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One of the baseball greats, dead at 93.
RIP Willie Mays
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The Say Hey Kid.
Another great player and idol from my youth gone. There aren't many left. He had an unusual mixture of speed, grace and power.
Rest easy, Willie. You deserve it.
Another great player and idol from my youth gone. There aren't many left. He had an unusual mixture of speed, grace and power.
Rest easy, Willie. You deserve it.
Recall seeing Will went the Giants played in NYC at home, as NYC Giants.
T&P for him and his family.
RIP Willie
The 'Say Hey Kid' was a class act on and off the field.
RIP Willie!
RIP Willie!
What a great!
RIP Mr. Mays
RIP Mr. Mays
I fondly remember him for this feat...truly a Legend!!
The History Channel - 29 Septemeber 1954 -Willie Mays makes a unbelievable catch.
"On this day in 1954, Willie Mays, centerfielder for the New York Giants, makes an amazing over-the-shoulder catch of a fly ball hit by Cleveland Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to rob Wertz of extra bases in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series.
The catch has gone down as one of the greatest in the history of baseball.
Willie Howard Mays was born May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Alabama. 'The Say Hey Kid' learned baseball from his father, who played semi-professionally with a team from his steel mill. Willie joined the steel mill team at age 14, and then began his professional career at 16 with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Southern League.
He played home games for the Barons from 1948 to 1950, skipping road trips during the school year so he could attend high school. Upon graduation he was signed by the New York Giants, and made his debut at the Polo Grounds on May 25, 1951.
Mays went hitless in his first 12 at-bats, hitting his first big league homer in his 13th. That season, he was named Rookie of the Year and helped the Giants to the National League pennant.
In 1952, Mays was drafted into the Army. The Mays-less Giants barely missed the pennant in 1952, then felt his absence more acutely in 1953, when they finished the season with a 70-84 record.
Upon his return in 1954, the Giants won the National League by five games over their arch-rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and then met the Indians in the World Series. [...].
Mays was named the National League MVP in 1954, and again in 1965. He played in a record 24 All-Star games, winning the All-Star MVP in 1963 and 1968. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. His base running, power, fielding, ability to hit for average and outstanding arm in the outfield made him the prototype five-tool player for whom baseball scouts search. Any argument over who deserves the title greatest baseball player in history has to include Willie Mays".
May He Rest in Peace
"In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport". Willie Mays
The History Channel - 29 Septemeber 1954 -Willie Mays makes a unbelievable catch.
"On this day in 1954, Willie Mays, centerfielder for the New York Giants, makes an amazing over-the-shoulder catch of a fly ball hit by Cleveland Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to rob Wertz of extra bases in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series.
The catch has gone down as one of the greatest in the history of baseball.
Willie Howard Mays was born May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Alabama. 'The Say Hey Kid' learned baseball from his father, who played semi-professionally with a team from his steel mill. Willie joined the steel mill team at age 14, and then began his professional career at 16 with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Southern League.
He played home games for the Barons from 1948 to 1950, skipping road trips during the school year so he could attend high school. Upon graduation he was signed by the New York Giants, and made his debut at the Polo Grounds on May 25, 1951.
Mays went hitless in his first 12 at-bats, hitting his first big league homer in his 13th. That season, he was named Rookie of the Year and helped the Giants to the National League pennant.
In 1952, Mays was drafted into the Army. The Mays-less Giants barely missed the pennant in 1952, then felt his absence more acutely in 1953, when they finished the season with a 70-84 record.
Upon his return in 1954, the Giants won the National League by five games over their arch-rivals, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and then met the Indians in the World Series. [...].Mays was named the National League MVP in 1954, and again in 1965. He played in a record 24 All-Star games, winning the All-Star MVP in 1963 and 1968. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. His base running, power, fielding, ability to hit for average and outstanding arm in the outfield made him the prototype five-tool player for whom baseball scouts search. Any argument over who deserves the title greatest baseball player in history has to include Willie Mays".
May He Rest in Peace
"In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport". Willie Mays
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I suspect that Peter was greeted with a Hey when he got to work this morning.
RIP, Mr Mays. Arguably the greatest all around baseball player ever.
RIP, Mr Mays. Arguably the greatest all around baseball player ever.
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
An easy pick for the Mount Rushmore of baseball greats. As a lifetime SF Giants fan, he was before my time, but he is still one of my favorites.
A sad day. RIP #24.
An easy pick for the Mount Rushmore of baseball greats. As a lifetime SF Giants fan, he was before my time, but he is still one of my favorites.
A sad day. RIP #24.
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A sad day indeed. Prayers his way. RIP.
Thank you, Willie, RIP.
...after the 1951 season Mays was drafted into the US Army to serve in the Korean War....he served from 1952 to 1954. 
Willie Mays was stationed @ Fort Eustis, VA (1953).
"You will never know the true nature of your citizenship: until your country (nation) calls you to serve". CBJ
Willie Mays was stationed @ Fort Eustis, VA (1953).
...after the 1951 season Mays was drafted into the US Army to serve in the Korean War....he served from 1952 to 1954.
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Willie Mays was stationed @ Fort Eustis, VA (1953).
"You will never know the true nature of your citizenship: until your country (nation) calls you to serve". CBJ
He would have broken Babe’s HR record. Can you imagine Willie and Hank going at it for that record? Sosa and McGwire were juiced to the gills and what a season that was (98?). Willie and Hank would have had eyes on every single at bat until they retired.
Willie Mays was my boyhood hero! My Dad took me to the Polo Grounds during The Mets first year in NYC where they were playing while Shea Stadium was being built. One night, Dad surprised me with tickets to WILLIE MAYS NIGHT there at the Polo Grounds. I was nine going on ten. The stadium was rocking! If you look at the individual records of Willie Mays, they transcend virtually every category in baseball. What a GREAT ballplayer, in the top three of all time! Rest in Peace Willie!
