Maury Wills, the former Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop who set a new stolen-base record and helped usher in a new age of speed as an attacking weapon in baseball, has died. He was 89.

Kindly keep reading to learn more about the cause of his death.

How did Maury Wills die?

According to the Associated Press, citing the team, he died on Monday night at his home in Sedona, Arizona. There was no explanation.

Wills was a member of three World Series-winning Dodger teams from 1959 to 1965. Wills, who played shortstop for most of his 14 seasons in the major leagues, retired in 1972 with 586 career stolen bases, ranking 20th all-time. He led the National League in thefts for six straight seasons in the 1960s as a switch-hitting leadoff man.

“When a base runner steals several bases over a long period of time, he becomes the reigning skunk at the picnic,” Wills said in a New York Times editorial published in 1977. “Other teams dislike him.” He makes them seem bad.”