Tag Archives: Willie Mays
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This Day In Sports History (July 18th) — Willie Mays
It was on this day in 1970 that Willie Mays recorded the 3000th hit of his career. He became just the tenth member to join the 3000 hit club. While playing with the San Francisco Giants, Mays reached the 3000 hit mark with a single against Montreal Expos pitcher Mike Wegener. Mays would go 2-for-3 [...]
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11 Classy Baseball Wives of the 50s and 60s
It’s always seemed to me that baseball wives of the 1950s and 60s, in addition to being beautiful, were so classy and dignified when compared to the baseball wives of today. But I kind of figured this was probably a false perception—chalk it up to black and white still photography and the mystique of “the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (May 11th) – Willie Mays
It was on this day in 1972 that the San Francisco Giants traded 41-year-old, future Hall of Famer Willie Mays to the New York Mets. In exchange for Mays, the Giants received pitcher Charlie Williams and $50,000. Mays was well past his prime at the time of the trade. In fact, he was the oldest [...]
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This Day In Sports History (November 10th) – Wiilie Mays
It was on this day in 1965 that San Francisco Giants center fielder Willie Mays was named as the National League’s regular season Most Valuable Player. This was the second M.V.P. for Mays, who also won the award in 1954. Willie Mays had many great years in his Hall of Fame career, but 1965 may [...]
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The Ultimate Home Run Derby Of All Time
Total Pro Sports – Tonight will mark the 25 year anniversary of the MLB All-Star Game (unless you want to be stingy and exclude the 1988 event, which was canceled due to rain). The fans in St. Louis will be jacked to see hometown hero Albert Pujols taking part in his third derby, as will [...]
