Willie Mays

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Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

Th only time I saw him was in 72 or 73 I believe? I'd have to check ticket stubs and box scores. I went to every Sunday day game at Dodger Game with my Grandfather from 71-76. Field Level, row 4 behind the dugout looking up the 3rd baseline.

I'll always remember my Grand Pa turned to me and whispered, "That's Willie Mays". Pointing him out as if I needed to know who he was for some reason. (Like he did the day they retired the big 3-Dodger's numbers and I sat next to Casey Stengel). I remember Mays dropped a fly ball in center and got picked off first base that day, LOL.

I read somewhere he only dropped 2 fly balls in his career. I have been truly blessed in this life. Good times.

That’s amazing. Reminds me of when I went to see Ripken in Camden with my family when I was a kid. We are from Rochester which was the longtime AAA affiliate of the Orioles so my brother loved Cal. He went 0-3 through the first 6 innings, all bad looking strikeouts. My dad, not a baseball fan, said they pay this guy how much?!? Well sure enough the got up in the 9th and just killed one. I still remember the crack of his bat. Sounded powerful.