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71 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Jun \ on: RIP Willie Mays Stacker_Sports
I did not realize Willie Mays was still alive. Was he the last one from that legendary team?
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117 sats \ 3 replies \ @grayruby OP 19 Jun
He was 93 so I don’t imagine many of his former teammates from early in his career are still around. You are probably referring to the 54 Giants that won the World Series. I am not sure but I doubt many if any are still around.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Jun
No, it was just my lack of knowledge about baseball history. For some reason I thought he had been on one of those Yankees squads.
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96 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby OP 19 Jun
No. He played almost his entire career with the Giants. A couple years with the Mets at the end of his career.
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92 sats \ 0 replies \ @siggy47 19 Jun
It was a huge deal in New York when he signed with the Mets. National League New York baseball fans were still angry about the Giants and Dodgers leaving. The Mets were the National League replacement of those teams. The Mets uniforms combined Giants and Dodgers colors. The Mets cap was basically a Giants cap in blue. It was like a Willie homecoming.
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