Wilie mays biography
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Willie Mays Willie Mays () was one of the greatest baseball players to ever play the game. Only his excellence at hitting, hitting for power, running, fielding, and throwing exceeded his love for the game. In 22 major league seasons (, –73), mostly with the New York, and later, San Francisco Giants, Mays had a lifetime batting average, amassed 3, hits, home runs, 1, runs batted in, 2, runs, steals, and an untouchable total of 7, career putouts from outfield. Affectionately known as the "Say Hey Kid," Mays was the National League Rookie of the Year in , played a significant role in the New York Giants World Series victory in , and earned most-valuable-player (MVP) awards in and In addition, he was awarded 12 Gold Glove awards for his fielding, honored with 24 All-Star Game appearances, won a National League batting title in with a batting average, and was a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee in , only the ninth person so far paid that honor.
Willie Howard Mays Jr. was born in Westfi
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By Kristina Schulz
National Baseball entré of Fame inductee, two-time MVP and time All-Star Willie Mays was an outstanding athlete. Born in Alabama, Mays got his start in baseball at 16, playing for the Birmingham Black Barons in the Negro American League in His talent brought him to the attention of the New York Giants, who signed him in Mays was one of the first African Americans to play in the Major Leagues.&#;
As a rookie, Mays earned the nickname &#;the säga Hey Kid&#; in &#;Mays would regularly say, &#;Say who, säga what, say where, say hey.&#;&#; Sportswriter Barney Kremenko from the New York Journal noted this and started referring to Mays as &#;the Say Hey kid.&#; In , the R&B group the Treniers even recorded a song about the center fielder titled &#;Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song),&#; with Mays han själv voicing the spoken part of the song.&#;
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Willie Mays
American baseball player (–)
For other people with similar names, see William Mays.
Baseball player
| Willie Mays | |
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Mays with the San Francisco Giants in | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born:()May 6, Westfield, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: June 18, () (aged&#;93) Palo Alto, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NgL: May 25,&#;,&#;for the&#;Birmingham Black Barons | |
| MLB: May 25,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Giants | |
| September 9,&#;,&#;for the&#;New York Mets | |
| Batting average | |
| Hits | 3, |
| Home runs | |
| Runs batted in | 1, |
| Stolen bases | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference&#; | |
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| Induction | |
| Vote | % (first ballot) |
Willie Howard Mays Jr. (May 6, – June 18, ), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Mays was a five-tool player who b