Wow, it was really time for Maury Wills to retire.
Scott Veatch passed on this 1972 Maury Wills card to me. It was Wills’ last year in the majors and at age 39, all offensive skills had been used up apparently. In 71 games and 30 starts, he went 17 for 132 for a miniscule .129 batting average. Not only that, he only stole one base.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Totals | 71 | 30 | 152 | 132 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 18 | .129 | .190 | .167 |
Those doing a realistic 1972 replay will have to suffer through Maury Wills playing time. He gets one deserved zero with nine 2s in the second column. After that, Wills has hit numbers 8-8-9-9 plus one 10. I almost think the single column 10 is a sentimental gift. A couple 11s in the second column would have done the trick.
Ugly numbers: 51-13, 25-39, and quite honestly, 15-10.
Wills still maintains his Fast rating at 39 as well as his SS-8 and 3B-4 fielding.
A piece of Wills’ trivia: He led his league in caught stealing more often than he did stolen bases (7 times to 6). Not judging; I’ll leave that to Don S.
thanks Scott!
