MLB: Hall of Fame’s ... 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 Fall Classic. ...

Mike Bandler was a 16-year-old high school kid when he attended Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. Sitting along the third-base line, maybe 15 rows up, Bandler had a splendid view of Vic Wertz’s ...

I missed this last week, but my buddy Vince Grzegorek pointed me to a two-part interview of Bob Feller from the Cleveland Plain Dealer in which the living legend disses Willie Mays' amazing catch of ...

With the game tied at 2-2 heading into the eighth inning, the Indians put runners on first and second to lead things off, bringing first baseman Vic Wertz to the plate.

Willie Mays, #24 of the New York Giants, goes back to catch the batted ball by Vic Wertz, #23 of the Cleveland Indians, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series on Sept. 29, 1954 at the Polo Ground ...