Willie H Mays was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame class of 1979 along with Warren Giles and Hack Wilson. Mays was an outfielder with 22 seasons MLB experience playing with the New York Giants (1951-1952, 1954-1957), San Francisco Giants (1958-1972) and New York Mets (1972-1973). For his MLB career he hit .302/.384/.557 with 660 HR, 1903 RBI, 2062 R, 338 SB in 2992 games.
I believe his three best seasons were 1962 when he hit .304/.384/.615 with 49 HR, 141 RBI, 130 R, 18 SB in 162 games, 1955 when he hit .319/.400/.659 with 51 HR, 127 RBI, 123 R, 24 SB in 152 games and 1961 when he hit .308/.393/.584 with 40 HR, 123 RBI, 129 R, 18 SB in 154 games.
Mays twice won the National League MVP in 1954 when he hit .345/.411/.667 with 41 HR, 110 RBI, 119 R, 8 SB in 151 games and 1965 when he hit .317/.398/.645 with 52 HR, 112 RBI, 118 R, 9 SB in 157 games. He was also second in NL MVP voting in 1958 and 1962.
He won the National League Rookie of the Year in 1951 when he hit .274/.356/.472 with 20 HR, 68 RBI, 59 R, 7 SB in 121 games.
Mays the National League in batting champ in 1954. He led the NL in triples in 1954 (13), 1955 (13) and 1957 (20). He led the NL in home runs in 1955, 1962, 1964 (47) and 1965. He led the NL in stolen bases in 1956 (40), 1957 (38), 1958 (31) and 1959 (27).
He was an All Star 24 times (1954-1973). He won 12 Gold Gloves (1957-1968). His 3283 career hits ranks 11th all time. Mays won the World Series Championship with the Giants in 1954.
Hall of Fame page
No comments:
Post a Comment