Willie Mays played final season with 1973 Mets - MLB.com
WEBJun 18, 2024 · With the score tied at 6 in the top of the 12th inning in Game 2 of the World Series against the Athletics, Mays singled up the middle off closer Rollie Fingers, plating Bud Harrelson and giving New York a 7-6 lead.
Willie Mays - Wikipedia
WEBOn May 11, 1972, Mays was traded to the New York Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams and an undisclosed amount rumored to be $100,000. The Mets agreed to keep his salary at $165,000 a year for 1972 and 1973, promising to pay Mays $50,000 a …
Willie Mays - Baseball-Reference.com
WEBWillie Mays played for 4 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets. How many World Series has Willie Mays won? Willie Mays won 1 World Series.
Remembering Willie Mays as Both Untouchable and Human
WEBJun 18, 2024 · He was a creaky-kneed 42 years old on that October afternoon, Game 2 of the 1973 World Series — Mays’s New York Mets in Oakland facing the A’s. On the grandest stage, the ravages of time had...
Trade to Mets brings Mays back to New York - Baseball Hall of …
WEBWillie Mays was traded to the Mets by the Giants on May 11, 1972. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) But it didn’t take much convincing for Beauchamp to surrender the number for the sake of the Say Hey Kid. “I think he earned it,” Beauchamp told Newsday.
Willie Mays became a legend in New York, where he grew …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · The Mets honored New York baseball icon Willie Mays in their first home series since his death.
Timeline of baseball legend Willie Mays’ career | AP News
WEBJun 19, 2024 · FILE - New York Mets’ Willie Mays poses on May 12, 1972 in New York. Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He …
Willie Mays, Baseball’s Electrifying Player of ... - The New York Times
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Mays compiled extraordinary statistics in 22 National League seasons with the Giants in New York and San Francisco and a brief return to New York with the Mets, preceded by a time in the...
Willie Mays career timeline | MLB.com
WEBJun 18, 2024 · But after a work stoppage delayed the ‘72 season, the Giants shocked the baseball world by trading Mays to the New York Mets for Minor League pitcher Charlie Williams. Though it marked the end of an all-time partnership between Mays and the Giants, he got to go back to the city where he laid his legacy’s foundation.
Mets retire Willie Mays' No. 24 as Old-Timers' Day returns
WEBAug 28, 2022 · NEW YORK — Willie Mays spent only two seasons with the New York Mets. His legacy will last forever. In a surprise salute at Citi Field, the Mets retired Mays' jersey Saturday as part of...
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