Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Willie Mays's number 24 was retired by the San Francisco Giants in 1972. Willie Mays's number 24 was retired by the New York Mets in 2022. On January 23, 1979, Mays was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He garnered 409 of the 432 ballots cast (94.68%). [210]
Plaques of numbers retired by the New York Yankees in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium. Major League Baseball (MLB) and its participating clubs have retired various uniform numbers over the course of time, ensuring that those numbers are never worn again and thus will always be associated with particular players or managers of note.
Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," a home run slugger and center field star for most of his major league career, ... The Giants retired his uniform number, 24, in 1972 and the address of their home ...
Mays became one of the first Black superstars in professional sports Willie Mays, ... The Giants retired his uniform number, 24, and set their AT&T Park in San Francisco on Willie Mays Plaza ...
Willie Mays (#24) began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to his service in the Korean War. Mathewson and McGraw are honored by the Giants, but played in an era before uniform numbers became standard in baseball.
Willie Mays, the "Say Hey Kid," a home run slugger and center field star for most of his major league career, died Tuesday after a short illness. ... The Giants retired his uniform number, 24, in ...
Willie Mays (#24) began his career in New York, moving with the Giants to San Francisco in 1958; he did not play in most of 1952 and all of 1953 due to his service in the Korean War. Mathewson and McGraw are honored by the Giants, but played in an era before uniform numbers became standard in baseball.
Mays was traded to the New York Mets for the 1972-73 season, which would prove to be his last. He finished his playing career with 660 home runs, the sixth most of all time.