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Yes. Mays played 84 games at first base in his career, 76 of which came in his final three seasons.
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Willie Mays played in just one game at first base for the San Francisco Giants in 1968 and started. He played for a total of 27 outs, equivalent to 1 9-inning game. He made 9 putouts, had no assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
In general short stops play in-between 2nd and 3rd base, but are not required play in that area. Many teams use "the shift" for lefties that are pull hitters (typically pull the ball to right field) and play their short stop just to the first base side of second base for these batters.