Former Major Leaguer Vic Wertz's death dominated the front page of the The York (Pa.) Daily Record in 1983. Here, the York native holds a display of photos showing his mark on on the big leagues ...

Vic Wertz smashed his fourth hit of the game when he led off the Indians 10th inning with a double. He was taken out for a pinch-runner as the Indians again failed to score with a runner on third ...

The New York Giants' Willie Mays catches a ball hit by Cleveland's Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the World Series on Sept. 29, 1954, in New York's Polo Grounds.

New York Giants' Willie Mays makes a catch of a ball hit by Cleveland Indians' Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the 1954 baseball World Series in New York's Polo Grounds on Sept. 29, 1954.

Running headlong toward the Polo Grounds’ high centerfield wall, Willie Mays pulled in a 460-foot smash off the bat of Vic Wertz to preserve a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the 1954 ...

Willie Mays makes his famous catch against Cleveland's Vic Wertz in the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds. (NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Perspective by Kevin B. Blackistone Just two ...

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Willie Mays of the New York Giants made a running, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Vic Wertz of Cleveland in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series on Sept. 29, 1954.

But there was little simple about it. The Say Hey Kid’s superb grab of a drive hit by Cleveland’s Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series against the favored Indians will always be one of ...