What are the three facts about Willie Mays?

Answer 1

1. On April 30, 1961, Mays almost pulled himself out of the lineup before a game with the Braves in Milwaukee. The night before, he and road roommate Willie McCovey had dined on barbecued ribs, and Mays became ill after eating them. But he decided to play and borrowed a bat from teammate Joey Amalfitano. He then went out and became the ninth player in baseball history to hit four home runs in a game.

2. On July 2, 1963, pitchers Juan Marichal of San Francisco and Warren Spahn of Milwaukee were involved in a scoreless duel that ended in the bottom of the 16th inning. Mays won the game with a solo home run off Spahn that gave the Giants a 1-0 victory.

3. In May, 1972, Giants owner Horace Stoneham reluctantly traded Mays, San Francisco's aging superstar, to the New York Mets. The Giants were experiencing financial problems and sagging attendance, and Stoneham realized that Mets owner Joan Payson was a Mays fan since his days with the New York Giants. As luck would have it, Mays' first appearance in a Mets uniform was against the Giants in Shea Stadium on May 14, 1972. In the fifth inning, he hit what turned out to be the game-winning home run against his former team.