RIP Willie Mays

[Snapolit1]

Just broke. Damn.

[Brian]

Just saw that, too.
RIP Say Hey Kid.....

[BioCRN]

Luis Aparicio, Sandy Koufax, Orlando Cepeda...we don't have a many of these guys left.

Juan Marichal, Billy Williams, and Jim Kaat...

[Eric72]

Rest in peace to one of the greatest ballplayers ever.

[Casey2296]

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RIP Willie.
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[Lucas00]

Say Hey 😓

[hcv123]

Just saw this too. Sad day.

[jayshum]

Wow, hard to believe. I just read a quote from him in the past few days that he wouldn't be going to the game at Rickwood Field on June 20 but that he would be appearing from home in some way so very sad and unexpected. RIP.

[icollectDCsports]

Oh, no. Great, great player. RIP

[DodgerMike22]

RIP Willie

[brunswickreeves]

May God rest his soul and he play forever in the field of dreams.

[Brian]

A legend

[jb67]

Sad day for sure. R.I.P. Willie "Say Hey" Mays. Thanks for all the great memories.

[V117collector]

Rest in peace... A true baseball legend!

[Bobbycee]

Say Hey, no way....RIP

[doug.goodman]

My mom texted me...

Here's his first career HR.

Thank you for signing another ball, which to me is "The Ball", Mr. Mays, even after I pissed you off.

[MuncieNolePAZ]

Sad day. The world lost a great one.

[JollyElm]

Another tie to my childhood self and my dad's love of baseball from his city is now gone forever.

Rest in peace for eternity, Mr. Mays.

1972williemaystraded02small.jpg

[jcmtiger]

Just heard the news..Met him at a card show in Michigan many years ago RIP Willie.

[NiceDocter]

The greatest player in my lifetime. 5 tools .

[Beercan collector]

Could do it all

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

My mom texted me...

Here's his first career HR

Thank you for signing The Ball for me Mr. Mays, even after I pissed you off.

Great scorecard! Embarrassed to say that I just learned he wore #14 at that time.

[obcbeatle]

The greatest all around player to ever grace a diamond, says me, who was lucky enough to have a Dad who took me to Candlestick Park between 1965-1971. Willie was my childhood idol (I played centerfield in little league because of Willie I can still see him making basket catches in centerfield, and rounding 1st base to stretch a single into a double. Memories I will never forget!

[lumberjack]

Here's my favorite Willie Mays story.

Don Mueller, who played next to Mays in the outfield in New York, decided he'd mess with Willie Mays....

MUELLER: "Hey, Will, this guy in the newspaper says you're the best centerfielder
in baseball."

MAYS: (who wasn't going to take any stuff, said), "Yeah, best right fielder,
too."

[Peter_Spaeth]

What a thing this magazine cover was.

https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/ba...colour-barrier

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Rest in peace to one of the greatest ballplayers ever.

I’d say THE greatest. RIP Willie.

[ullmandds]

One of the greatest RIP say hey!!

[Michael B]

Sad to hear.

I was reading the ESPN obit and looking at the graphics. They really messed up. They have him playing in more all star games than the number of years he played including BNL.

[mark evans]

Brings tears to my eyes. Simply the greatest.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by Michael B

Sad to hear.

I was reading the ESPN obit and looking at the graphics. They really messed up. They have him playing in more all star games than the number of years he played including BNL.

For a few(?) years, two MLB AS games were played per season.

[jcmtiger]

That 51 Bownan is a great looking card.

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

My mom texted me...

Here's his first career HR

Thank you for signing The Ball for me Mr. Mays, even after I pissed you off.

You have the very ball that Mays hit for his first MLB home run? And it's even signed by Willie?

[robw1959]

I predict that MLB will now soon coin a new seasonal honor for each league, naming it the "Willie Mays 5-tool player award."

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

For a few(?) years, two MLB AS games were played per season.

Thank you, I had forgotten about that. It was from 1959 to 1962.

[Exhibitman]

[Touch'EmAll]

Jeez, sad sigh. One of the absolute best of all time.

[Kidnapped18]

RIP Willie Mays
One of the All-Time Greats he definitely has a place on baseball's Mount Rushmore along with Ruth, Aaron, Cobb, Mantle and Jackie

[ValKehl]

The best looking Mays card, IMHO:

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by robw1959

You have the very ball that Mays hit for his first MLB home run? And it's even signed by Willie?

Sorry, no. Easy to read what I wrote that way though.

For me "The Ball" is this one :
https://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=185134

Best if you start at the beginning of the thread...

[Peter_Spaeth]

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[DeanH3]

RIP Mr. Mays.

[GasHouseGang]

One of the greatest in my lifetime. Rest in peace Willie.

[SyrNy1960]

A tremendous ball player and a tremendous loss to the baseball world! Rest in Peace Mr. Mays! 🥲⚾️

[BabyRuth]

RIP Willie

[rjackson44]

Rip willie loved ya

[Buythatcard]

Back in April 1969, there was a special Spring Training game at Yankee Stadium. It was between the Yankees and Giants. As a teenager, I was a big Yankee fan and wouldn't miss this for anything.
I cut out of school that day to attend the game. I brought my Super 8 movie camera along with me to film parts of the game. Here is one scene of the Say Hey Kid himself.

https://youtu.be/7E0BTt7hT_o

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

What a thing this magazine cover was.

https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/ba...colour-barrier

As soon as I learned about the backstory of this SI cover I knew I had to have one… its proudly displayed in my “card cave” and I enjoy retelling the story of the friendship of Mays and Durocher and the sad reality of the blowback SI received nearly 8 years after Jackie joined the Dodgers.

What a player - time for me to reread his biography.

[Republicaninmass]

Makes sense why so many 1952 topps Mays popped in my feed. RiP love him or hate him

[philliesfan]

Very sad day indeed. RIP Sey Hey

[riggs336]

Rip