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 a famous catch on a ball hit by Cleveland's Vic Wertz in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series in New York's Polo Grounds. Mays passed away Tuesday afternoon. (AP ;photo) SAN FRANCISCO (AP ...

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FILE - 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.

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

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 ...

Willie Mays raced at top speed back toward the center-field wall in the spacious Polo Grounds and somehow managed to track down and corral a fast-traveling ball with an over-the-shoulder catch ...