21. Willie Mays: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Ted Williams once said that they invented baseball for willie mays. Certainly heplayed with a External links. willie mays at. baseball Hall of Fame http://www.answers.com/topic/willie-mays

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia WordNet US History Wikipedia Best of Web Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Willie Mays Dictionary Mays māz Willie Howard, Jr. (Known as “the Say Hey Kid.”) Born 1931. American baseball player. An exciting outfielder, base runner, and hitter primarily for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1951–1972), he hit 660 home runs. Encyclopedia Mays, Willie Howard, Jr. (“Say Hey” Willie Mays), 1931–, American baseball player, b. Fairfield, Ala. He began his professional career at 17 with the Black Barons of the Negro National League. In 1951 he joined the New York Giants of the National League and led them to a world championship in 1954. Mays was a superb center fielder, an exciting baserunner, and an excellent hitter. Four times (1955, 1962, 1964–65) he led the league in home runs, four times in stolen bases, and he was the batting champion in 1954. In 1954 and 1965 Mays was voted most valuable player. He retired in 1973 after playing his final season with the pennant-winning New York Mets, having hit 660 home runs, the fourth highest total on record. Bibliography See his autobiography (1988).

22. Willie Mays Baseball Stats By Baseball Almanac willie mays baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats,along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mayswi01

23. Willie Mays Quotations By Baseball Almanac baseball Almanac presents an unprecedented collection of quotations from andabout willie mays. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quomays.shtml

Baseball Almanac: Where What Happened Yesterday is Being Preserved Today Advertising Downloads Feedback Newsletter ... Year In Review Google Baseball Almanac "Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what it most truly is, is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps." - Willie Mays B aseball Almanac is pleased to present an unprecedented collection of baseball related quotations spoken by Willie Mays and about Willie Mays. Willie Mays Quotations From Willie Mays "Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what it most truly is, is disguised combat. For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps." "Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson ." "I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who I played with, and I never felt comfortable, when I grew up, telling other people how to act. Over the years, a lot of organizations have asked me to be their spokesman, or have wanted me to make speeches about my experiences as a black athlete, or to talk to Congressmen about racial issues in sports. But see, I never recall trouble. I believe I had a happy childhood. Besides playing school sports, we'd play football against the white kids. And we thought nothing of it, neither the blacks nor the whites. It was the grownups who got upset ... I never got into a fight that was caused by racism." In Say Hey : The Autobiography of Willie Mays (1988)

24. ESPN.com: Mays Brought Joy To Baseball willie mays. The Say Hey Kid mastered the five fundamentals of baseball. I never saw a boy who loved baseball the way willie always did, his father http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016223.html

Willie Mays named SportsCentury athlete No. 8 Mays brought joy to baseball By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com The 20-year-old kid with the bright, boyish smile entered the majors tentatively, like a child peeking into a forbidden room. But he soon realized that he did indeed belong, that he wasn't an interloper. Not only did he play the game with extreme skill, but for most of his 22-year career, he made the game seem like, well, fun. The Say Hey Kid mastered the five fundamentals of baseball. There always was something fresh and pleasurable in his performance. Making a glove-thumping basket catch or a whirling throw in centerfield, losing his hat running the bases or swinging from his heels at the plate, Willie Mays played with an irresistible, unrelenting exuberance. "I can never understand how some players are always talking about baseball being hard work," Mays said during his first decade in the game. "To me, it's always been a pleasure, even when I feel sort of draggy after a doubleheader." It's like Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella said, "You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too."

