| 单词 | Willie Mays |
| 例句 | He held the cold, limp hand that had thrown the pitch that had struck out Willie Mays, that had betrayed the old man’s stoic ways by giving him a squeeze. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter that he was their five-tool talent who was supposed to be the next Willie Mays. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z The happiest story being the one about Willie Mays’s very last at-bat in the Minor Leagues, before he went up to the New York Giants and immortality. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter what he faced, including heartbreak and betrayal later in life, the game and his heroes in the major leagues — Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Juan Marichal — provided an example of how to move forward. Review | Poetry that explores love and aggression, baseball and the natural world 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Each one features a magical baseball card and a visit back in time to a famous player, including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays. For author Dan Gutman, history isn’t always serious 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Did you see Willie Mays at the end of his career? Generation B: Generation B: Father and Daughter Bond by Years of Reading 2010-03-18T23:43:00Z As I noted in The Post last July, she brilliantly re-creates that “tense, heady era marked by Dr Pepper, Converse sneakers, Willie Mays and very high stakes.” Finalists for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature In 1963 he started his own production company and made a documentary on San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays, “A Man Named Mays,” that became a hit television special on NBC. Lee Mendelson dies; brought “Charlie Brown Christmas” to TV 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z What Wiles does, brilliantly, is to plunge readers into that tense, heady era marked by Dr Pepper, Converse sneakers, Willie Mays and very high stakes. Review: ‘Revolution,’ by Deborah Wiles, reveals personal side of Freedom Summer That day at the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati were four special guests deemed the greatest living players: Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Sandy Koufax and Willie Mays. ‘It Ain’t Over’ Review: When Yogi Berra Saw a Strike, He Hit It 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z America’s cultural reputation was also enhanced through the integration of professional sports, with figures like Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain setting new records. What Contributed to American Culture After World War II? And Other Letters to the Editor 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z I don’t remember anything about his views on Willie Mays or Doctor Strange. Kamala Harris, busing in Berkeley and me: The tangled tale of a semi-failed social experiment 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Our sports prodigies — those phenoms touted to be the next Michael Jordan, Willie Mays, Joe Montana or whoever — often fail, spectacularly. Bryce Harper: Baseball's Next Big Star or Future Flameout? 2011-07-05T05:35:00Z The Associated Press compared his engagement in the infamously difficult work to Willie Mays returning to baseball in the seventh game of the World Series. Carlo Bergonzi, celebrated Italian tenor and interpreter of Verdi, dies at 90 Also to be honored are baseball greats Yogi Berra, who died at 90 in September, and Willie Mays. Obama to award Medal of Freedom to Barbra Streisand, Itzhak Perlman and Stephen Sondheim 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The modern era of bobbleheaded mass production is generally marked by a 1999 San Francisco Giants giveaway of Willie Mays dolls. A bobblehead museum! Wait, you’re shaking your head? 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Baseball executives hailed Burke as the next Willie Mays before their bigotry exiled him from the game. Pride at the Plate for a Little League All-Star 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Did I ever tell you about the time I once nearly met Willie Mays? Here and Now: Letters by Paul Auster & JM Coetzee – digested read 2013-05-26T13:00:02Z They gained popularity in the United States in the 1960s with the creation of sports bobbleheads for players such as Willie Mays. Bobbleheads get more than a nod at new museum 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A San Francisco Giants fan, he has also produced a documentary about Willie Mays, out November on HBO. Colin Hanks Finds Perfection in ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ and Tacos at Every Meal 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Mullin and Lindsay Berra, in separate interviews, emphasized that they meant no offense to the four greats honored that night — Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax and Johnny Bench. Yogi Berra on the Field: The Case for Baseball Greatness 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z In 1963, I did a documentary on Willie Mays, the world’s best baseball player and one on Charlie Brown, the world’s worst. Q&A: Charlie Brown Christmas Producer Lee Mendelson 2011-12-23T15:35:43Z This documentary explores the life of the Major League Baseball legend Willie Mays as he navigated the sport during a time of segregation and racism. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Black Panther’ 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z It’s a romantic history, too, thick with unmistakable voices and signature calls forever immortalized as the familiar soundtracks to those grainy old highlight reels of Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Ted Williams. With the future of AM unclear, a look back at the powerful role radio plays in baseball history 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z It was also the first time two Black players had won MVP in both leagues with Willie Mays earning the National League MVP as a member of the San Francisco Giants. The historic MVP race between Cuban Twins and their unidentical baseball careers 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Today the record breakers are feted with billion-dollar careers, hundreds of millions of social media followers, and, for the lucky few like Willie Mays and Wayne Gretzky, a statue in front of a stadium. Luis Arraez Is Chasing One of Baseball’s Sacred Feats and Sports Divinity 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The game will honor Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a Birmingham native who began his professional career with the team in 1948. MLB to stage Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field next June honoring Willie Mays 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Haith had heard the stories about how the Red Sox gave Jackie Robinson a sham tryout and also opted not to sign Willie Mays. Red Sox, Nationals, A’s among MLB teams commemorating Juneteenth 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z SS Crawford made his 12th straight opening day start, tying Barry Bonds for second-most with the Giants behind Willie Mays’ 15. Judge HR, Cole Ks lead Yankees over Giants 5-0 on opening day 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z But Willie Mays didn’t ruin his reputation when he ended his career with the New York Mets. Perspective | Tom Brady is messing with the clock, and it’s about to get awkward 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z He finished fourth in the NL MVP race that year behind Hall of Fame sluggers Ernie Banks, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, and just ahead of another player enshrined in Cooperstown: pitcher Warren Spahn. Frank Thomas, Pirates star and original Met, dies at 93 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z As a superstar Black athlete, he was more comparable in the United States to Willie Mays or Michael Jordan, whose responses to questions about racial inequity rarely rise to tepid. Perspective | Remember Pelé for who he was: A man who led change on the field, not off it 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Wills led the National League in steals six times, earned two Gold Gloves for his fielding and beat out Willie Mays for the league’s award for most valuable player in 1962. Those we lost in 2022: A remembrance 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Mendelson’s popular documentary on Willie Mays - Schulz’s favorite baseball player - convinced the reclusive cartoonist to participate in a “day in the life” film about his work. Jazzy ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ swings on after 57 years 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z Mendelson’s popular documentary on Willie Mays — Schulz’s favorite baseball player — convinced the reclusive cartoonist to participate in a “day in the life” film about his work. Jazzy ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ swings on after 55 years 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z “Say Hey, Willie Mays!” isn’t a corrective to that story, necessarily. Review: Willie Mays swings away on HBO Max, and Cartoon Saloon's fifth feature lands on Netflix 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z After a celebrated homecoming, Willie Mays’s final season is remembered as a disappointment. Major League Baseball - Washington Post ChevronRight Twitter Facebook Loading... Albert Pujols played the first half of this season like an aging Willie Mays. Albert Pujols has defied age — and the specter of Willie Mays in twilight 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z To conclude the ceremonial portion of the event, the team retired Hall of Famer Willie Mays’ No. 24. Nimmo, Peterson lead Mets past Rockies 3-0 for 17th shutout 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z “From this day forward, no Met will ever wear Willie Mays’ iconic No. 24,” emcee Howie Rose read to a near-standing ovation from the crowd. Mets retire Willie Mays’ No. 24 as Old-Timers’ Day returns 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The baseball world honored Mr. Scully throughout the year, and many celebrated players, including Willie Mays — considered by Mr. Scully the greatest he ever saw — visited him in the broadcast booth. Vin Scully, a Babe Ruth of the broadcast booth, dies at 94 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z “They knew about Willie Mays and Stan Musial, but they didn’t know the rank-and-file players,” Scully told his social media audience two years ago. Vin Scully, Dodgers fan and the transistor radio: How an unbreakable bond was formed 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z This season had all the hallmarks of a Willie Mays redux. Albert Pujols has defied age — and the specter of Willie Mays in twilight 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z He has been called the Sitcom Sorcerer, the Willie Mays of Directing and the Obi-Wan Kenobi of Sitcoms, to name a few. Review | Fans of Must See TV need this must-read memoir 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z “If they had become successful, the world outside might never have known of Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron or Willie Mays. The black leagues were separate and unequal.” Before Jackie Robinson made history, he went 7 for 7 in his D.C. debut 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z “He brings my name up, he brings Jamie Quirk’s name up — and he brings your name up,” Brett said, pointing to his old teammate Willie Mays Aikens across the table. In ‘The Royal,’ a Life Is Rebuilt in Spite of Everything 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z In 1958, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants led the majors with only 31 steals. Julio Rodríguez Can Fly. Will His Bat Ground Him? 