Remembering Willie Mays, The Legend Of The Say Hey Kid, Indians at Giants, Game 1, 1954 World Series.
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What is there to say about Willie Mays, who passed away peacefully last night? Legend. There's only one game we could choose. There's only one moment we could highlight. It's Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, Mays is in centre field, and in the top of the 8th, Vic Wertz is going to send an impossible-to-catch ball deep to the outfield of the Polo Grounds. You can find the boxscore here: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1195409290.shtml This game was played on September 29, 1954. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/classicbaseballradio/message
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