Willie Mays was born May 6, 1931. Mays played most of his 22 year career with the Giants and spent two years with the New York Mets. Mays made his Major League debut with the New York Giants. People loved the excitement between having young stars like Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle in the same state. Mays made his first impression over Mantle in his debut season. In 121 games, Mays hit 20 home runs and 22 doubles to claim Rookie of the Year honors.
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Steal Facts: Willie Mays
Willie Mays
- Willie Mays was born May 6 of 1931
- Willie Mays first played with the New York Giants in 1951. He hit 20 home runs and was declared the Rookie of the Year.
- For 15 consecutive seasons, Willie hit 20 or more homers. In that span, he reached 40+ home runs six times.
- Mays hit 660 career home runs, drove in 1,903 RBIs, doubled 523 times, collected 3,283 hits, stole 338 bases, and scored 2,062 runs.
- Willie Mays won 12 career Gold Glove awards all from 1957 to 1968.
- Mays won two All Star Game MVP awards and two regular season MVP awards.
- Willie appeared in the postseason five times; four times with the Giants and once with the Mets.
- In Harper’s first four Major League seasons, he has appeared in three All Star Games.
- Willie Mays was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.