25. ESPN Classic - The Say Hey Kid willie mays, the twotime MVP who hit 660 home runs and won 12 Gold I neversaw a boy who loved baseball the way willie always did, his father said. http://espn.go.com/classic/biography/s/Mays_Willie.html

ESPN Network: ESPN.com NBA.com NHL.com WNBA.com ... ProRodeo ALSO SEE "Say Hey" Willie Mays' career statistics Quotes The Say Hey Kid By Larry Schwartz Special to ESPN.com "He was probably the best all-around player when you take everything into consideration. It seemed like that Willie never made a mistake," says Sandy Koufax about Willie Mays on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. Willie Mays, the two-time MVP who hit 660 home runs and won 12 Gold Gloves, will be profiled on Wednesday, Sep. 29, at 8 and 11 p.m. ET. The 20-year-old kid with the bright, boyish smile entered the majors tentatively, like a child peeking into a forbidden room. But he soon realized that he did indeed belong, that he wasn't an interloper. September 1954: Mays hit .345 and had 41 homers in '54. Not only did he play the game with extreme skill, but for most of his 22-year career, he made the game seem like child's play. There always was something fresh and pleasurable in his performance. Making a glove-thumping basket catch or a whirling throw in centerfield, losing his hat running the bases or swinging from his heels at the plate, Willie Mays played with an irresistible, unrelenting exuberance. "I can never understand how some players are always talking about baseball being hard work," Mays said during his first decade in the game. "To me, it's always been a pleasure, even when I feel sort of draggy after a doubleheader."

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28. Willie Mays | The BASEBALL Page The baseball Page has original baseball commentary, with a perspective on baseballhistory. baseball player pages, alltime teams, franchise pages, http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/mayswillie/default.htm

The BASEBALL Page The Web Site Menu Home Baseball Forums Ask the Expert This Day in History All-Time Teams Player Pages Team Pages Ultimate Games World Series Baseball FAQ Baseball Features StatsCenter Baseball Articles Free TBP Newsletter WILLIE MAYS To a generation of fans, Mays was the greatest ballplayer they had ever seen. He combined power and speed in ways unseen on the diamond before his time. When he retired he ranked third in career home runs and he was the first man to hit 50 home runs and steal 20 bases in a single season. Nicknames "The Say Hey Kid" Played For New York Giants (1951-1957), San Francisco Giants (1958-1972), New York Mets (1972-1973) Post-Season 1951 World Series, 1954 World Series, 1962 World Series, 1971 NLCS, 1973 NLCS, 1973 World Series World Champion? Yes, 1954 New York Giants Ultimate Games 1951 National League Pennant Playoff Game Three, 1962 World Series Game Seven, 1973 NLCS Game Five, 1973 World Series Game Seven Honors All-Star (24): 1954-1973; National League Most Valuable Player 1954, 1965; Gold Glove (12): 1957-1968 Stats Career stats from baseball-reference.com

29. Willie McCovey | The BASEBALL Page Career stats from baseballreference.com Similar Players willie Stargell, FredMcGriff McCovey s longtime teammate and mentor was willie mays. http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/mccoveywillie/

The BASEBALL Page The Web Site Menu Home Baseball Forums Ask the Expert This Day in History All-Time Teams Player Pages Team Pages Ultimate Games World Series Baseball FAQ Baseball Features StatsCenter Baseball Articles Free TBP Newsletter WILLIE McCOVEY Willie McCovey was a fan favorite with the San Francisco Giants when he shared the limelight with Willie Mays and the two formed a powerful duo. In the late 1960s he was baseball’s best hitter, hitting as many as 45 homers in a season, despite the fact that pitcher's worked around him often. The Alabama-native used his sweet swing to launch 521 round trippers – a record for left-handed NL batters, until bested by Barry Bonds. McCovey was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Nicknames "Stretch" and "Big Mac" Played For San Francisco Giants (1959-1973, 1977-1980), San Diego Padres (1974-1976), Oakland A's (1976) Post-Season 1962 World Series, 1971 NLCS World Champion? No Ultimate Games 1962 World Series Game Seven McCovey made the final out when he lined a shot that was speared by Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson. If the ball had fallen in, the game-tying run may have scored. Honors All-Star (6): 1963, 1966, 1968-1971 (hit two homers in the 1969 win); MVP 1969; Rookie of the Year 1959

30. Creative Quotations From Willie Mays (1931-____) willie mays in quotations to inspire creative thinking. US baseball player. He maintained a .302 average and hit 654 home runs, the third highest total http://www.creativequotations.com/one/2289.htm

