He played for the NewYork/San Francisco Giants from 1951-52 and 1954-72. He missed most of the 1952 season and all of the 1953 season because he was inducted into the U.S. Army.
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Willie Mays and Willie McCovey played for many years together.. from 1959 until 1972 when Mays was traded to the New York Mets.
Mays played for the Trenton Giants of the Interstate League in 1950 at the age of 19. He batted .353 in 81 games.
Willie Mays played three years with the Birmingham Black Barons before playing with the New York Giants.
Willie played in the Negro Leagues for the Chattanooga Choo Choos and Birmingham Black Barons in the late 1940s and in the minors for the Trenton Giants in 1950 and Minneapolis Millers in 1951 before being called up to the New York Giants in May, 1951.
Willie Mays played 22 seasons in MLB: 1951-1952 and 1954-1971: New York/San Francisco Giants 1972: San Francisco Giants and New York Mets 1973: New York Mets