I saw him play towards the end of his career, but I remember he was still a very good hitter and can run even then. I read some quotes from players who played against him and Felipe Alou said "he was a nightmare when he got on the bases." He also mentioned a great story that one time he finally threw Willie out trying to stretch a single into a double...but then the scoreboard showed that he was credited with a double...Alou said he threw him out...but found out later that he was actually safe on 2nd and got tagged going past the bag....he was that fast...
Condolences to his family..its always sad when your childhood idols passes on...
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