Notable Black Baseball Families Part 2: SS Maury Wills & 2B Bump Wills
The second entry in an article series on Black families from throughout the entire African diaspora who have had multiple members make notable contributions to the sport of baseball.
Introduction
This article series will focus not only on African-American families that have played in the Negro Leagues, Latin American Winter Leagues, MiLB, and MLB but notable Black families from throughout the entire African diaspora who have had multiple members make significant contributions to the sport.
One of the most underrated father-son duos in MLB history, both of the Wills were switch-hitting middle infielders that could play great defense and run the bases well. They’re both pivotal to a plethora of different aspects of baseball history.
The father toiled in the minors for eight years before becoming a 7x All-Star, winning the NL MVP Award, and securing 3 World Series rings during the 1960s. He would change the game forever by breaking a record deemed immortal by almost everyone.
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