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z That same day, the city declared “Willie Mays Day” in Manhattan. Albert Pujols has defied age — and the specter of Willie Mays in twilight 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z He made a play at third base, a ball hit by Willie Mays, that was to the left of him at third base. First person: Carl Erskine remembers Jackie Robinson: 'He stood his ground' 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z He was one of six finalists last year, when Willie Mays won the inaugural award. Vin Scully wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z When Willie Mays and Duke Snider came home in their road gray uniforms, there were lusty family reunions. Before the Mets Were Amazin’, They Were Amazing 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z To the Giants, Bonds is the man who choked up when Baer called, emotional at the idea of returning to the franchise where he grew up watching his father, Bobby, and his godfather, Willie Mays. Barry Bonds may get frozen out of Cooperstown, even as public opinion has thawed 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z “I’m here to play. The Mets have a good team, and they’re not going to put me out there just because my name is Willie Mays. But I think I can still play.” Albert Pujols has defied age — and the specter of Willie Mays in twilight 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z It would be more like Michael Jordan playing with the Washington Wizards or Willie Mays with the New York Mets, relatively short stints that made up a small proportion of their collective bodies of work. Hernández: There is only one choice for Clayton Kershaw: He must retire a Dodger 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “Any award that’s already been won by Willie Mays, who certainly was one of my favorite players and one for whom I had great respect, is an honor,” Scully said in a news release. Vin Scully wins Baseball Digest lifetime achievement award 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z As the players warmed up on the field below, Mr. Hano marveled at the perfect throws unleashed by the Giants’ young center fielder, Willie Mays. Arnold Hano, author of baseball classic ‘A Day in the Bleachers,’ dies at 99 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Willie Mays also hit a home run in the game for the San Francisco Giants at age 40. How Rare Is a Three-Homer Game in the Postseason? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z One team is bound to feel those same emotions on Thursday night at 24 Willie Mays Plaza by the San Francisco Bay. Two 100-Win Teams. Winner-Take-All Game. Play Ball. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z It will be season meeting No. 24 between these talented, even clubs, to be played at 24 Willie Mays Plaza — an ode to the Hall of Famer's jersey number. Playoff series for the ages as Dodgers, Giants go to Game 5 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z It will be season meeting No. 24 between these talented, even clubs, to be played at 24 Willie Mays Plaza — an ode to the Hall of Famer’s jersey number. Playoff series for the ages as Dodgers, Giants go to Game 5 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z He joined Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Darryl Strawberry, Andruw Jones, Ryan Braun and Mike Trout as the only players to amass 150 homers and 100 steals over their first six seasons. End of Story’s time? Rox may lose shortstop to free agency 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Round the World as Willie Mays and the New York Giants beat Brooklyn 5-4 to clinch the 1951 pennant before eventually losing the World Series. Giants beat Padres, win NL West title on season’s final day 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z He’s just the seventh player to have 150 homers and 100 stolen bases in his first six seasons, joining Willie Mays, Bobby Bonds, Darryl Strawberry, Andruw Jones, Ryan Braun and Mike Trout. Rockies rally from seven-run deficit, beat Diamondbacks 9-7 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Longtime resident JoAnn Claybon remembers when it was a thriving Black business district, with barbershops, a bowling alley and even a hotel where Hall of Famer Willie Mays stayed while playing for the Trenton Giants. Restored log cabin sheds new light on a historical Western Maryland Black community 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Longtime Dodgers player and coach Junior Gilliam shared the organization’s high opinion of their speedy and powerfully built outfield prospect: Burke had the potential, Gilliam said, to be the next Willie Mays. Why have the Dodgers been so slow to honor Glenn Burke, MLB's first openly gay player? 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z When I was younger, the Mets brought back Willie Mays under the same pretenses. Letters: LeBron's shot was something to see 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z I was born the year the Giants left my city but was excited with the news the Mets were bringing Willie Mays back home. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop calling it the Capitol ‘riot’ 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z On the occasion of Willie Mays’s 90th birthday, San Francisco celebrates the ‘Say Hey Kid’ Adam Plutko falters, and the Orioles lose their sixth straight vs. the Red Sox 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Albert is a wonderful man, an amazing talent, a sure-fire Hall of Famer, but like the legendary Willie Mays, he overstayed his time in baseball. Letters: A real Hall of Shame move by the Angels 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z “A trailblazing, record-breaking baseball player, civil rights leader and champion for youth sports and well-being, Willie Mays is a civic legend and national treasure,” she tweeted. Nancy Pelosi whiffs birthday tweet with photo of Willie McCovey instead of Willie Mays 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z San Francisco moved 1 1/2 games ahead of San Diego for the NL West lead on a night they celebrated Hall of Famer Willie Mays a day after his 90th birthday. Slater hits tiebreaking HR, Giants beat Padres 5-4 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z Also, we want to regard great ones as ours — certainly that is the case of the baseball legend Willie Mays. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Stop calling it the Capitol ‘riot’ 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z San Francisco moved 1 1/2 games ahead of San Diego for the NL West lead on a night they celebrated Hall of Famer Willie Mays a day after his 90th birthday. Slater hits tiebreaking HR, Giants beat Padres 5-4 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z As a 10-year-old, I was heartbroken and, like many, I guess, I chose another favorite player — someone with whom my dad shared his May 6, 1931, birthday: Willie Mays. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: An embarrassing decision to give this Civil War reenactment prominent coverage 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z I once asked Willie Mays what his proudest achievement was in baseball. Willie Mays Carries the Torch for His Generation 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Said Posey before the game, “When you think of the name ‘Willie Mays,’ it’s almost a mythological type of name. Slater hits tiebreaking HR, Giants beat Padres 5-4 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z And right along with bagels, pizza, Sophia Loren and Charles de Gaulle is this line: "What do you do about Willie Mays." Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Said Posey before the game, “When you think of the name ‘Willie Mays,’ it’s almost a mythological type of name. Slater hits tiebreaking HR, Giants beat Padres 5-4 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z And right along with bagels, pizza, Sophia Loren and Charles de Gaulle is this line: “What do you do about Willie Mays.” Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z “It devoured him,” his widow, Judy Pace Flood, a decorated actor for decades whom Flood first saw when she appeared with Willie Mays on “The Dating Game,” said in a phone interview last week. Fifty years ago, Curt Flood walked away from the Senators. He left baseball forever changed. 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z Wilson also mentored a young Willie Mays and played a single MLB season with the New York Giants the year before he arrived in Seattle. This man’s huge collection of Seattle baseball memorabilia represents a lifetime of work — and centuries of baseball 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z "Sometimes I dream of Willie Mays," the lyric goes, "And the sun comes out, and the fog lifts, and he’s there." Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z These are more the things you say about Michael Jordan, Willie Mays or Peyton Manning. Seattle’s best-ever pro athlete? Here’s one vote for Storm great and Hall of Fame finalist Lauren Jackson 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z “Sometimes I dream of Willie Mays,” the lyric goes, “And the sun comes out, and the fog lifts, and he’s there.” Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Pujols last year passed Willie Mays and moved into fifth place on the all-time home run list. Jared Walsh poised to supplant Albert Pujols at first base for the Angels 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Then there are the never-ending bar bickers over who was better — say, the late Henry Aaron or Willie Mays? Will sports get over Trumpism? 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Certainly, Chuck Prophet’s "Willie Mays is Up at Bat" deserves a listen. Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z This is not Willie Mays with the New York Mets, a coda that lessens a career rather than enhances it. Perspective | Matt LaFleur made the wrong choice, and Tom Brady looks like he made the right one 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z Willie Mays is turning 90, and no mistaking that number. Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Willie Mays played with great flair, letting his hat fall off his head on purpose to emphasize his exceptional speed and turning what could have been routine plays into spectacular ones. Perspective | Racism carved away a piece of Hank Aaron’s heart. What remained was still a gift. 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z By this point, he was used to questions about how he should be viewed next to Aaron, Ruth or Willie Mays, who succeeded without performance-enhancing drugs. Who is the home run king? Years after Barry Bonds topped Hank Aaron, it’s still up for debate. 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z It begins as a kind of hymn: "I hear the church bells ring, Willie Mays is up at bat/I hear the crowd go wild, all he did was touch his hat." Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z It was the same way with his status among Hall of Famers; perhaps Willie Mays could command the same kind of reverence, but nobody else. There Are Hall of Famers, and Then There’s Hank Aaron 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Cashman’s vote is clear: “And me, I always loved Willie Mays/Those were the days!” Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z For virtually all his major league career, Aaron competed against Willie Mays. Hank Aaron, Home Run King Who Defied Racism, Dies at 86 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Perhaps only Willie Mays, of all living players, breathes that same rarefied air, though in my personal pantheon of sports heroes there’s a place for Sandy Koufax, too. Baseball great Hank Aaron is gone, but his legacy and dignity will last forever 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Or maybe the sheer joyful lyricism of the name "Willie Mays." Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z According to the book "Batting Around," Aaron said the Braves offered him $50 more than the Giants which was the "only thing that kept Willie Mays and me from being teammates." Hank Aaron, former MLB home run king, dead at 86 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Or maybe the sheer joyful lyricism of the name “Willie Mays.” Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Willie Mays, at 89, is now the oldest living Hall of Famer. Tommy Lasorda, a Dodger From His Cleats to His Cap, Dies at 93 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z He hit a home run Aug. 4 to position himself one blast from catching Hall of Famer Willie Mays as No. 6 on the all-time home run list. Angels 2020 memorable moments: A handful of notable feats in a forgettable season 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The Hall of Famer Willie Mays, for example, is likely to be credited with 17 more hits, though no home runs, from his time with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948. Baseball Rights a Wrong by Adding Negro Leagues to Official Records 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z For example, Willie Mays, now 89, will end up with perhaps 17 more major league hits in his career because of his play with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948. Perspective | Baseball’s record book is beloved, but not sacred. Including Negro Leaguers is long overdue. 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z It begins as a kind of hymn: “I hear the church bells ring, Willie Mays is up at bat/I hear the crowd go wild, all he did was touch his hat.” Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Also, the merging of stats from big-leaguers who began their careers in the Negro Leagues would boost the hit total of Willie Mays — 12th on the all-time list — by 17 to 3,300. A push to recognize the statistics of Black players from baseball's era of apartheid 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z “Dad, the way Mookie plays, does he remind you of Willie Mays?” Is Mookie Betts the Piece That Pushes the Dodgers to a Title? 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z “It is pretty special when you are talking about Willie Mays. What he did on the field is amazing,” Pujols told reporters after the game. Albert Pujols Passes Willie Mays in Home Runs, if Not Dominance 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Just a few days ago, Albert Pujols opened his phone to text and email messages from Willie Mays. Albert Pujols passes Willie Mays on home run list as Angels beat Rangers 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Certainly, Chuck Prophet’s “Willie Mays is Up at Bat” deserves a listen. Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Baseball great Willie Mays stayed at the now-demolished Harmon Hotel on the 300 block of Jonathan Street while his team played in Hagerstown. A rediscovered log cabin showcases one of Maryland’s forgotten Black communities 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Albert Pujols reached another milestone Sunday when he hit his 660th home run, tying Willie Mays for fifth on the career list. Top pitching prospects have had their struggles in 2020 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z That meant a lot coming from none other than Willie Mays, the Hall of Famer he was trying to catch. Pujols ties Mays with homer No. 660 as Angels rally to beat Rockies 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Pujols needs one homer to tie Willie Mays for fifth on the all-time list. Reliever Mike Mayers shows improvement and nasty stuff for Angels, who beat Rockies 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Dickerson tied a franchise record set by Willie Mays for total bases in a game, Nationals in a hole, and this year they’re short on time 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z He remains at 659 home runs and one from tying Hall of Famer Willie Mays for fifth place on the career list. Trout drives in 3 runs, makes diving catch as Angels top A’s 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z The three-time most valuable player needs one home run to tie Willie Mays for fifth place on baseball’s all-time list with 660 homers. Angels bench slumping sluggers Albert Pujols and Justin Upton two days in a row 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z “To be able to have my name in the sentence with Willie Mays is unbelievable,” Pujols said. Pujols ties Mays with homer No. 660 as Angels rally to beat Rockies 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z He is one home run away from tying Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays, who played 2,857 of his 2,992 games with the Giants, for fifth on the all-time list. Angels lineup vs. Giants: Albert Pujols returns to chase Willie Mays 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z With a 421-foot, solo shot off Pittsburgh’s Kip Wells, the San Francisco Giants slugger joined Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays in the exclusive club. This Date in Baseball 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Willie Mays was the best player of his generation. Albert Pujols won't blame the pandemic for not reaching 700 homers with the Angels 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z In addition, the Red Sox had a chance to sign Robinson before he went to the Dodgers, and they took a pass on signing fellow Hall of Famer Willie Mays. Red Sox dogged by claims of racism, sexual abuse 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z I worked with numerous Hall of Famers, including Willie Mays and Hank Aaron; countless major and minor league ballplayers; and marvelous scouts and front office people. Confessions of a baseball purist 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Many hallowed baseball trophies are graced by the names of the greats: Robinson, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, Cy Young, Willie Mays, Ted Williams and more. ‘A dark past’: MVPs say time to pull Landis name off plaques 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The park now sits hauntingly empty as scant people make their way around statues of Juan Marichal, Willie Mays and others surrounding it. AP PHOTOS: Lockdown journey through a silenced San Francisco 2020-05-23T04:00:00Z “Bush told me that he didn’t want to be a president, he wanted to be Willie Mays.” Willie Mays at 89: ‘My Thing Is Keep Talking and Keep Moving’ 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z He gave up five hits and six runs, two of them driven in by Willie Mays. This day in sports: Dodgers-Giants California rivalry is born 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z George had invented what became known as participatory journalism—playing quarterback for the Detroit Lions, pitching to Willie Mays, sparring with Sugar Ray Robinson and Archie Moore, goaltending for the Boston Bruins. A Master's first look at the Masters - Golf Digest 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z On baseball: “Willie Mays’ glove is where triples go to die.” Golf in Los Angeles: Part Royal and Ancient, Part Disney - Golf Digest 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z The hour-long show is peppered with references to brawny Reds slugger Ted Kluszewski, Stan Musial, Willie Mays, Duke Snider and other stars of the day and begins at 8 p.m. Twilight Time: Long-lost Rod Serling baseball comedy on deck 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z Baseball is almost like oxygen for Willie Mays. Willie Mays at 89: ‘My Thing Is Keep Talking and Keep Moving’ 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z For years, Willie Mays trailed only Aaron and Ruth on the career home run list. Brady the latest star to leave his longtime home 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z He never wanted to name the “best” player in baseball history, but he often said Willie Mays was “the most exciting” player he had seen. Seymour Siwoff, who knew the score for baseball and other sports, dies at 99 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Despite spectacular play by Birmingham’s 17-year-old Willie Mays, the Grays overwhelmed the Barons, scoring 24 runs in the final two games. Opinion | To understand the Nationals’ World Series win, we need to understand D.C.’s baseball history 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z I feel like you know Lou Gehrig or somebody you know Willie Mays. Transcript: Anthony Williams 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z “I found out with both Bush and Clinton, their childhood heroes were Willie Mays,” Shea said. Willie Mays at 89: ‘My Thing Is Keep Talking and Keep Moving’ 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z He is now six shy of tying Willie Mays, who is fifth on the all-time list. Angels start off game in 'MVP' fashion before falling to Athletics 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Perhaps we will soon see further references to “Pablo Picasso, a noted painter” and “Willie Mays, a significant baseball player.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Don’t create Obama-Biden drama where it doesn’t exist 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z The first sequel wasn’t really needed, especially when Wesley Snipes declined to reprise Willie Mays Hays. Column: ‘Field of Dreams’ and more bad baseball on film 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z With nine more homers, Pujols will reach Willie Mays on the all-time list. Albert Pujols hits another remarkable career milestone in Angels' win 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Baseball legend Willie Mays was known for some great catches. SEE IT: Baseball fan catches home run ball – while holding a baby 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z It was his 647th homer and moved him within three of Willie Mays for fifth place on the career list. Trout, Pujols power Angels to 9-2 victory over Mariners 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z As my eyes became accustomed to the disorienting angle and height, I realized that the bases were loaded with two outs, Willie Mays was coming to bat and Stan Williams pitching for the Dodgers. Essential California: How a couple worked charter school regulations to make millions 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “It was always the seventh game and we were playing the Giants and I hit three homers and Willie Mays said, ‘Man, how’d you get those kind of pitches to hit?’ ’’ he said. Mike Trout doesn’t want to become the next Ernie Banks 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Mays’ previous books include the autobiographies “Say Hey” and “Willie Mays: My Life in and out of Baseball.” Tales of a Giant: Willie Mays’ reflects in the book “24.” 