, recording 17 hits, 4 RBI and one stolen base and 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 by Steve Yeager while also playing the bottom of the ninth inning at third base. On October 24, 1972, he

3200-617: The renaming of the former Banneker Recreation Field as Maury Wills Field. The field was completely renovated and serves as Cardozo's home diamond. The Maury Wills Museum in Fargo, North Dakota , at Newman Outdoor Field , home of the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks , opened in 2001 and closed in 2017 when he retired. Wills died at his home in Sedona, Arizona , on September 19, 2022, at age 89, just two weeks shy of his 90th birthday. While Wills had broken Cobb's single season stolen base record in 1962,

3264-575: The right side, even with two strikes, which most hitters won't do. He didn't hit with power, he had no arm, and he couldn't run. But he did the little things to win ballgames. He never griped or complained. He was one of the most unselfish ballplayers I know. Father, friend, and locker room inspiration that will never be forgotten. The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine . Gilliam

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3328-441: The season finally started, he struggled with his reflexes and timing. After a game against the Expos in which he struggled against Carl Morton , Wills went back to the bench, nodded at manager Walter Alston , and remarked, "He's certainly justified if he takes me out." Alston did indeed replace Wills in the lineup with Bill Russell on April 29, and Wills spent the rest of the season as a reserve player while Russell went on to hold

3392-496: The season, Wills finished 11th in NL MVP voting. In the following year, he played in 132 games while having 141 hits, 34 RBI 28 stolen bases, and a .270 batting average. For 1971, he played in 149 games while having 169 hits, three home runs, 44 RBI, 15 stolen bases, and a .281 batting average, resulting in a sixth-place finish in NL MVP voting. However, Wills failed to work out during the 1972 Major League Baseball strike , and once

3456-446: The team after their 1958 move to Los Angeles, though he gradually shifted to third base; for the 1959 champions he led the National League in walks (96), along with 23 steals, and was again an All-Star, hitting a home run in that year's second All-Star Game. During the team's Los Angeles years, he moved back to second base from 1961 to 1963, batting .282 in the 1963 pennant year and placing sixth in that year's MVP vote; he also relinquished

3520-526: The team's Brooklyn years, batting .282 in 1954 with a career-high 13 home runs before slipping to a .249 average for the 1955 champions; he scored over 100 runs both years, as well as in 1956. With the 1956 pennant winners, he batted a career-best .300 and made his first major league All-Star team, also finishing fifth in voting for the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award ; he was again second in

3584-605: The television series Get Smart , entitled "Apes of Wrath" (season 5, episode 10). In 1965, Wills recorded two songs for the album The Sound Of The Dodgers : "Dodger Stadium" (with teammate Willie Davis and comedian Stubby Kaye ) and "Somebody's Keeping Score". After receiving the Hickok Belt in 1962, Wills was determined by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to have deficiencies in reported income and awards deductions. The United States Tax Court supported

3648-936: Was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, serving as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau. Wills was born in Washington, D.C. , to Guy and Mable Wills, the seventh of thirteen children. His parents were originally from Maryland ; his father, born in 1900, worked as a machinist at the Washington Navy Yard and was a part-time Baptist minister. His mother, born in 1902, worked as an elevator operator. He began playing semi-professional baseball at age 14. At Cardozo Senior High School , Wills starred in baseball, basketball, and football. He earned All-City honors in each sport in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. On

3712-503: Was an American professional baseball player and manager . He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1959 to 1972, most prominently as an integral member of the Los Angeles Dodgers teams that won three World Series titles between 1959 and 1965 . He also played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Montreal Expos . Wills is credited with reviving the stolen base as part of baseball strategy. Wills

3776-424: Was arrested for cocaine possession after his former girlfriend, Judy Aldrich, had reported her car stolen. During a search of the car, police found a vial allegedly containing .06 grams of cocaine and a water pipe. The charge was dismissed three months later on the grounds of insufficient evidence. The Dodgers organization paid for a drug treatment program, but Wills walked out and continued to use drugs until he began

3840-536: Was due to greater media exposure in Los Angeles , or to the Dodgers' greater success, or to their extreme reliance on a low-scoring strategy that emphasized pitching, defense, and Wills's speed to compensate for their lack of productive hitters. Wills was a significant distraction to the pitcher even if he did not try to steal, because he was a constant threat to do so. The fans at Dodger Stadium would chant, "Go! Go! Go, Maury, Go!" any time he got on base. While not

3904-463: Was named a NL All-Star five times (5 seasons), and was selected seven times for the All-Star Game (two games were played in 1961 and 1962). In the 1966 season, Wills had 38 stolen bases and was caught stealing 24 times. He batted 1-for-13, an .077 average, with one stolen base, in the 1966 World Series , as the Dodgers were swept in four games. After the 1966 season, the Dodgers went on

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3968-509: Was released by the Dodgers. Alongside Chicago White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio (who led the American League in stolen bases in nine straight years), Wills brought new prominence to the tactic of stolen bases. "Almost single-handedly Maury turned baseball from its love affair with plodding, one-dimensional sluggers and got the game to consider pure speed as serious offensive and defensive weapons," noted Tommy John . Perhaps it

4032-526: Was retired by the Dodgers two days after his death, prior to Game 1 of the 1978 World Series . He and Fernando Valenzuela are the only Dodgers whose numbers have been retired but are not in the Hall of Fame. He is interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery . The Dodgers wore a black memorial patch with Gilliam's number 19 on the left sleeve of their jerseys during the 1978 World Series, won by

4096-672: Was the National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1962, stealing a record 104 bases to break the old modern era mark of 96, set by Ty Cobb in 1915. He was an All-Star for five seasons and seven All-Star Games, and was the first MLB All-Star Game Most Valuable Player in 1962. He also won Gold Gloves in 1961 and 1962. In a fourteen-year career, Wills batted .281 with 20 home runs , 458 runs batted in , 2,134 hits , 1,067 runs , 177 doubles , 71 triples, 586 stolen bases, and 552 bases on balls in 1,942 games. From 2009 until his death in 2022, Wills

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