Giants legend Willie Mays dies at 93

Yahoo Sports ^ | 6/19/24

[Impala64ssa]

My dad played in the minors. He had the honor of meeting Willie Mays at an exhibition game. He was an absolute gentleman. RIP

[V_TWIN]

93 is a great long life.....he musta had the common sense to avoid the clot shot.

RIP

[Lumper20]

In 1956 or so my father took me to a pro ball game. I was a big Yankee fan as Mantle was my hero. He took me to a NY Giants game. Willie hit a homer. I liked Willie ok, but; my father knew I was a Yankee fan. I sulked through the game.

[V_TWIN]

The most difficult catch an outfielder can make is the over the shoulder

[Jim W N]

I was fortunate enough to be at at Candlestick Park to watch him hit an inside-the-park homer. An a-MAYS-ing player.

[CatOwner]

A saw several games at Candlestick Park in the late 1960s to early 1970s with my dad when the Cardinals were in town. Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Perry, Gibson, Brock, Carlton, ...

[Hatteras]

[Impala64ssa]

Willie Mays also broke through some racial barriers, one of the 1st Black athletes to land an major endorsement gig. Back then any athlete who did cigarette ads was a big deal

[SaxxonWoods]

Willie habitually lost his hat while running the bases. He said he did it on purpose because “People come to the game to be entertained.”

[Ancesthntr]

RIP, Willie. You were one of the greatest ball players ever, and you had a lot of class and decency. You will be missed.

By the way, the article is wrong - he was with the Mets in 1973, when they were in the World Series, I remember that like it was yesterday.

[wally_bert]

Chesterfield, one of the sponsors of classic radio Dragnet.

[TBP]

One of the greatest players ever passes two days before teh Rickwood Field game in his honor. (He broke in with the Birmingham Black Barons.)

[TBP]

I grew up idolizing Mickey Mantle, but I knew how great Mays was.

At one point, the three best center fielders in baseball all played in New York.

[newzjunkey]

Rip

[Honorary Serb]

Memory Eternal!

[PGalt]

Condolences to family and friends of Willie Mays. R.I.P., sir

[leftee]

Willie could run , hit , hit with power , had a great arm and was a fielding wizard.Best all around player in my life time.
Rest in peace Buck.

[Night Hides Not]

Willie was my first sports hero. I went to many games at Candlestick Park in the 60s, starting in 1962 when I was 8 years old, I had his uniform and glove… still have the glove. I learned so much about baseball, just watching Willie play.

His playing weight never exceeded 210 pounds.

He also played a key role in the finest pitched game in history: 7/2/1963, the epic duel between Juan Marichal and Warren Spahn. Willie hit the home run that won it for the Giants in the bottom of the 16th inning, 1-0. Both pitchers pitched complete games.

[pkajj]

I went to a game in Houston the year the Astrodome opened (1965). The high flying Giants pummeled the lowly Astros 10-1 that day, with Juan Marichal on the mound. The highlight of the day was seeing Willie Mays hit a monster home run to dead center field, which very few accomplished in the old Astrodome, where majestic, well hit fly balls mostly died on the warning track.

[Zack Attack]

Had the thrill of meeting Willie in the 80’s at a few golf tournaments. Always a class act.