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z On Friday night a fan wearing a Willie Mays jersey made a pretty remarkable catch too – while holding a baby. SEE IT: Baseball fan catches home run ball – while holding a baby 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z Fearsome and fearless in the batter’s box, Robinson hit 586 home runs - he was fourth on the career list behind only Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays when he retired and now ranks 10th. Hall of Famer, pioneering manager Frank Robinson dies at 83 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z There was Mr. McCovey, who appeared to be stealing the show from Willie Mays, a legend already. Opinion | McCovey was part of what made the Giants magic live in the west 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Willie McCovey, a Hall of Fame slugger and onetime National League Most Valuable Player who was a teammate of Willie Mays with the pennant-winning San Francisco Giants in the 1960s, died Oct. Willie McCovey, feared Hall of Fame slugger with San Francisco Giants, dies at 80 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z McCovey was overshadowed at times by his teammate Willie Mays, perhaps the greatest all-around player in baseball history. Willie McCovey, 80, Dies; Was Hall of Fame Slugger With the Giants 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Willie Mays ran with the grace and power of a bullet train, but tournament golf made him nervous. Second Act: Golf Wins Over Stars In Other Games - Golf Digest 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z “I am the Constitution,” Joe Clarke, the principal of a high school in Paterson, New Jersey, liked to say, roaming the hallways with a Willie Mays baseball bat in the nineteen-eighties. Is Education a Fundamental Right? 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The Giants retired Bonds’ No. 25 prior to the game with a ceremony that included appearances from Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Dusty Baker. MLB roundup: Rockies stun Dodgers on McMahon HR 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Willie Mays flew in from Japan, where his San Francisco Giants were playing a spring training exhibition tour. 1968: Dodgers relent as players find power to precipitate change At that 1969 game, a fan ran into center field to shake Willie Mays’s hand. Perspective | Will D.C. remember this All-Star Game 50 years later? Something tells me yes. 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Anyway, the next inning, the great Willie Mays appeared as a pinch-hitter. Benched! Foul ball made its mark on me at 1969 All-Star Game 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Mike Trout: Someday, we will speak of having seen him – as we will again Tuesday night at Nationals Park – the same way our parents did of Willie Mays and our grandparents of Babe Ruth. Perspective | As MLB All-Star Game nears, a brief respite from the game’s ills and an ode to its thrills 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Sunsets, mountain lakes and Willie Mays are right up there. For Father's Day, all we want is a good old game of catch 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Ask anyone for a list of baseball’s greatest players, and chances are you get a consensus on a few names such as Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Ted Williams and Hank Aaron. Analysis | Mike Trout should be mentioned alongside baseball’s greats: Ruth, Mays, Williams and Mantle 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z You might have been teammates with Willie Mays, but unless you know your way around an iPad, good luck getting hired. At 69, This Coach Lives on the Front Line of Baseball’s Revolution 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “I think he needs to see Willie Mays,” dad answered. Benched! Foul ball made its mark on me at 1969 All-Star Game 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z "Willie Mays doesn't do stuff like that, I'm sorry." The 10 greatest individual achievements in Angels history 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z Robinson wasn’t the only legendary black player that the Red Sox skipped over, they also failed to offer Willie Mays, one of greatest players of all time, a contract. Why a road name is stirring up the Red Sox's troubled color-line history 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z He probably wanted to spend the day eating carrot cake while narrating Willie Mays highlights to his grandkids. John Carpenter would like to dispute Rotten Tomatoes' claim that he is, in fact, dead - Golf Digest 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Kranepool’s decision to sell off his extensive collection of baseball memorabilia — including items signed by Stan Musial, Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays — comes at a tough time. The Real Mr. Met Is Selling Off His Past and Coping With the Present 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Suddenly Trout — perhaps the most talented player since Willie Mays — wouldn’t even be the best player on his team. Shohei Ohtani took the Mariners’ best chance to win now with him to Los Angeles 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z And his spectacular over-the-shoulder catch in the third quarter drew comparisons to the 5-10, 178-pound Jackson — now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — as well as baseball Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays. Sammy Watkins filled a void in Rams' offense and has drawn comparisons to DeSean Jackson 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z As if it never occurred to earlier generations of stars — Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Ted Williams and Willie Stargell — to take an upper cut? The Home Run Explosion Is Not Exactly Beyond Suspicion 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z As Robinson, Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Elston Howard helped their teams win championships in the 1950s, the Red Sox — with Ted Williams in his later prime — never finished first during that decade. Thomas Yawkey, the Red Sox Owner Who Resisted Integration 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z The team chose not to sign black players, including Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays. Red Sox owner John Henry wants to rename Yawkey Way for David Ortiz 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z In 1954 a young black man from Alabama, Willie Mays, took New York and then America by storm. The long decline – and possible revival – of the African American baseball star 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Stars and stripes: Willie Mays and Ted Williams are among the baseball stars who sacrificed part of their careers to serve in the United States military. Three up, three down: Adrian Beltre quietly headed to Cooperstown 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z He was honored on the field in an emotional ceremony alongside Tom Seaver, Mike Piazza, Yogi Berra, Willie Mays and other former players and managers before Shea Stadium closed in 2008. Pete Flynn, Mets Groundskeeper for Almost 50 Years, Dies at 79 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, some purists worry that Woods is damaging his legacy, endlessly analogizing Willie Mays falling down in center field. Why Tiger Woods' fans can take heart after his latest surgery - Golf Digest 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z Yet a more apt comparison is with Willie Mays. Letters to the Editor 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z “Like Willie Mays could play baseball, this guy could write about the working class,” Mr. Donahue said. New York Today: Is My Broker Legit? 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Mike Lupica said that “watching Jimmy write was like watching Willie Mays play baseball.” Jimmy Breslin and the Lost Voice of the People 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z Baseball even survived a 32-inning doubleheader in 1964 in which the great Willie Mays played shortstop for three innings of the second game. Soccer and Baseball Just Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Some call it the Willie Mays phenomenon, referring to the black Hall of Fame baseball player whom recruiters often held up as the standard for other black — but not white — players. What Trump’s whiter, less academic Cabinet says about race and class in America 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Coming back from that deficit against a 73-9 team seemed far-fetched even for a movie – a scenario even less likely than Jake Taylor bunting Willie Mays Hayes home from second base. After years of pain, Cleveland is four wins from being America's sports town 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But the New York Giants swept the Indians in the World Series — helped by Willie Mays’s famous catch — and the Yankees promptly resumed their dominance of the league. For One Fortunate Team, a Waiting Game Nears Its End 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z But Fenway and Yankee Stadium are thankfully different, as was Connie Mack where I grew up, being sure to get there early enough to watch Willie Mays take infield at third base. David Ortiz Is Ready to Trot Away 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z “I just got to spend five minutes with Willie Mays, so the rest of it is all gravy.” Manfred: Likely news on A's ballpark situation within year 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z "I just got to spend five minutes with Willie Mays, so the rest of it is all gravy." Manfred: Likely news on A's ballpark situation within year 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Willie Mays in the booth with Vin while “My Way” played put a lump in my throat. Letters: Parting with Vin Scully is such sweet sorrow 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The greatest player Scully ever saw was the Giants’ Willie Mays, who is 85. Vin Scully’s Last Time on the Air for the Dodgers Is Another Solo Flight 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z He finally briefly addressed his situation beginning in the fourth inning, when the classy Giants and their star Willie Mays unveiled a plaque marking their press box as the site of Scully’s last broadcast. Vin, don't go! Scully is as eloquent as ever in his farewell Dodgers broadcast 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The Giants dedicated a plaque in the visiting broadcast booth at AT&T Park to commemorate Scully’s final game, with Willie Mays visiting him for the occasion. One Season Ends and Another Begins: Baseball Playoff Matchups Are Set 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Before Saturday’s game, in the broadcast booth, Scully had enjoyed a visit from Willie Mays. It's last call for Vin Scully, and Giants could make it a historic one 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z The Giants put a statue of Willie Mays in front of their San Francisco ballpark. California Today: $2 More for a Pack of Cigarettes? 