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Willie Mays. Position: Centerfielder. Bats: Right • Throws: Right. 5-10 , 170lb (178cm, 77kg) Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL. High School: Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history) AL/NL Debut: (Age 20-019d) 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB.
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed " the Say Hey Kid ", is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-time lists, including those of The Sporting News and ESPN. Mays played in the National League (NL ...
Willie Mays Bio. Fullname: Willie Howard Mays; Nickname: Say Hey; Born: 5/06/1931 in Westfield, AL; High School: Fairfield Industrial, Fairfield, AL; Debut: 5/25/1951; Hall of Fame: 1979
May 29, 2024 · For Willie Mays, it’s the one that got away. As Major League Baseball officially incorporates verified Negro Leagues statistics into its official record, the great Mays, who suited up for the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, gets 10 hits added to his ledger, bringing him to 3,293. But Mays’ career home
May 5, 2024 · From his remarkable combination of speed and power at the plate to his iconic defense in center field, Willie Mays is undoubtedly one of the best all-around players in Major League history. He hit 660 home runs.
Apr 2, 2014 · Willie Mays began his professional baseball career in the Negro Leagues before joining the New York Giants in 1951. Celebrated for his superb all-around play, he was twice named...
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About Willie Mays. “If somebody came up and hit .450, stole 100 bases and performed a miracle in the field every day, I’d still look you in the eye and say Willie was better.”. – Leo Durocher. At age 16, Willie Mays joined the Birmingham Barons of the Negro American League.
May 5, 2021 · Mays turned 90 on Thursday. He is the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame, which recently has become particularly bittersweet. Since the beginning of 2020, we have seen the passing of 10...
May 29, 2024 · Willie Mays, who batted and fielded right-handed, played semiprofessional baseball when he was 16 years old and joined the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro National League in 1948, playing only on Sunday during the school year.
Jan 4, 2012 · An artist and a genius, for most of his 23 seasons in the big leagues, you simply could not keep your eyes off Willie Mays. The great ballplayer’s father, William Howard Mays, was named after William Howard Taft, who was the US president when he was born in 1912.
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