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 ...

Quoted in "Willie Mays" by Arnold Hano "Don't get me wrong, I like to hit. But there's nothing like getting out there in the outfield, running after a ball and throwing somebody out trying to take ...

Who was your favorite Detroit Tiger when you were young? Willie Mays was (and still is) my favorite San Francisco Giant. I still hate the Pittsburgh Pirates somewhat because they knocked my ...