Willie Mays

Birth Name:

Willie Howard Mays

Birth Place:

Westfield, Alabama, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

At the time of his retirement, he had the second most home runs of any professional baseball player at 660
Was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979
Led the National League in home runs four times over the course of his career
In 1950, the New York Giants purchased his contract
Joined the Birmingham Barons of the Negro American League when he was 16 years old
Played baseball alongside his father for the Fairfield Stars in the Birmingham Industrial League
Best known as a center fielder for the MLB's San Francisco Giants
Finished his career with the New York Mets
Served in the Army for much of the 1952 and all of the 1953 baseball seasons
In the 1954 World Series, he completed "The Catch" against the Cleveland Indians, which many consider to be the greatest defensive play in the history of the game

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