After languishing with the Pittsburgh Pirates from his major-league…
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San Francisco adopted Willie Mays like a stepson. He was fine…
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Willie Mays became just the fourth major leaguer to hit at…
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Willie Mays hit the 660th and final home run of his career…
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Willie Mays began the 1969 season with 587 home runs and…
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As the calendar moves through July, the major-league trading…
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That’s what Minnesota…
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In many ways, it was a typical Coors Field contest. On September…
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When one thinks of the best pitchers in the first few seasons…
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When Fenway Park opened in 1912, its seating capacity was 24,000.…
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The 1969 Chicago White Sox didn’t fare well in other teams’…
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