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.
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
Willie Mays started his baseball career playing for the New York Giants. He made his major league debut on May 25, 1951
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
20 ... 17 for the Giants (1951, 1954, 1962) and 3 for the Mets (1973).
Hank Aaron, and Willie Mays were never teammates but they did play against each other.
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None today as Willie Mays has been retired since 1973. When Mays did play in the Major Leagues, Willie played for the New York Giants from 1951 thru 1957, moved with the team to San Francisco and played for the Giants from 1958 thru part of 1972 and then was traded to the New York Mets on May 11, 1972 and played with the Mets in 1973 as well. Mays also played for the "Birmingham Black Barons" of the Negro Leagues in 1948-9 prior to having his contract bought by the Giants in 1950 after he graduated high school.
Willie Mays was an outfielder, and played a lot in center. Late in his career he did play first base from time to time.
When he was called up to play for the New York Giants in May 1951, the 20-year-old Mays was afraid of failure. He struggled during his first weeks with the team and then tearfully asked manager Leo Durocher to send him back to the minors. Durocher comforted Mays and persuaded him that he would play center field for the Giants for as long as Durocher was there. The rest is history.