“The Say Hey Kid ... 1965) Mays led the Giants to victory in the 1954 World Series, where in game one, he famously caught a ball, hit by Cleveland Indian Vic Wertz, over his shoulder. Now simply ...
Quoted in "Willie Mays" by Arnold Hano ... running after a ball and throwing somebody out trying to take that extra base. That's real fun." "When you catch a ball high, head high or higher ...
And just before he got to the wall, the ball descended over his shoulder ... And almost immediately, an excited broadcaster exclaimed, “Say Hey, Willie Mays kid!” That was nine days before ...
N EW YORK (AP) — Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has ...
Say Hey, Willie Mays. follows Mays' life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country's ever-evolving cultural backdrop, all while ...
Willie Mays, arguably the greatest baseball player of all time, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Mays had called Atherton home for the last four decades of his life. Nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid ...
Willie Mays slides safely across the plate, using speed as well as power and defense to win games ... [+] for the Giants. Nicknamed “the Say Hey Kid ... his bat would catch up to his glove.