#Willie Mays

[blastofsports]

The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. During the eighth inning with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on base poised to score. However, Mays made an over-the-shoulder catch while on the run to record the out, and his throw back to the infield prevented the runners from advancing. The Giants won the game 5–2 in extra innings, and eventually the World Series. The Catch is regarded as one of the greatest plays in baseball history.

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[readyforevolution]

Willie Mays describing when as a 17-year-old, he faced the 6’ 4”” Satchel Paige for the first time: “It was 1948. Satchel had a very, very good fastball... but he threw me a little breaking ball, just to see what I could do, and I hit it off the top of the fence. I got a double. When I got to second, Satchel told the third baseman, 'Let me know when that little boy comes back up.' Three innings later, I go to kneel down in the on-deck circle, and I hear the third baseman say, 'There he is.' Satch looked at the third baseman, and then he looked at me.I walk halfway to home plate and he says, 'Little boy.' I say, 'Yes, sir?' because Satch was much older than I am, so I was trying to show respect. He walked halfway to home plate and said, 'Little boy, I'm not going to trick you. I'm going to throw you three fastballs and you're going to go sit down' and I'm saying in my mind, 'I DOOON'T THINK SOOO.' If he threw me three of the same pitch, I'm going to hit it somewhere. He threw me two fastballs and I just swung...I swung right through it.. and the third ball he threw, and I tell people this all the time, he threw the ball and as he let go he said, 'Go sit down.' This is while the ball was in the air. Yes, he struck me out with three pitches. He was just magnificent."

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

Willie Mays leaps high to snare a ball near the outfield fence at the Giants' Phoenix, Arizona spring training base, February 29, 1956.

Photo: Associated Press

#vintage New York #1950s #Willie Mays #vintage baseball #spring training #NY Giants #NY baseball Giants #Feb 29 #29 Feb

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Mickey Mantle #Willie Mays #baseball #Yankees #Giants

[goshyesvintageads]

Interwoven Stocking Co, 1973

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[sluttyquarantinetheory]

The baseball card episode of DS9 is unbelievably funny because the Willie Mays time traveler theory is exactly how my coworkers sound when they start talking about how whatever's going on in the world is a conspiracy. When it is almost always good old fashioned human incompetence but they will not believe that for a moment.

#conspiracy theories #star trek #deep space nine #ds9 #willie mays #they also are unbelievablt convinced of government conspiracies while also convinced everyone in government is an idiot #it's unmatched really

[oldshowbiz]

1965.

Racist Old Timers.

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[principiumindividuationis777]

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[blastofsports]

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[mondaymorning]

Barry Bonds & Willie Mays

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

Willie Mays and Margherite Wendell chose Valentine's Day, 1956, to marry. Here they are on the big day at her home in East Elmhurst. The marriage lasted five years.

Photo: JR for the AP via the NY Daily News

#vintage New York #1950s #Willie Mays #Margherite Wendell #February 14 #14 February #Feb. 14 #14 Feb. #Valentine's Day wedding #vintage Queens NY #Elmhurst Queens

[coolthingsguyslike]

#Willie Mays #baseball #New York #Giants #Polo Grounds #legend

[readyforevolution]

"Sugar" Ray Robinson and baseball legend Willie Mays. In 1951, Robinson was voted "Fighter of the Year" by The Ring, and Mays was voted "Rookie of the Year" in the National League.

#blacktumblr #black history #black liberation #sugar ray robinson #willie mays

[baseballsisco]

Say Hey!!!

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[ocandrew1]

Great Twitter Posts of my favorite athletes, past and present. Do you recognize them all?

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