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Mays, Willie and Shea, John. Life Stories and Lessons From the Say Hey Kid. St. Martin's Publishing Group. 2020.

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Willie Mays is born in Birmingham, Alabama.

"Born on May 6, 1931, Willie grew up in Alabama in the Jim Crow south, during the great depression" (16).

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Willie gets called up to the MLB.

"On May 24, 1951, the twenty year old Mays got the call that generations of deserving Negro Leaguers never got" (55).

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Willie Mays makes his major league debut in Philadelphia.

"On May 25, 1951, when Mays made his major league debut at Shibe Park in Philadelphia" (59)

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Willie Mays makes his debut for the Birmingham Black Barons at 17.

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Willie Mays plays in the Final Negro League world series with the Black Barons.

"in a 5-1 Birmingham victory, sending the Black Barons to the Negro League World Series against the mighty Homestead Grays) (36). They end up loosing only winning one game in the series.

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Willie Mays leaves the Black Barons.

"Mays played two more seasons for the Black Barons, 1949 and 1950" (37).

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It is announced that Willie Mays has signed with the MLB team, the San Francisco Giants a couple days earlier.

"The guy from the Giants who signed me was Eddie Montague... He came by my house, met with my father and aunt, and signed me" (50).

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Willie Mays makes pro debut for the Trenton Giants. A team in there minor league system.

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Willie Mays hits his first Major League home run/hit off of Spahn which was first of 18 against him.

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New York Giants rookie Willie Mays collects his first major league hit - Homerun - This Day In Baseball

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This Day In Baseball May 28 New York Giants rookie Willie Mays collects his first major league hit - Homerun

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Mays is sent to go fight in the U.S Military in the Korea war.

"Mays had been drafted into the Army, joining many other players who were called into duty after the United States entered the Korean War" (72).

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Willie Mays plays in his first world series game, and makes the famous/infamous basket catch.

https://www.history.com/articles/the-catch-baseball-willie-mays

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Why Is ‘The Catch’ Called Baseball’s Most Perfect Play? | HISTORY

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In 1954, the Giants’ Willie Mays made a catch that wowed the nation—and became a legendary moment in baseball history.

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The Giants with Mays sweep the Cleveland Indians winning the first world series for Mays and wins his first MVP.

"The Giants, who swept Cleveland in the 1954 World Series. Not only was Mays the Batting Champion and National League MVP" (75).

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Willie Faces off with Micky Mantle In the Home Run Derby

"Mays and Mantle Converged in late 1959 for a memorable made-for-TV event, the original Home Run Derby, the precursor to the melodramatic extravaganza that's now part of All-Star festivities" " (101).

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Willie Mays has his career best game hitting 4 home runs, being the 9th player to accomplish this feat. Also being severely sickened during this game.

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April 30, 1961: The Say Hey Kid’s four-homer game – Society for American Baseball Research

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The 1961 major-league season was barely three weeks old the day 29-year-old Willie Mays produced perhaps the greatest offensive performance of his legendary career. Led by Mays, the San Francisco Giants came to Milwaukee for a three-game series with the hometown Braves. Just a year away from the World Series, the Giants were a team on the rise. Besides Mays they boasted future Hall of Fame batters Orlando Cepeda and Willie McCovey, as well as pitcher Juan Marichal, also destined for enshrinement at Cooperstown. For their part, the Braves featured their own future Hall of Famers, Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, and Warren Spahn. In this, the two teams’ first series of the season, the stars of both squads were about to put on an awesome display.

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Willie Mays breaks the National League home run Record with 512 at Candlestick Park.

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Mays hits his 512th career HR to break Ott’s NL record | Baseball Hall of Fame

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Willie Mays collects his 3,000 hit.

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Willie Mays gets married.

"In 1971, Willie Mays married Mae Louise Allen. His beloved wife of 41 years was a pioneering social worker for the city of San Francisco" (21).

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Willie Was traded back to the New York Mets near the end of his illustrious career.

"Early in the second month of the 1972 season, with Mays in the Twilight of his career and Giants owner Horace Stoneham financially strapped, Payson, baseballs first female owner who didn't inherit a team, acquired Mays for Pitcher Charlie Williams and cash" (186).

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Willie plays his Final of 24 All-star games in his Final season.

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[1973 MLB All-Star Game] - Media Burn Archive

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This tape features a recap of the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star game held in Kansas City, Missouri at Royals Stadium. We follow both the American League and National League…

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Willie Mays plays His final MLB game in the 1973 world series game 7. They would end up loosing the game ending his career in heartbreak.

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Willie Mays inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.