The Giants retired his uniform number, 24, and set their AT&T Park in San Francisco on Willie Mays ... New Jersey. (Kuhn's successor, Peter Ueberroth, reinstated Mays and fellow casino promoter ...

1951 — Willie Mays, a highly touted rookie for the Giants, went 0-for-5 in his debut against the ... Johnson reportedly delayed his jersey retirement until next year so that Ichiro could have his own ...

The Giants signed Negro Leagues star Monte Irvin in 1949 and then called up an exciting rookie named Willie Mays in May 1951. That season produced the most famous pennant race in history.

Oregon State shut down USC’s offensive attack in the regional final, eliminating the Trojans from the NCAA tournament.

(WIAT) — Willie Mays was just 16 years old ... Within a few weeks, Mays was drafted to the New York Giants. Mays died just days before his San Francisco Giants would take on the St. Louis ...

When the Beatles invaded our shores, ears, and cultural consciousness a few years later, dolls of the mop-headed Fab Four were in hot demand, but the likenesses of John, Paul, George and Ringo also ...

Aaron Rodgers wearing a uniform that's not the Green Bay Packers' doesn't quite feel right? It wouldn't be the first time.

Denise Long Rife says she regrets not keeping Willie Mays’s hat after putting it on ... While in San Francisco, Long Rife also met the Giants’ Willie McCovey at a photo shoot.

From here, the sight of the Giants offers sizable nostalgia: Perhaps not many Minnesotans are still around who witnessed Willie Mays batting .471 in 35 games for the Minneapolis Millers (before ...

Williams finished the season batting. 406. 1951 — Willie Mays, a highly touted rookie for the Giants, went 0-for-5 in his debut against the Philadelphia Phillies. 1982 — Ferguson Jenkins ...