Willie Mays: A Biography
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.

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Willie Mays: A Biography
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.

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Willie Mays: A Biography

Willie Mays: A Biography

by Mary Linge
Willie Mays: A Biography

Willie Mays: A Biography

by Mary Linge

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313334016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/30/2005
Series: Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters
Pages: 224
Sales rank: 426,217
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Mary Kay Linge is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in popular reference and nonfiction. This is her first biographical work. She lives in Staten Island, New York and is a longtime baseball fan.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
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

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