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  2. The Catch (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. In the eighth inning , with the score tied 2–2, Cleveland Indians batter Vic Wertz hit a deep fly ball to center field that had the runners on ...

  3. 1954 World Series - Wikipedia

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    "The Catch" occurred during Game 1 of this series, when Giants center fielder Willie Mays snared a long drive by Vic Wertz near the outfield wall with his back to the infield. Utility player Dusty Rhodes had clutch hits in three of the four games, including a pinch-hit walk-off that won Game 1, barely clearing the 258-foot (79 m) right-field ...

  4. Willie Mays - Wikipedia

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    From 1955 through 1958, Mays led Willie Mays' All-Stars, a team composed of such stars as Irvin, Thompson, Aaron, Frank Robinson, Junior Gilliam, Brooks Lawrence, Sam Jones, and Joe Black. The team traveled around the southern United States the first two years, attaining crowds of about 5,000 in 1955 but drawing less than 1,000 in 1956, partly ...

  5. Willie Mays, One of the Greatest Baseball Players of All Time ...

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    Willie Mays, the iconic baseball legend whose remarkable career spanned 22 seasons, has died, the San Francisco Giants announced Tuesday. ... Mays made "The Catch" — an over-the-shoulder snag of ...

  6. Willie Mays, 1931-2024: Giants legend and baseball Hall of ...

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    New York Giants outfielder Willie Mays runs to the end of the field at the Polo Grounds in New York to complete “The Catch,” an improbable over-the-shoulder catch of a deep-fly ball hit by ...

  7. Why Willie Mays, not Babe Ruth, was baseball’s greatest player

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    “The Willie Mays catch will always be its own thing,” said Posnanski. “Name any other player with 600 home runs whose most famous play is a catch,” said Stark.

  8. Vic Wertz - Wikipedia

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    In the 1954 World Series, Wertz hit a long fly ball Willie Mays caught, known as "The Catch". It went over 400 feet (120 m) to dead center of the Polo Grounds in New York, [3] and a sportswriter said, "It would have been a home run in any other park, including Yellowstone." [4]

  9. Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the game’s most ... - AOL

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    Willie Mays, the dynamic baseball Hall of Famer who shined in all facets of the game and made a dramatic catch in the 1954 World Series, passed away Tuesday at the age of 93, the San Francisco ...