Major League Baseball Legend Willie Mays Dead At 93
* Major League Baseball Legend Willie Mays Dead At 93.
Willie Mays was one of the greatest major league baseball players of all time!
Many consider this- to be the greatest catch in Major League Baseball history…
Growing up in the 50s and 60s, the best players were Mays, Mantle and Aaron.
Personally I think that Mays was the best of the three.
Jeff,
In my opinion Willie Mays was the best player to ever play the game.
Willie Mays Biography
• Born May 6, 1931
• 6th all time in HR (660)
• 2nd player to reach 600 career HR (Babe Ruth)
• One of 3 players with 600 HR, 300 stolen bases (Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez)
• 2-time NL MVP (1954, 1965)
• 24-time All-Star (T-2nd most all time, Hank Aaron)
• 12-time Gold Glove winner (T-1st by an OF, Roberto Clemente)
• 1951 NL Rookie of the Year
• Won 1954 World Series with New York Giants
• Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 (1st ballot)
• Nicknamed “The Say Hey Kid”
When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn in the 5os and 60s. as others have mentioned the top players were Mays, Mantle and Aaron.
All 3 have to be ranked among the greatest players of all time.
If I had to pick 1 out of the 3 as the best, my vote would go to Mays.