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The 1973 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1973 season. The 70th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion (and defending World Series champion) Oakland Athletics and the National League (NL) champion New York Mets .
Game 5 was the only one Mays played; he had a pinch-hit RBI single as the Mets won 7–2, clinching a trip to the 1973 World Series against the Oakland Athletics, October 13–21. [181] A shoulder injury to Rusty Staub prompted the Mets to shift Don Hahn to right field and start Mays in center at the start of the Series. [ 182 ]
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 ...
1973 (July 24) — 24th and last All-Star Game. 1973 (Aug. 17) — 660th and last home run, off Cincinnati’s Don Gullett. 1973 (Sept. 20) — Says he will retire after season. 1973 (Oct. 14) — Final hit, off Oakland’s Rollie Fingers, Game 2 of World Series. 1979 — Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility.
Willie Mays, one of the greatest baseball players who ever lived, died on Tuesday at the age of 93. He ended his storied career with the Mets.
Born on May 6, 1931, in Westfield, Ala., Mays began his professional career at 17 years old in 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons; the team made it to the Negro League World Series that season.
Baseball great Willie Mays, whose “Catch” and legacy will live on, etched in the minds of millions, died at age 93. Baseball great Willie Mays, whose “Catch” and legacy will live on ...
Willie Mays, widely regarded as the finest player in Major League Baseball history, died Tuesday afternoon, the San Francisco Giants announced. Willie Mays, baseball's Say Hey Kid, has died at 93 ...