WILLIE MAYS
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Retired
| Played: 1950-1973
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MLB Career Ranks: 3rd in TB
Positions: OF-2843, 1B-83, SS-2, 3B-1
Full Name: Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Nickname: Say Hey
Born: May 6, 1931 (82.019) in Westfield,Alabama
MLB Debut: May 25, 1951 (20.019)
Positions: OF-2843, 1B-83, SS-2, 3B-1
Full Name: Willie Howard Mays Jr.
Nickname: Say Hey
Born: May 6, 1931 (82.019) in Westfield,Alabama
MLB Debut: May 25, 1951 (20.019)
Ht/Wt: 5-11 / 180
Bats/Throws: Right / Right
High School: Fairfield (Birmingham,AL)
College: None listed
Drafted: Signed as UDFA 1950 by Nyg
Tags: 3 Homers in a game || 40 Homers in a Season MLB || 500 Career Homers || All-Star Game Most Valuable Player || Batting Champion || Gold Glove Award All Tags
TBC Player ID: 14947
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High School: Fairfield (Birmingham,AL)
College: None listed
Drafted: Signed as UDFA 1950 by Nyg
Tags: 3 Homers in a game || 40 Homers in a Season MLB || 500 Career Homers || All-Star Game Most Valuable Player || Batting Champion || Gold Glove Award All Tags
TBC Player ID: 14947
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OFF THE FIELD
| Tag | Notes |
| 3 Homers in a game | 3x (4hr on April 30,1961) |
| 40 Homers in a Season MLB | 6x 1954-1955,1961-1962,1964-1965 |
| 500 Career Homers | 660 hr |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player | 2x 1963,1968 |
| Batting Champion | NL 1954 |
| Gold Glove Award | 12x MLB (OF) 1957 NL (OF) 1958-1968 |
| Hall of Famers | Inducted in 1979 |
| HR Leader by Franchise | San Francisco Giants (646) |
| Major League All-Star Game | 20x 1954-1973 |
| MLB 30-30 Club | 2x 1956-1957 |
| MLB Most Valuable Player | 2x NL 1964-1965 |
| MLB Rookie of the Year | NL 1951 |
| Player of the Month | 4x May-1958 (AL),Sep-1958 (AL),Aug-1963 (AL),Aug-1965 (AL) |
| Retired Numbers | Giants (#24) |
| Same Franchise for 15 Years | San Francisco Giants |
| World Series Champion | NYG 1954 |
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