In the 1951 World Series, rookies Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays faced each other for the first time. In that Series, the Yankees beat the New York Giants.
Willie Mays is a Christian.
Willie Mays. Mays was a member of the New York Giants that defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 0, in the 1954 World Series and a member of the New York Mets that lost to the Oakland Athletics, 4 games to 3, in the 1973 World Series.
Willie Mays hit 660 home runs during a career that spanned 1951-1973.
Willie Mays and Willie McCovey played for many years together.. from 1959 until 1972 when Mays was traded to the New York Mets.
Willie Mays played in four World Series: 1) 1951 - 22 at bats, 2 strikeouts 2) 1954 - 14 at bats, 1 strikeout 3) 1955 - 28 at bats, 5 strikeouts 4) 1973 - 7 at bats, 1 strikeout Willie Mays struckout 9 times in 71 World Series at bats.
Willie Mays made "The Catch" off the bat of Cleveland's Vic Wertz in game 1 of the 1954 World Series.
In the 1951 World Series, rookies Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays faced each other for the first time. In that Series, the Yankees beat the New York Giants.
Willie Mays struckout 1,526 times in 10,881 career at bats.
0 ... Willie played in 4 World Series, 3 for the Giants and 1 for the Mets, and did not hit a home run.
The catch was made in 1954 World Series
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Willie Mays
Willie Mays is a Christian.
20 ... 17 for the Giants (1951, 1954, 1962) and 3 for the Mets (1973).
Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles in Game 2 of the 1971 World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The three San Francisco Giants greats are all members of the team's front-office staff. Mays, for instance, is special assistant to the team president for life.