The idea of Mays catching the ball never entered my mind ... We were up pretty high in the center-field grandstand. We were facing Willie.” Johnson: “My father (Rupert) was a big Giants ...

“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024) began his career in the Negro Leagues (1947) before joining the Major League’s New York Giants in 1951. Excepting time in military service ...

Willie Mays, widely considered to be one of the greatest ... "When Vic hit the ball to center field, I never was worried ...