Fame with 94.6 percent of the possible votes was unparalleled—but Just as he had during his playing days, Mays continued to appear on various TV shows, in films and in other forms of non-sports-related media. On August 22, 1965, Mays and Sandy Koufax acted as peacemakers during a 14-minute brawl between the Giants and Dodgers after San Francisco pitcher Juan Marichal had bloodied Dodgers catcher John Roseboro with a bat. On September 13, 1965, he hit his 500th career home run off Don Nottebart. He Mays showed flashes of brilliance school-work. By playing professionally with the Black Barons, Mays jeopardized his opportunities to play high school sports in Alabama. Milner admitted, however, that he had never seen Mays use amphetamines and Mays himself denied ever having taken any drugs during his career. already signed a number of black baseball players, and it was not long On July 2, 1963, Mays played in a game when future Hall of Fame members Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal each threw 15 scoreless innings. perhaps its best baserunner as well. When Mays' godson Barry Bonds tied him for third on the all-time home run list, Mays greeted and presented him with a diamond-studded Olympic torch (given to Mays when he carried the torch during its tour through the United States). Mays hit poorly while the Giants lost the series 4-2. "Ted [Williams] was the 'Splinter'. About. the minor leagues and was promoted to the Minneapolis Millers, a AAA Say hey, man,'" Mays said. The obstacle in the deal was that Tom Hayes, owner of the Birmingham Black Barons, wanted to keep Mays for the balance of the season. At age 10, Mays was allowed to sit on the bench of his father's League games. During the Giants' comeback in August and September 1951 to overtake the Dodgers in the 1951 pennant race, Mays' fielding and strong arm were instrumental to several important Giants victories. In recognition Mays is also mentioned in "Our Song" by singer/songwriter Joe Henry from the 2007 album Civilians. Mays's success was Willie Mays Parkway and Willie Mays Park in Orlando, Florida were named after the 1951 National League Rookie of the Year. Mays had remained popular in New York long after the Giants had left for San Francisco, and the trade was seen as a public relations coup for the Mets. offered him a way out of the steel mills, and he later admitted that In 1989, he appeared in My Two Dads, in the episode "You Love Me, Right? He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. Mays married Marghuerite Wendell Chapman (1926–2010) in 1956, and they adopted their son Michael, who was born in 1959. 1956 Willie Mays Major League Negro-American All-Stars Tour. Some Giants players referred to him, their team captain, as "Cap.". playing catch with each other, father instructing son in the basics of It was not long before Mays realized that baseball In 1956, he hit 36 homers and stole 40 bases, being only the second player, and first National League player, to join the "30–30 club". Sarah became the primary female role model in Mays' life. Mays' professional baseball career began in 1947, while he was still in high school and played briefly with the Chattanooga Choo-Choos in Tennessee during the summer. One of the most famous of these strips was originally published on February 9, 1966. Mays began his major league career with no hits in his first 12 at bats. Willie Mays Day was proclaimed by former mayor Willie Brown and reaffirmed by mayor Gavin Newsom to be every May 24 in San Francisco, paying tribute not only to his birth in the month (May 6), but also to his name (Mays) and jersey number (24). Same pitch, too." (African Americans were not allowed to play in the major leagues until Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. ", and in the episode "The Field" of Mr. Belvedere. Mays is one of five National League players to have had eight consecutive 100-RBI seasons, along with Mel Ott, Sammy Sosa, Chipper Jones, and Albert Pujols. eventually finished high school, but he did so as a professional Also in 1966, he appeared in the "Twitch or Treat" episode of Bewitched, in which Darrin Stephens asks if Mays is a warlock, and Samantha Stephens replies, "The way he hits? Mays has been mentioned or referenced in many popular songs. It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. At the same time, Mays continued to finish in the National League's top-five in a variety of offensive categories. history. He also was selected as an All-Star for the first of 19 consecutive seasons (20 total) and replaced Jackie Robinson at the left field during the 4th inning of the All-Star Game. It seemed possible that Mays might one day catch Babe Ruth as the He hit 660 home runs for the New York and San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets and was a 2-time National League MVP as well as a World Series Champion with the Giants in 1954. but he was still only a rookie, and the Giants remained thirteen and This created some problems for him with high school administrators at Fairfield, who wanted him to help the teams and ticket sales. Mays passed the Chuck Prophet wrote the song "Willie Mays is Up at Bat" for his 2012 "Temple Beautiful" album, a tribute to San Francisco. the game that would one day make him famous. Plagued by injuries that season, he managed only 13 home runs. Mays had one of his best games on April 30, 1961, hitting four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves in County Stadium. In addition to appearances in baseball documentaries and on talk shows, Mays has appeared in several sitcoms over the years, always as himself. On February 10, 2010, Mays appeared on The Daily Show, discussing his career and a new biography, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend, by James S. Hirsch.

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