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The museum, Mr. Bush said, celebrated several of his heroes, including the musician Chuck Berry, the baseball player Willie Mays and the Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall. Obama Says African-American Museum Will Tell of ‘Suffering and Delight’ 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Back then, the team hailed his potential to be "the Willie Mays of pro football." Brissett would make Pats history as first black QB to start 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z “We would spend all the time slotting and arguing about who was better, Duke Snider or Willie Mays,” Scully said. Dodgers fans have just a few more days to enjoy Vin Scully as announcer 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z This is happening in the city where the baseball park is on Willie Mays Plaza — the stadium built by Barry Bonds’s home run streak. What Colin Kaepernick’s Protest Looks Like to a Black 49ers Fan 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z “Boy, that was a Willie Mays catch right here. Boy that was big. We wasn’t hitting much but you make a play like that to save the game.” Ben Revere’s game-saving over-the-shoulder catch brought him back to his football days 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z “That was the Willie Mays Catch,” Nationals Manager Dusty Baker said, referencing the one from the 1954 World Series. Nationals’ latest win over Giants a reminder of just how good they can be 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z But when he caught Belt’s drive — like Willie Mays, Baker said later — Belt slammed his helmet in frustration, and the crowd erupted in relieved glee. Nationals’ 1-0 win over the Giants on Sunday may be a sign of things to come 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z It also included a video message from Willie Mays, who chided Griffey for not returning Mays’ call after Griffey’s Hall of Fame induction was announced in January. Mariners retire Griffey’s No. 24 on emotional night 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Though there are still some detractors, and probably always will be, I think his stature is on the rise to somewhere approaching Willie Mays territory. How a hellish trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame turned into a heavenly experience 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Willie Mays People use the image of Mays falling down in the outfield in the 1973 World Series against Oakland as an example of a once-great athlete hanging on too long. Mets Fan? You May Be Better Represented at Cooperstown Than You Think 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z But even he slumped, and he would turn to his father - former major leaguer Bobby Bonds - and to Hall of Famer Willie Mays for advice. Bonds tries to help Stanton solve slump 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z But here’s where you should pause for a moment and consider the phrase “Willie Mays falling in the outfield.” Three balls in the water add up to Tiger Woods' own Willie Mays moment - Golf Digest 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Kobe's last seasons should make everyone forget about Willie Mays's last season or two. Kobe Bryant’s Finale a Triumph of Volume Over Value 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z I never saw Willie Mays fall down in the outfield, but I did watch the Undertaker huff and puff because he was actually winded by the botched triangle choke of a non-wrestler. Dodgers mailbag: Do the Dodgers need to trade for Sonny Gray or Jose Fernandez? 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z To prove he’s now worthy of comparisons to Willie Mays, whose record he tied by hitting homers in a season’s first four games, Story must demonstrate not just power but patience. Sadly, This Story May Not Have a Happy Ending 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Bonds said his father, Bobby, and godfather, Willie Mays, helped teach him the necessary discipline. Barry Bonds sees greatness in Bryce Harper, doesn’t yet consider him a peer 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z He finished second to Willie Mays for the National League most-valuable-player award. Fifty years ago, Dodgers' Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale engaged in a salary holdout that would help change baseball forever 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z Last spring, Rodriguez’s name was absent from items in the Yankees’ gift shops as the team prepared to fight over a $6 million marketing payment triggered by his 660th home run - matching Willie Mays’ total. A-Rod 75 home runs from matching Bonds’ career record 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Willie Mays, who pinch hit in his last at-bat and failed to even appear in the... Fairy Tale Endings for Some, Bitter Goodbyes for Others 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z "Today is a sad, sad day for me," said Hall of Famer Willie Mays, a teammate of Irvin's with the Giants. Hall of Fame baseball player Monte Irvin dies at 96 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z With more than a decade of professional experience, he also served as a mentor to a raw but immensely talented rookie center fielder named Willie Mays. Monte Irvin, Star Outfielder Who Lost His Prime to Racism, Dies at 96 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Willie Mays, who ended with 660 homers and a dozen Gold Gloves in center, was the name usually mentioned by way of comparison. With a 99.3 percent consensus, Griffey earns a deserved trip to Cooperstown 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Of the five players with more, three are in the Hall: Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays. Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Piazza elected to Hall of Fame 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z As it was with Willie Mays stumbling around the Mets outfield or Frank Sinatra still playing tour dates with a greatly diminished voice. Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant deserve to retire on their own terms 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z “Everybody remembers Willie Mays stumbling around center field at the end of his career,” an instructor told the New York Daily News. SNYDER: Jay Gruden can’t rest starters, treat game against Cowboys as exhibition 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The award was given to athletes Willie Mays and baseball hall-of-famer Yogi Berra, who was presented with the award posthumously. Barbra Streisand and Steven Spielberg awarded presidential medal of freedom 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z George Tanber of Toledo, Ohio, noted that in the second game of the 1973 World Series, Willie Mays fell down in the outfield. High School Football’s Friday Night Bloat 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Honorees from the sports are Willie Mays and the late Yogi Berra. Obama recognizes 17 with nation’s highest civilian award 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Baseball legends Willie Mays and the late Yogi Berra will be honored with the country’s highest civilian award, the presidential medal of freedom. Willie Mays and Yogi Berra to receive presidential medal of freedom 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Tittle on his knees with blood on his face, Johnny Unitas' passes fluttering to the feet of the receivers, Willie Mays stumbling in the outfield with the Mets. Letters: The reviews are in, and Lakers aren't a hit 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Noles had allowed a home run to Willie Mays Aikens in the second inning and had admonished Aikens for admiring his blast. Noah Syndergaard’s Bold Statement Adds Spice to Series 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Still, if Louis Armstrong was the Babe Ruth of jazz, then Parker was its Willie Mays. The Mets, the Royals and Charlie Parker, Linked by Autumn in New York 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z I never speculate about how many home runs Willie Mays belted in his career or how many rebounds Shaquille O’Neal pulled down. Beware the Smartphone Fact-Checkers 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Many of the recollections are serious in nature, but others are about clubhouse characters, the greatness of Willie Mays and theories on the running game. Baseball's early black players faced injustice, humiliation and now a curious grad student 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays never had an OPS higher than Harper’s current 1.141. Bryce Harper’s unique accomplishments have him square in MVP picture 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z I recall debates about Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams in their old ages — Stan Musial was always third in that exercise — and now it is probably Willie Mays. Whitey Ford, a Six-Time Champion, Can Add a Title: Greatest Living Yankee 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Correa hit his 15th homer in his 62nd game; only Willie Mays and Frank Robinson reached the mark in fewer games before turning 21. Carlos Correa helping to restore Puerto Rico’s rich baseball tradition 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z The team won three pennants in the 1940s, and its roster included baseball legends Satchel Paige and Willie Mays. Museum honoring black baseball players to open in Birmingham 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Earlier this season, as Rodriguez approached Willie Mays for fourth place on baseball’s career home run list, the Yankees refused to acknowledge it and were refusing to pay him a $6 million marketing bonus. Yankees to Honor Alex Rodriguez’s 3,000th Hit With a Ceremony in September 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z He hit his 660th home run, which tied Willie Mays on the career list, in Boston, where Rodriguez draws the most vociferous boos. On His 40th Birthday, Alex Rodriguez Blows It Out With a Swing 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z As the festivities kicked off with the roll call of current Hall of Famers in attendance, you couldn’t help but notice the prominent absences of icons such as Willie Mays and Yogi Berra. The Baseball Hall Of Fame's Class Of 2015 Shines With An Emphasis On Service And Paying It Forward 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z We know that he lets his godson in his house when he’s vulnerable, as we all saw last week when Barry Bonds posted a somewhat creepy selfie he took next to a sleeping Willie Mays. In which we explain why the Phillies are primed for success 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Sandy Koufax and Willie Mays were honored before the game as winners of a fan poll to determine baseball's four greatest living players. All-Star reliever Darren O'Day is still paying tribute to Nick Adenhart 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “It was just the atmosphere - the greatest players ever, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays.” Trout homers leading off, and AL All-Stars top NL 6-3 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z “It was just the atmosphere — the greatest players ever, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays.” American League Wins All-Star Game 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z When he tied Willie Mays with his 660th home run on May 2nd, the bonus was set to kick in. The Reconstruction Of Alex Rodriguez Continues As $3.5 Million In Home Run Money Goes To Charity 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Comparing him to players such as Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Ted Williams, Stan Musial and others who