Willie Mays
Sports Cards, Baseball, New York and San Francisco Giants era
Willie Mays began with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro American League and won National League Rookie of the Year with the Giants in 1951. He was NL MVP in 1954, when the Giants won the World Series and his over-the-shoulder catch in Game 1 became one of baseball's most famous plays, and again in 1965. He played 23 major-league seasons, ending with the New York Mets in 1973.
Athlete Details
- Position
- Outfielder
- Career
- 1948–1973 (Negro American League 1948–1950; National League 1951–1952, 1954–1973)
- Bats
- Right
- Throws
- Right
Accolades
- World Series titles
- 1 (1954)
- League MVP
- 2 (1954, 1965)
- All-Star selections
- 24
- Hall of Fame
- National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1979
- Rookie of the Year
- 1 (1951)
- Gold Gloves
- 12
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