Los Angeles Dodgers bunting and base running coordinator Maury Wills adjusts his cap during spring training at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Fla. Wills remembered back 43 years ago to that April night when he became the first batter to hit on artificial turf in a major league game. Even when the green rug was novel, he didn't like it.
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Dodgers great and stolen-base champ Maury Wills dead at age 89
Maury Wills, whose base stealing for the Los Angeles Dodgers helped them win three world titles, died Monday at his family home in Sedona, Arizona, according to the team. Wills was 89.