set records before the game was infected with performance-enhancing drugs is an insult to the game. Letters to the Editor 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z The two others are Aaron and Willie Mays. Alex Rodriguez Collects His 3,000th Hit 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place on the career home run list on May 1, and baseball’s labor contract sets a 45-day deadline to file a grievance. MLB, union put Alex Rodriguez grievance deadline on hold 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Rodriguez tied Willie Mays for fourth place on the career home run list on May 1, and baseball's labor contract sets a 45-day deadline to file a grievance. MLB, union put Alex Rodriguez grievance deadline on hold 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z His pursuit to be present at every three-thousandth hit started with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Watching Alex Rodriguez Hit No. 3,000 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z This season, Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays on the home run list and recently passed Bonds on the career list for runs batted in. Affirmed’s Owner and Jockey Share in a Celebration, 37 Years After Their Own 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z A-Rod is back with the Yankees this year primarily as designated hitter and recently passed Willie Mays for fourth place on baseball's all-time home run list. A-Rod cousin gets 7 months in prison in steroids case 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The Willie Mays caricature doll from 1961-62 came in a light or dark skin tone. Record Price For Bobbing Head Doll, $60k, Leaves Collectors Shaking Their Heads 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Both Hank Aaron and Willie Mays were 0 for 5 in their debut. Rangers’ Joey Gallo Makes Debut With 3 Hits and a Home Run 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Pujols is 97 home runs from catching Willie Mays for fifth on the all-time list. Albert Pujols is a big hit in Angels' loss 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Twenty five years ago Sandy was managing Salvation Army stores on Long Island when he found an old official National League baseball signed by the Giants late in the season, including the rookie, Willie Mays. The Hunt For Miracle $3 Million Home Run Baseball Helps Cure Filmmaker's Deep Depression 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Too bad we had to see and hear the names Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez mentioned together so often in the past few days. Letters: At least the fans are fighting mad over Mayweather-Pacquiao bout 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “Nobody will ever pass Willie Mays,” Rodriguez said, again showing his newfound humility. Column: After sullied week in sports, let’s all shower off 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z "Nobody will ever pass Willie Mays," Rodriguez said, again showing his newfound humility. Column: After sullied week in sports, let's all shower off 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Willie Mays lived in an apartment building directly in back of mine when he first joined the New York Giants in 1951. In Alex Rodriguez’s Big Moments, Yankees Start to Look Small 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Rodriguez’s blast to center field moved him past Hall of Famer Willie Mays for sole possession of fourth place on baseball’s all-time home run list. Alex Rodriguez hits No. 661 against Orioles 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Rodriguez hit his 661st home run to pass Willie Mays for fourth place on the career list, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Tillman gives up A-Rod’s 661st homer in Orioles’ loss 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z A-Rod passed Willie Mays for fourth on the career home run list Thursday night, helping the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3. A-Rod hits HR No. 661 to pass Mays for 4th, Yankees top O's 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Rodriguez passed Willie Mays on Thursday — the day after Mays’s 84th birthday — and the Yankees acknowledged the achievement briefly with a message on the video board. Rodriguez Passes Mays but Still Does Not Collect 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The Giants tried to get in touch with Hall of Famer Willie Mays on his 84th birthday and showed highlights between innings of the Say Hey Kid on the big screen. Ian Kennedy shuts down Giants as Padres avoid road sweep 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Rodriguez, who tied Willie Mays with his 660th home run Friday, went 0 for 4 and grounded into a double play. Bullpen struggles as Yankees lose 3-1 to Blue Jays 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z “There’s absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays,” Rodriguez said, basking in the attention he commands wherever he goes. Alex Rodriguez Speaks of His Regrets (a Few) and Willie Mays (the Greatest Ever) 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Considering Rodriguez’s history at Fenway, would it be any surprise if the baseball fates chose it as the site for his 660th home run to tie Willie Mays for fourth on the career list? Alex Rodriguez Returns to Fenway: Cue the Dramatic Music 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z At the time of this writing he is one home run away from tying Willie Mays’ career home run mark of 660. Alex Rodriguez, Willie Mays And Adderall At Work 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The discussion was focused on the $6 million bonus Alex Rodriguez is supposed to collect when he hits his next home run to tie Willie Mays for fourth on the all-time list. Alex Rodriguez, Yankees Should Donate His $6 Million Bonus To Nepal Earthquake Victims 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Rodriguez went hitless in three at-bats Monday, failing to tie Willie Mays for fourth place on the career homer list at 660. McCann homers, not A-Rod, to lead Yankees over Rays 4-1 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “Willie Mays, he’s the greatest baseball player of all time.” Alex Rodriguez Speaks of His Regrets (a Few) and Willie Mays (the Greatest Ever) 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z The Yankees' threat not to pay Rodriguez his milestone bonuses — starting with the $6 million he is due with two more home runs, to tie Willie Mays at 660 — is comical. A-Rod still hitting homers, even if Yankees don't want to pay for them 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z A player — in this case, Willie Mays, 42, in the final act of his career — hit his 660th career home run. On the Night Willie Mays Hit No. 660, It Was Just Another Number 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z And the Mets—for as long as Willie Mays is alive, they’ll bear the scar left when the Dodgers and Giants absconded from New York City to California, in the fifties. Watching N.Y.C.F.C. at Yankee Stadium 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z This season, he will pass the great Willie Mays on the career home run list. In the Yankees’ Reality Show, It’s Alex Rodriguez, Flaws and All 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z Thursday’s home run was the 655th of Rodriguez’s career and left him just five away from tying Willie Mays for fourth on the career list. For Alex Rodriguez, a Milestone Looms, and Perhaps a Dispute 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z I lugged a small duffel bag filled with 1960s baseball magazines I had bought off eBay for research and the Life magazines featuring Roy Campanella and Willie Mays that belonged to a friend’s late father. Boom And Bust At A Big Baseball Card And Autograph Show 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z If Mr. Svrluga’s point is Rodriguez shouldn’t be paid more than Willie Mays, four years of the major league minimum salary would pay more than Willie Mays. Could The Media Be Any More Of A Jerk About A-Rod? 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z He then meets with students and police officers and tours the Willie Mays Boys & Girls Club in San Francisco. Attorney general makes his case for himself 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z “He always kidded around that they traded Willie Mays for him, instead of vice versa,” Paul Eggermann said. Charlie Williams, a Met Traded for Mays, Dies at 67 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Unfortunately for him, Willie Mays opened the game with a triple, and a few batters later, Ernie Banks, who died on Friday, clubbed a two-run homer. Bill Monbouquette, Red Sox Pitcher, Dies at 78 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z But I knew black players were terrific: Banks, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, all the rest. A Star Who Found Joy in Baseball and Reflected It Every Day 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z I could have found something that appealed deeply to me in Johnny Unitas, Arnold Palmer or Willie Mays. Ernie Banks, “Mr. Cub,” willed himself to be happy 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z After years of patiently waiting I bought a glove model that was an exact duplicate of the one Willie Mays used. A Beginner's Guide To Buying On eBay 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z Charlie Williams, a pitcher best known as the trade bait the Mets used to land Willie Mays in the twilight of his career, died on Tuesday in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was 67. Charlie Williams, a Met Traded for Mays, Dies at 67 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Willie Mays still could deliver a handsome home run, but the mind’s eye more clearly recalls that aging star stumbling about, lost in the windy center field shadows at Shea Stadium. As Passes Miss the Mark, Peyton Manning’s Future Begins to Waver 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z In the bucket will be a video of Willie Mays' last season with the New York Mets, confirming for people in the future that athletes never, ever learned when to retire at the proper time. This time capsule would contain some dandies from the 2014 sports year 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z “Willie Mays, of course had a great impact,” he told the Society for American Baseball Research. Sy Berger, Topps baseball card designer, dies at 91 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Upon learning of his death, Berger-Bienstock said, longtime friend Willie Mays, who played 21 seasons for the New York and San Francisco Giants, emailed her mother Sunday. Baseball card pioneer dies at 91 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z I remember vividly watching the 1954 World Series with my father on a small B/W TV; Willie Mays and Dusty Rhodes. Sy Berger, Who Turned Boyhood Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Given that the all-time WAR leaders are Babe Ruth, Cy Young, Willie Mays, Walter Johnson, and Ty Cobb, it’s hard to argue with the measurement very much. The 20 Biggest Hall Of Fame Snubs In Baseball History 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z The mystique of legends such as Mantle, Clemente, Willie Mays, Ted Williams, and Hank Aaron only grows with time. 5 Steps To Grading Baseball And Other Sports Cards For Profit 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “Willie Mays was a rookie at that time, and he made probably the most fabulous play I’ve ever seen,” Neff said. Michigan baseball fan hits it out of the park 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Willie Mays took the field one more time Friday. San Francisco Giants open to bigger relationship with Barry Bonds 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z That brought up Willie Mays with two outs and the series on the line. Ecstasy and agony – Royals and Giants World Series' from the past 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z NOTES: Fangio addressed the media Thursday wearing a San Francisco Giants cap autographed by Willie Mays. Fangio recalls early days with Manning 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z One of those hits was the home run by Moustakas, who tied Willie Mays Aikens for most home runs by a Royals player in one postseason. Royals Edge Orioles in Game 2 of A.L.C.S. 