San Francisco Giants great Willie Mays extends his hand after scoring the Giants’ fourth run, as St. Louis Cardinals catcher Johnson Edward (right) pats him on the back during their Old Timers game at Candlestick Park on Sunday, August 21, 1988 in San Francisco. Mays singled twice and drove in two runs in the Giants’ win. The teams both feature players from the 1968 season.
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FILE – In this April 30, 1961 file photo, San Francisco Giants star outfielder Willie Mays proudly displays the four baseballs in the clubhouse that represent the four home runs he hit against the Milwaukee Braves in Milwaukee. The four home runs tied the record of four home runs in one game held by nine other Major League players at that time. The Giants won 14-4. Willie’s home runs accounted for eight runs batted in.
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Two living legends from New York sports history make their entrance from the center field area of New York’s Shea Stadium during the Mets Old Timers’ Day ceremonies on June 29, 1975. The numbers, of course, belong to Willie Mays (24), of the Giants and Mets, and Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio (5) of the Yankees.
Willie Mays 1969
Willie Mays (24) of the San Francisco Giants connects for his 600th lifetime home run, September 23, 1969, San Diego, California (AP Photo)
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FILE – In this March 2, 1964 file photo, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants is all set for practice at the baseball club’s training camp in Casa Grande, Arizona. Baseball announced on Friday, September 29, 2017 that they have named the World Series Most Valuable Player award after Mays.
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Catcher Ray Fosse of the Oakland A’s throws his hands up in despair as Willie Mays of the New York Mets singles in the 12th inning to drive in the go-ahead run during the second game of the World Series in Oakland, California, October. 14, 1973. (AP photo)
Willie Mays wants to have another good season
New York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays replaces a cowboy hat with his baseball cap and finishes a lariat. He looks to put together another good season while taking a break from training at the team’s training camp in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 10. 1955. (AP photo/Harold Filan)
Willie Mays autographs baseballs
New York Giants centerfielder Willie Mays takes on the task of signing baseballs in the Giants’ locker room after their game with Milwaukee was canceled due to rain in New York, September 16, 1956. The game has been rescheduled as a second match. night doubleheader on September 17. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)
Willie Mays scores 20th triple of the season
New York Giants’ centerfielder Willie Mays smiles in the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds in New York after hitting his 20th triple of the season, becoming the first National League player to reach that total since Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946, September 8. , 1957. (AP photo)
Hall of Fame
Willie Mays, center, is joined by Bill Giles, left, and Robert Wilson as the three display their Hall of Fame plaques on Sunday, August 5, 1979 in Cooperstown, NY. Mays was the only living player inducted this year as Giles accepted for his father Warren Giles, former president of the National League, and Wilson accepted for his father Hack Wilson, a former player. (AP Photo/Ray Howard)
Fans line up to see Willie Mays
Fans press against the fence to watch Willie Mays as he arrives at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY on Sunday, August 6, 1979. Mays, who played for the Giants and Mets before retiring in 1973, was the only living player inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