Home Search Indexes E-books ... creative Creative Quotations from . . . Willie Mays 1931-) born on May 6 US baseball player. "He maintained a .302 average and hit 654 home runs, the third highest total on record; elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1979." Search millions of documents for Willie Mays Fishing For Creativity Creative Perfumes I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw. "In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this." Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was. "I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em." "I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears came to my eyes. How can you explain that? You cry because you love her. I cried, I guess, because I loved baseball and I knew I had to leave it." Published Sources for the above Quotations: F: "In "Newsweek," 5 Feb 1970." R: "In <a href="http://www.cyber-nation.com/cgi-bin/victory/quotations/qlreferral/quotelib.pl?id=10115">The Ultimate Success Quotations Library</a>, 1997."

31. Black History A spectacular fly catch made by willie mays with the New York Giants during mays played in major league baseball very soon after the colour bar ended, http://search.eb.com/Blackhistory/article.do?nKeyValue=51621

32. HickokSports.com - Biography - Willie Mays This document is a biography of baseball player willie mays, with his completecareer statistics. It is a page in the biography section of HickokSports.com, http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/mayswillie.shtml

Sports Biographies Alpha Index Index by Sport Index of Women Mays, Willie H. Baseball b. May 6, 1931, Westfield, AL Career Hitting Record Other Resources Mays brought more than just great skill to the game of baseball. He also brought a rare exuberance and excitement to the sport, prompting Leo Durocher to say, "Willie is without doubt the most dynamic, most dramatic, most fantastic, most exciting performer in action today. He is Joe Louis, Jascha Heifetz, Sammy Davis, and Nashua rolled into one." At sixteen, he was playing for the Birmingham Black Barons. The New York Giants paid $15,000 for his contract in 1950 and gave Mays a $6,000 signing bonus. After a season at the Class B level, he jumped to Minneapolis in the Triple-A American Association, where he batted .477 in the first 35 games of the 1951 season. The Giants then brought him up. Mays went hitless in his first 21 major-league at-bats, but he ended up batting .274 with 20 home runs and 68 RBI in 121 games and fielding sensationally to help win a pennant. Mays missed most of the 1952 season and all of the 1953 season while serving in the Army. He returned in 1954 to help lead the Giants to another pennant, leading the league in hitting with a .345 average, in slugging with a .667 percentage, and in triples with 13. He also had 41 home runs, 110 RBI, and 119 runs scored, won the league's most valuable player award, and was named male athlete of the year by the Associated Press.

33. Salon People | Inside Baseball Inside baseball willie mays talks about stickball in Harlem, today s best playersand his ban from the game. http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/07/13/mays_interview/

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34. Salon Brilliant Careers | Willie Mays willie mays In the mid 60s, whites weren t ready for the best baseball playerto be black, and blacks weren t ready for him to be black like mays. http://www.salon.com/people/bc/1999/07/13/mays/

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Great African American Baseball Players Willie Mays If there's any word to describe Willie Mays as a baseball player it would be excellent. Mays excelled in all categories. Born in Alabama, by the age of 6 he went to an all black school. When he was 8 he was good enough at baseball to play with the 12-year-olds. When Mays was 19 he joined the Negro Birmingham Black Barons . Then in 1951 he became part of the New York Giants. In that year he received the "Rookie of the Year" award. This was during the Korean War , and the next year Mays was drafted into military service. When he came back, his first at-bat was a home run. Willie Mays began his major league baseball career with only one hit in his first 26 at-bats. Though he went on to hit 660 home runs (third on the all-time list), and steal more than 300 bases, his debut was so unimpressive it seemed unlikely he would last more than a few weeks as a big-leaguer, let alone become one of the greatest to play the game. The turning point for Mays occurred when his manager, Leo Durocher, found him crying in the dugout after yet another miserable performance at the plate. The coach put his arm around Mays and said, "What's the matter, son?" Mays said, "I can't hit up here. I belong in the minor leagues." Durocher said this to Willie Mays: "As long as I'm manager of the Giants, you'll be my centerfielder."

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