‘Willie can get that’: Fans who saw Giants’ Mays make 1954 World Series play share their memories
Mike Bandler was a 16-year-old high school kid when he attended Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. Sitting along the third-base line, maybe 15 rows up, Bandler had a splendid view of Vic Wertz’s mighty ...
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Say Hey, Say Willie! Baseball Great Willie Mays
“The Say Hey Kid” Willie Howard Mays Jr. (1931–2024) began his career in the Negro Leagues (1947) before joining the Major League’s New York Giants ... History and Culture Baseball signed by the 1954 ...
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Tributes paid to 'true giant' of baseball, Willie Mays
The baseball world has saluted the achievements ... and won the World Series with the New York Giants in 1954. His famous catch during the championship remains one of the most iconic plays ever ...