using his only left-handed reliever as a pinch-runner, holding up a game for 10 minutes while searching for a pinch-hitter, and leaving a spring training game in the 6th inning to hop on a plane to California. That’s a small sample from Rudman’s column about Wills’ 82-game manageri...
Wills most popular role was the voice of Francis in the Francis the Talking Mule film series during the 1950's. The deep-voiced and cynical Army mule Francis was the inspiration for TV’s Mr. Ed during the 1960's. Wills died of cancer at his home in Encino, California, in 1978. He...