The Say Hey Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling Willie Mays' dream of giving every child a chance, by offering underprivileged youth positive opportunities and safer communities.
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May 6, 1931
Willie Howard Mays born in Westfield, Alabama
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July 1948
Plays first game for the Birmingham Black Barons at age 17.
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1951
Major League debut with the NY Giants at age 20; named Rookie of the Year
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May 1952
Reports to the Army and does not rejoin the Giants until spring training of 1954.
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September 29, 1954
Infamous "the catch" in the Polo Grounds in the first game of the World Series
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April 1958
Plays in Giants' first game in Seals Stadium in San Francisco
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April 1960
Plays in the debut game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
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May 1972
The Giants trade Mays to the Mets; Giants retire Mays' jersey #24
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August 1973
Hits 660th home run (vs. Cincinnati Reds at Shea Stadium)
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1979
Elected to the baseball hall of fame in his first year of eligibility
