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06-18-2024, 05:45 PM
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Willie Mays dead at 93
The "Say Hey Kid" a baseball icon, retired in 1973 with 24 All-Star awards, 3,283 hits, 660 home runs, two National League MVP awards and 12 consecutive Gold Glove Awards to his name, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979. He became the oldest living Hall of Famer when the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy Lasorda died in 2021.
He played for the New York / San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets. Due to his undeniable impact, the Giants retired his No. 24 jersey on May 12, 1972, and the Mets repeated the same action 50 years later on Aug. 27, 2022.
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06-20-2024, 06:16 AM
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One of the best to ever do it.
The old-timers interviewed in Larry Ritter's The Glory of Their Times who played at the turn of the last century acknowledged Willie Mays as one of the best ever. One said "Plays like he loves it."
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In addition to the offensive stats cited above, he also totaled 1909 RBIs and 339 stolen bases in his career. One of the most physically gifted players of all time, his baseball IQ was off the charts. That combination was wonderful to behold.
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