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Along the way, he’s seen a lot of great baseball - and a lot of baseball greats, like Joe DiMaggio and Willie Mays. Michigan baseball fan hits it out of the park 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z This much I know: When New Yorkers wanted to see Willie Mays and Duke Snider in 1958, they had to get on an airplane. Staying on the Island, but Moving a World Away 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Mantle’s No. 7 and Willie Mays’s No. 24 were arguably as impactful to their generations and beyond as Babe Ruth’s No. 3 was for his now-ancient time. The Impact of Derek Jeter’s Numbers, Especially the One on His Back 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Willie Mays' autograph in some incarnations looked like "Tommy Hoop," leaving some people to wonder if he wasn't a frustrated basketball player. For major league ballplayers, signature moments are part of the game 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z O’Reilly reminisced. “Wasn’t that a fabulous, fabulous music industry, uplifting? You remember Jackie Robinson and Willie Mays. Weren’t they fabulous athletes — I idolized Willie Mays….” 6 worst right-wing moments of the week — Bill O’Reilly reminds black people that he knows what’s best for them 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The NL scored the tying and winning runs in the bottom of the eighth when Hank Aaron singled in a run and scored on a triple by Willie Mays. This Date In Baseball 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z His grievance revolved around Hartland baseball statues from the early 1960s, showing Willie Mays, Stan Musial, and other stars in lifelike batting and fielding poses. Part 6: How To Hit A Homerun Selling On eBay 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Sure, nobody wanted to see Willie Mays in a Mets cap or Johnny Unitas in a Chargers helmet or Michael Jordan in a Wizards jersey. Norman Chad: Cheer Michael Phelps’s comeback. His quitting swimming was like a bird quitting flying Opened in 1895, the first public golf tournament in the country was held there, and the Edwardian locker room was once a postgame hangout for Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Jackie Robinson and the Three Stooges. After 7-Year Makeover, Bronx Links of Legend Try to Reclaim the Past 2014-04-28T03:45:58Z Willie Mays legged out 13 triples to go with his 51 home runs in 1955 for the New York Giants. The Power Grid 2014-04-03T22:11:25Z Giants outfielder Willie Mays — nicknamed the Say Hey Kid — is nowhere near it and has to run toward the wall, but he makes a impossible over-the-shoulder catch. Baseball’s greatest songs: 27 perfect songs, from Springsteen, Dylan and more 2014-03-29T15:00:00Z Although he didn’t have the numbers or the titles, Willie Mays was the king ... because he is. Peyton Manning has chance at history with Super Bowl win 2014-01-27T03:21:22Z Based on range factor — defined as putouts plus assists per nine innings — Blair was over the course of his career superior as a center fielder to both Willie Mays and Ken Griffey Jr. Paul Blair, Center Fielder for Champions, Dies at 69 2013-12-28T02:33:14Z Am I required to be equal in terms of athletic ability as Willie Mays? Inequality in America: Gini in the bottle 2013-11-26T15:26:28Z Rodriguez is now within nine homers of catching Willie Mays for fourth on the career list. Yankees 7, Blue Jays 1: Cano Is Hit, but Soriano and Pettitte Strike Back in Yanks’ Victory 2013-08-28T04:06:11Z Mentions of Willie Mays or Ted Williams are often accompanied by the caveat that they lost time to war. Keeping Score: Edgy Is the Crown of the Hit Kings 2013-08-10T18:30:58Z Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky, Willie Mays and Peyton Manning belong on sports’ Mount Rushmore ... because they are the four kings. Peyton Manning has chance at history with Super Bowl win 2014-01-27T03:21:22Z Even Willie Mays — “the godfather of center fielders,” Griffey said — talked openly about attending The Kid’s inevitable Hall of Fame induction in a few years. Mariners fans can make it an unforgettable night for Griffey Jr. 2013-08-10T04:41:26Z Now, with 13 more home runs needed entering Tuesday’s game, Rodriguez could reach one of baseball’s most famous numbers, 660, the career home run total of Willie Mays. Keeping Score: Chasing Milestones and Money 2013-08-07T00:03:50Z Willie Mays was there, at the president’s request, and the Giants’ star catcher, Buster Posey, was finally able to attend after missing the ceremony two years ago as he recovered from a devastating home-plate collision. On Baseball: Giants Revisit Glory Days Grown Distant 2013-07-31T01:59:34Z That doesn’t even count the introduction of the All-Century team, all living members of 500-homer club, Willie Mays in San Francisco and Stan Musial in St. Louis, and other thrilling moments apart from the game. MLB’s All-Star Game still resonates, but importance sends mixed message to fans 2013-07-14T00:57:43Z “If you think of Willie Mays playing outfield for the New York Mets — I didn’t want us to wind up like that.” At Maxwell’s, a Proving Ground for Indie Music Acts, Awe at a 35-Year Run 2013-06-07T00:47:03Z He owes his scouting gig in part to having watched Willie Mays and Hank Aaron while growing up. Roots in the Game Grow Strong in Georgia 2013-06-03T01:43:35Z The Giants couldn't keep their winning streak going on a night Hall of Famer Willie Mays was treated to the singing of "Happy Birthday" in the middle of the fourth. Phillies Cliff Lee dominates Giants once again 2013-05-07T05:05:09Z When the star outfielder first called her for a date and assured her he was Willie Mays, she responded skeptically, "Yes, and I am Martha Washington." Mets' Harvey outduels Strasburg | Baseball Notebook 2013-04-20T04:23:04Z Davis became the fourth player in major league history to homer in his first four games of the season, joining Willie Mays, Mark McGwire and Nelson Cruz. Davis' slam, 5 RBIs carry Orioles over Twins 9-5 2013-04-05T22:59:12Z I don't want to give it away, but Cody Ross described the slide as "one of the best slides I've seen in my entire career....He slid a little early, Willie Mays Hayes-ish." 10 interesting* facts about Kelly Shoppach (*You'll be the judge of that) 2013-01-30T09:00:22Z There, the Preservation people got to shake hands with Willie Mays. Sports of The Times: Giants Left Their Hearts at Coogan’s Bluff 2013-01-13T22:20:09Z After all, 23 lunkheads left Willie Mays off their ballot. On Baseball: Baseball Hall of Fame Voting Unfairly Tainted by Steroids 2013-01-07T03:30:05Z New York Yankees captain, shortstop and minor deity Derek Jeter passes Willie Mays for 10th on the all-time hits list and we will never, ever hear the end of it. MLB: A review of the 2012 season 2012-11-07T14:00:00Z Willie Mays was hired to be a mascot, Mr. Met, and found himself stumbling on the bases in the 1973 World Series. Sports of The Times: Yankees’ Old Ways Catch Up With Them 2012-10-19T23:47:20Z He has been more like Willie Mays, playing every facet of the game with flash, dash, power, abandon and a ferocious desire to dominate his foes. Bryce Harper has come of age when it has mattered most to the Washington Nationals 2012-10-03T00:33:13Z Players like Willie Mays lived nearby and played stickball with kids in the streets. Decades later, Brooklyn has its own pro team again 2012-09-21T06:32:10Z Jeter had an infield single in the fifth to pass Willie Mays for 10th on the hits list with 3,284. Price, Rays beat Yankees, stay close in AL East 2012-09-15T02:56:09Z Jeter shook off an injury to tie Willie Mays for 10th place on the career hits list, backing Phil Hughes and helping the Yankees maintain a share of the AL East lead. Jeter ties Mays as Yankees beat Red Sox 2-0 2012-09-14T04:25:11Z His hero was a player who made his name on the other side of the Bay, former Giants great Willie Mays. Washington freshman Travis Feeney proving to be a good fit at linebacker 2012-09-06T02:49:04Z But next up is Willie Mays, who is 10th, with 3,283. White Sox 7, Yankees 3: Kevin Youkilis Continues to Hurt Yankees, as Ivan Nova Struggles 2012-08-22T04:04:42Z He joined Willie Mays as the only players with 3,000 hits, 250 homers, 300 steals and 1,200 runs batted in. Yankees again make Red Sox pitcher pay | Baseball Notebook 2012-08-18T04:32:03Z Willie Mays was picked for 24 All-Star games and played nine innings in many. Schmidt: All-Star problems, but no easy solutions 2012-07-10T20:20:12Z However, I doubt the Tiger Woods of the golf world would seek putting advice from the Willie Mays of the baseball community. 3 Live-Changing Pieces of Advice 2012-06-22T15:39:00Z With 1,922 runs batted in he is two away from Jimmie Foxx for sixth, and he needs 21 home runs to catch Willie Mays for fourth on the most cherished list of all. Bats: Alex Rodriguez's Grand Slam Record Is Worth Savoring 2012-06-14T00:55:08Z The home run was the 639th of his career, moving him 21 short of Willie Mays for fourth on the career list. Yankees 6, Braves 4: Rodriguez Matches Gehrig With 23 Grand Slams in Yanks’ Win Over Braves 2012-06-13T02:52:15Z Willie Mays drove in the other five runs with two homers. This Date In Baseball 2012-06-02T04:02:10Z If he gets to 49, he would match Hall of Famer Willie Mays for second most. Zito pitches Giants past Diamondbacks 4-2 2012-05-29T00:07:09Z McCutchen is one of the best young hitters in baseball, but against the Nationals he is transformed into nothing short of Willie Mays. Nationals fall short against Pirates; get ready for Orioles 2012-05-18T02:41:24Z For 14 years, Willie Mays Aikens had longed for this weekend to arrive. Bats: Former Royal Aikens Tells His Story 2012-05-05T17:06:12Z Rodriguez needs 29 homers to catch Willie Mays for fourth place. A-Rod's 631st homer helps Yankees spoil Fenway fun 2012-04-21T04:30:06Z Willie Mays and the Giants returned to the Polo Grounds, the Mets’ first home, in June 1962, five years after moving to California with the Dodgers. Sports of The Times: For Mets, a Golden Anniversary (Alchemists Needed) 2012-03-31T18:31:57Z And Willie Mays once made a nice grab in center field to help the Giants beat the Indians in the postseason. A Wakefield Washington-Lee halfcourt game winner 2012-02-22T13:49:18Z Since 1957, when the Dodgers and the Giants went west, New York had felt baseball-deprived, none more so perhaps than Mrs. Payson, who had owned a piece of the Giants and pined for Willie Mays. Essay: Remembering the Mets? First Spring in 1962 2012-02-20T01:29:51Z And he almost surely would not have released his memoir, “Willie Mays Aikens: Safe at Home,” written by Gregory