Willie Mays

Oct 29, 2024 | sportscollectorsdaily.com | Willie Mays |Bob D'Angelo |Bob D’Angelo

Willie Mays hit 660 home runs during his Hall of Fame career. Jim Beauchamp hit 14 during his 10 years in the majors. And yet, both share a common bond. Or in this case, a bat. The bat that Mays used to hit his final career home run belonged to Beauchamp, his teammate on the New York Mets in 1973. Mays connected off Cincinnati’s Don Gullett in the fourth inning at Shea Stadium on Aug. 17, 1973, a solo shot that was the only run in the Mets’ 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Reds.

Jun 20, 2024 | pressboxonline.com | Willie Mays |Jim Henneman

Anybody who’s been around baseball for more than half a century has heard the questions more than he or she would want to admit. Who is the best player you’ve ever seen, and/or is Willie Mays the best player ever? Willie’s death on June 18 at the age of 93 naturally and sadly brought the subject(s) up for discussion once again. And once again I’m at a loss to answer either question definitively. But I can say this — there was a time when Willie Mays obviously was the best player I’d NEVER seen.

Jun 18, 2024 | worldbaseball.com | Leif Skodnick |Willie Mays

About 6 minutes reading time. Infielder Hank Thompson and outfielder Willie Mays of the New York Giants pose for a portrait while standing on the dugout steps prior to a game in May, 1951 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York.