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‘Willie can get that’: Fans who saw Giants’ Mays make 1954 World Series play share their memories
Willie’s gonna get that ... Looking back, all the Game 1 attendees remain grateful to have witnessed Mays’ celebrated play and to share their memories of Sept. 29, 1954, seven decades ...
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Willie Mays by the numbers: Five statistics to help tell story of Hall of Famer's legendary career
Willie Mays, possibly the greatest player in baseball ... It's fitting that Mays' trademark play was tagged as "The Catch"-- no further specificity needed, for everyone knows the exact play.
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Say Hey, Say Willie! Baseball Great Willie Mays
“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024 ... In 1973, Mays signed with the New York Mets, where he would play his final two seasons. Mays started his Major League career by winning the 1951 ...
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Atherton resident, baseball great Willie Mays is dead
Alabama to Ann and Willie Howard Mays Sr., Mays played baseball with his father on an industrial-league team in Birmingham, according to MLB. By 15, he was already playing in the Negro Leagues for ...
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My Brother’s Hero and A Stranger’s Kindness
Photo: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News/Saul Loeb/Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images My father, a high school football, basketball and baseball coach, loved the baseball player Willie Mays. He even named ...