Mays was also the National League home run leader in 1955, 1962, 1964, and 1965, and he was the National League stolen base leader for four seasons in a row from 1956-1959.

Treasures from the life and career of Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays will be sold at Hunt Auctions this fall, highlighted ...

It’s becoming routine to see Shohei Ohtani break records and match historic marks, and once again he’s done it—this time ...

Willie Mays began his professional baseball career with the Birmingham Black Barons, who barnstormed the Jim Crow South as a member of the Negro Southern League. Jun 19, 2024 ...

Start with the huge bronze statue of Mays at Oracle Park, the San Francisco Giants' home stadium. The statue sits in Willie Mays Plaza, surrounded by 24 palm trees in honor of his uniform number 24.

Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.

With the blessing of the man himself, HBO Sports’ latest documentary, Say Hey, Willie Mays!, finally adds a definitive film of record that captures what made the iconic Giants outfielder more ...

New York Giants’ Willie Mays, seen here sliding into third base for Santurce in a recent game in the Puerto Rican Winter League, was named the Most Valuable player in the national league for 1954.

Willie Mays MLB via Getty Images. That was good enough for him. Famously, he hit a home run in his very first game as a Met — against the Giants, of all teams, on May 14, 1972.

Before there ever was a superstar called Willie Mays, there was the love of a father for a son that fostered an American treasure. In the summer of 1947, father and son played side-by-side in ...

This account of Willie Mays’s career concentrates on the baseball brilliance, reminding us of when the only performance-enhancing drug was joy. Skip to content Skip to site index Book Review ...

On July 18, 1970, Willie Mays becomes the 10th member of the 3,000 Hit Club. Nineteen years earlier, ... And he agrees with the recent online sales data that Mays prices have spiked 10-to-20%.