Jordan and published this spring by Triumph Books. Bats: Former Royal Aikens Tells His Story 2012-05-05T17:06:12Z They inspired his one sports poem, “Baseball Canto,” about watching Willie Mays and Juan Marichal and their teammates play in San Francisco. Lawrence Ferlinghetti Revives His Love of the 49ers at 92 2012-01-21T02:21:20Z Knox made an over-the-shoulder catch that looked like the football version of Willie Mays in the Polo Grounds. Bears analysis: Turnover toll on special teams 2012-01-20T14:54:00Z Tunnell played offense and defense, scored three touchdowns in a win over Indiana and delighted crowds with the distinctive way he caught kicks — at his belt, à la Willie Mays in the outfield. Emlen Tunnell: The Giants? Greatest Packer 2012-01-14T17:45:54Z Many top stars have changed teams in their careers, from Babe Ruth to Willie Mays to Barry Bonds. Angels lure Pujols with $254M contract 2011-12-09T04:05:03Z The hundreds of home runs that Willie Mays hit for the Giants before 1962 were not part of the calculations; the hundreds he hit after the start of the 1962 season were. Bats: Keeping Score: Bad Day for Mets, Good Day for Kranepool 2011-12-05T15:50:08Z With two outs — one of which was a strikeout by Felipe Alou — he was chased to third on a double by Willie Mays. Matty Alou, Batting Champion for Pirates, Dies at 72 2011-11-04T03:26:43Z Look at it this way: Willie Mays never hit for the cycle, but B.J. Conservationists decry flouting of one-square rule | Sideline Chatter 2011-11-04T01:09:09Z Forty years before losing to the Angels, the Giants lost 1-0 in Game 7 to the Yankees when Bobby Richardson gloved Willie McCovey's line drive to end the game with Willie Mays stranded at second. Series heads to Game 7 for 1st time since 2002 2011-10-28T05:02:11Z After two more hits, Willie Mays Eyre comes in to face Bautista again. Blue Jays and Orioles Compete Far From the Pennant Races 2011-09-13T19:58:32Z He remains tied with Willie Mays for the major league record in that category. Pineiro, Angels beat Twins 4-1 2011-09-04T22:12:08Z Torre, a former catcher, recalled how he would slow the pace to try to rattle Willie Mays. Tv Sports: When Hardball Becomes a Slow-Pitch Game 2011-08-10T00:54:16Z Much more common are superheroes who decline noticeably at the end like Mike Schmidt and Willie Mays. What sports readers are saying 2011-07-16T21:53:03Z Older baseball fans remember Willie Mays’s sad last years with Mets, when he was past 40 and couldn’t play anymore, and may assume that he hung on far too long. Magazine Preview: For Derek Jeter, on His 37th Birthday 2011-06-23T13:59:31Z The newest manager in baseball is older than Willie Mays. On Baseball: Still Chewing on Cigars and Champing at the Bit 2011-06-21T00:32:28Z He has made all the money he will ever need, and produced a combined on-base and slugging percentage higher than that of Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. A Leaner, Fitter Berkman Regains His Form 2011-06-04T17:36:11Z Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays was in the clubhouse before the game. Giants beat Athletics 5-4 in 11 to finish sweep 2011-05-23T00:20:09Z James L. Hirsch, in his biography of Willie Mays, cited a quotation from an unnamed pitcher who expressed his ambivalent feelings about the fading Mays, who by then was with the Mets. Sports of The Times: The Talented Player and the Ticking Clock 2011-05-09T14:30:29Z Marichal and Spahn pitched scoreless inning after scoreless inning until the 16th, when Willie Mays homered to win it for the Giants. Bats: 30 Seconds With Juan Marichal 2011-05-07T20:17:17Z Today is Willie Mays' 80th birthday, which makes those of us who were fortunate to watch him play feel very old, indeed. Mariners' minor-league report, Willie Mays, funny video of blogger (voluntarily) getting hit by 92-mph pitch, and other notes 2011-05-06T22:59:06Z Born to play ball, by Willie Mays, as told to Charles Einstein. The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter 2011-05-05T02:00:18.267Z His father was Bobby Bonds; his godfather is Willie Mays. Sports of The Times: Again, a Star Is Prosecuted for His Unlikability 2011-04-09T17:08:40Z That gave Cruz homers in each of his team's first four games, making him the third player to do that along with Willie Mays and Mark McGwire. Bedard back on the mound, but Rangers beat Mariners 6-4 2011-04-05T03:27:07Z Murphy, who has worked for the Giants for 54 years, said the cap size of several other Giants players, including Willie Mays and Willie McCovey, also increased, but only after they retired and gained weight. Former Girlfriend Details Changes in Bonds 2011-03-29T00:36:01Z The introduction came over the loudspeaker, "Please welcome Larry Stone of the San Francisco Examiner, and Hall of Famer Willie Mays!" Mariners' minor-league report, Willie Mays, funny video of blogger (voluntarily) getting hit by 92-mph pitch, and other notes 2011-05-06T22:59:06Z Willie Mays: My life in and out of baseball, as told to Charles Einstein. The Negro in the United States; a selected bibliography. Compiled by Dorothy B. Porter 2011-05-05T02:00:18.267Z As I got older, I had to admit that Willie Mays was a better all-around player. In-Box: Letters to the Editor 2011-03-05T19:00:22Z "Duke was a fine man, a terrific hitter and a great friend, even though he was a Dodger," Giants Hall of Famer Willie Mays said, remembering his crosstown rival. Hall of Fame center fielder Duke Snider dies at 84 2011-02-28T12:14:15Z There is Willie Mays making his incredible over-the-head catch in deep center at the Polo Grounds in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series between the Giants and the Cleveland Indians. Andy Jurinko, Painter Whose Art Memorialized Ballparks, Dies at 71 2011-02-26T20:03:20Z But from 1955 through '60, Banks was as much of a slugger as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays while playing a steady shortstop. 'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks turns 80: 'My life is like a miracle' 2011-01-31T01:02:00Z As a bonus, the legendary Willie Mays was in the audience, sitting with the Giants' contingent. Big weekend for Felix Hernandez in New York 2011-01-24T19:56:06Z If Harlem was the spiritual capital of black America, Willie Mays was its center fielder. Sports of The Times: Mays, at Home in Harlem, Connects With Its Children 2011-01-22T02:54:07Z There is no footage of Willie Mays and friends hoisting the commissioner’s trophy in triumph. Bats: Fifty-Six Years Later, Giants Bringing Trophy To New York 2011-01-13T23:48:06Z Fans also blocked traffic near the Giants' ballpark as they made their way toward Willie Mays Plaza, where a statue of the legendary outfielder stands prominently outside the stadium's gates. San Francisco appoints first Asian-American mayor 2011-01-12T00:47:00Z And Willie Mays was probably as good as Banks.'' 'Mr. Cub' Ernie Banks turns 80: 'My life is like a miracle' 2011-01-31T01:02:00Z His numbers are impressive: He is joined by Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray as the lone players in history with more than 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. Alomar, Blyleven hope they get next Hall call 2011-01-05T01:31:05Z In that instant, the legend of Willie Mays became tangible for the schoolchildren. Sports of The Times: Mays, at Home in Harlem, Connects With Its Children 2011-01-22T02:54:07Z Only three others — Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Eddie Murray — surpassed 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, and each was elected to the Hall the first time he was on the ballot. Palmeiro?s Hall of Fame Hopes Are Not Likely to Pass the Test 2011-01-02T00:54:01Z The Giants finally won their first World Series since leaving New York for San Francisco in 1958 and their first over all since Willie Mays’s catch in 1954 at the Polo Grounds. Sports of The Times: A Year of Milestones and Millstones 2010-12-25T18:15:12Z In 1963, I did a documentary on Willie Mays, the world's best baseball player and one on Charlie Brown, the world's worst. Interview with 'Charlie Brown Christmas' Producer Lee Mendelson 2010-12-25T11:05:00Z The Red Sox were the last major league team to integrate their roster, famously refusing the chance to acquire Willie Mays in 1949. Once Chilly With Sports Stars, Boston Warms Up to Shaq 2010-12-23T19:45:25Z In Game 1 of that series, when Willie Mays made his famous catch, the Giants fell behind, 2-0, and evened it up in the third before winning in the bottom of the 10th. Giants 11, Rangers 7: Charmed Giants Take a Big First Step 2010-10-28T04:58:00Z Willie Mays was set to throw out the first ball, but was ill and missed the game. Giants rough up Lee, Rangers in Game 1 rout 2010-10-28T04:11:00Z “They all want to hear stories about Willie Mays and the other guys,” Mr. McCabe said. TV Blackout Is No Big Obstacle to Loyal Giants Fans 2010-10-27T01:59:00Z Almost every new stadium has them and some, like the one of Willie Mays in San Francisco, are truly spectacular. The Boss still lives in oversized monument 2010-09-22T23:06:00Z NOTES: Helton's double leading off the fourth was the 523rd of his career, tying him with Willie Mays for 37th all-time. Helton, Rockies knock Braves down to size 2010-08-24T05:00:00Z It is still possible to roam where Willie Mays roamed as a teenage center fielder because some local baseball fans organized in 1992 to become the Friends of Rickwood. Rickwood Field, the Old Ballpark in Birmingham, Is Turning 100 2010-08-16T19:56:00Z By comparison, Willie Mays hit 37 at age 35 and never again topped 28. News Analysis: Rodriguez?s Chase Offers Chance to Re-examine Aaron 2010-08-05T15:36:00Z Willie Mays previously had the longest drought, going 21 at-bats before hitting his 600th. Gaston Has Seen No. 600, Twice 2010-08-05T01:39:00Z It took the previous leader, Willie Mays, 21 at-bats in 1969. Yankees 8, Indians 0: Yankees Win While Waiting for Rodriguez to Hit 600th 2010-07-29T04:48:00Z But minutes later, Wright was the one who was somewhat speechless, honored to be in the presence of one of the greatest players in baseball history, Willie Mays. Bond Forms Between Willie Mays and David Wright 2010-07-22T01:09:00Z The classic picture of Willie Mays making his over-the-shoulder catch in the 1954 World Series looks somewhat grainy in most book and magazine reproductions. ?The Official Major League Baseball Opus? Has It All, Almost 2010-07-10T04:01:00Z The Giants moved to San Francisco for the 1958 season, and though Fogerty watched Willie Mays, by then he had been smitten with a different set of center fielders. John Fogerty Tells the Story Behind "Centerfield" 2010-05-24T23:07:00Z The last time that Tad saw him was at Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium on Sept. Cheering Section: Breakfast With Willie Mays 2010-05-22T19:11:00Z The image almost instantaneously replaced Willie Mays stumbling in the outfield during the 1973 World Series as the new meme for an athlete hanging on beyond his time. For aging superstars, end is rarely welcome | Larry Stone 2010-05-16T00:24:00Z If he hits 30 homers, he'll tie Willie Mays on baseball's career list. What readers are saying 2010-04-03T23:55:00Z Which contemporary of Willie Mays and Hank Aaron exceeded them in career batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage? George Will's Annual Baseball Quiz 2010-03-26T20:46:00Z The purist doesn’t want to have to see him become another Willie Mays. Pompei: Deciding to walk away is player?s hardest choice 2010-03-11T00:13:00Z |
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