Willie Mays
Mays in 2004, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Willie Howard Mays, Jr.
Date of Birth: May 6, 1931
Place of Birth: Westfield, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Death: June 18, 2024
Place of Death: Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: African-American
Willie Mays was an American professional baseball player. A center fielder, he played for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, and the New York/San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets of the National League (NL). He was a coach of the New York Mets. Regarded as one of the sport’s greatest players, he was Rookie of the Year for 1951, won twelve consecutive Gold Glove Awards, and was a 24-time All-Star, among many other records held, and kept. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979, his first year of eligibility. He was nicknamed “The Say Hey Kid.”
Willie was born in Westfield, a mostly black company town, the son of Annie and Cat Mays, who also played baseball, and was a railway and steel mill worker. Willie was married to Mae Louise Allen, until her death. He had a son with his former wife Marghuerite Wendell Chapman.
Willie’s maternal grandfather was named Charlie/Charley Satterwhite.
Willie’s maternal grandmother was named Sarah/Sara Miller.
Sources: http://www.aaregistry.org
Genealogy of Willie Mays (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Willie’s maternal grandparents were Charlie/Charley Satterwhite and Sarah.
@Bearboy
When I was a kid, my dad and us would go watch the dodgers play(he was also member of a weekend Softball club). Come to think of it, it was the first time I ever drunk a beer( the adults drunk all the sodas, and told us kids to grab a beer).Me personally I prefer to play it than watch it. I hadn’t watched it for a while now. I just found out I had a relative that played in the negro league(can remember his name right now, cousin were talking about him)
he isnt tagged
I had no idea this man was still alive
2nd best baseball player ever!
Who’s the first?
I always go with Babe Ruth. Of course the stats are always up for debate
Okay, but what about Johm henry lloyd, the man who Babe Ruth called the greatest player ever
You make a good point @fuzzybear44! I was being foolish at first only thinking of the history of the MLB, John Henry Lloyd could easily be #1. I didn’t know anything about Ichiro Suzuki until he joined the MLB. Even in MLB history there are also Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb and many pitchers arguably the best as well. Just curious are you a big baseball fan and if so which team do you like or root for?
@Bearboy
When I was a kid, my dad and us would go watch the dodgers play(he was also member of a weekend Softball club). Come to think of it, it was the first time I ever drunk a beer( the adults drunk all the sodas, and told us kids to grab a beer).Me personally I prefer to play it than watch it. I hadn’t watched it for a while now. I just found out I had a relative that played in the negro league(can remember his name right now, cousin were talking about him)