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Description
Willie Mays' career bridged eras in baseball history, from the Negro Leagues to expansion to free agency. Through it all, his all-around ability and his love of the game set him apart. His career accomplishments include 660 home runs, 2 MVPs, Rookie of the Year, and the first 30-30 season. No other player is cited by so many of his peers as the best they have ever seen.
From his childhood growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama to becoming the first black team captain in baseball, Mays' life is described in detail. Readers will learn of his early life, his career with the Giants and the Mets, his induction into the Hall of Fame, understanding why he is regarded by many today as baseball's greatest living player.
Table of Contents
Chronology
Introduction
Childhood
Learning the Game
Coming Up, 1950-1951
The Big Leagues, 1951
The Army, 1952-1953
The Championship Season, 1954
New York Life, 1955-1957
San Francisco, 1958-1960
Cheers by the Bay, 1961-1962
Captain Mays, 1963-1964
The Veteran Years, 1965-1971
Back to New York, 1972-1973
Full Circle
The Legend of Willie Mays
Appendix: Willie Mays's Career and Post-Season Statistics
Bibliography
Index
Product details
Published | 30 Oct 2005 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 224 |
ISBN | 9780313043406 |
Imprint | Greenwood |
Series | Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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For a solid biography of baseball's great, look no further than Mary Kay Linge's Willie Mays: A Biography: it covers everything from his segregated childhood in Birmingham Alabama to how he became the first black team captain in baseball, then moved up to become a world-famous player. From his army stint to his championship season, Willie Mays captures all the highlights of his career and life.
Midwest Book Review/MBR Bookwatch & California Bookwatch

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