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Willie Mays
Inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, 1979
Ultimate Mets Database popularity ranking: 25 of 874 players

Willie Mays
Born: May 6, 1931 at Westfield, Ala.
Throws: Right Bats: Right
Height: 5.11 Weight: 180

Willie Mays was the most popular Ultimate Mets Database daily lookup on May 18, 2003, November 27, 2003, February 3, 2004, February 12, 2004, February 6, 2007, and February 19, 2009.

Non-playing roles with Mets

Coach 1974 - 1979

First Mets game: May 14, 1972
Last Mets game: October 16, 1973

Winner of National League Rookie of the Year award, 1951. (New York Giants)
Winner of National League Most Valuable Player award, 1954. (New York Giants)
Winner of National League Most Valuable Player award, 1965. (San Francisco Giants)

Willie Mays also played for the following teams:

New York Giants 1951, 1952, 1954 - 1957; San Francisco Giants 1958 - 1972

Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the New York Mets in exchange for Charlie Williams on May 11, 1972.

Announced retirement from the New York Mets on October 24, 1973.

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Batting Record with New York Mets

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1972 69 195 27 52 9 1 8 19 43 5 43 1 1 5 3 0 87 .267 .446 .402

1973 66 209 24 44 10 0 6 25 27 0 47 1 1 0 1 1 72 .211 .344 .303

2 years 135 404 51 96 19 1 14 44 70 5 90 2 2 5 4 1 159 .238 .394 .352

League Championship Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1973 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333

1 year 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333

World Series Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1973 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286

1 year 3 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .286

All-Star Game Record

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SB CS SH SF TB Avg. Slg. OBP

1972 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

1973 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

2 years 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Games played by position
1972: Outfield 49, Center Field 48, First Base 11, Left Field 1
1973: Outfield 45, Center Field 43, First Base 17, Right Field 9, Left Field 5

Lineup Analysis
Number of games in each batting order position in games in which Willie Mays was in the starting lineup.

Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

1972 26 7 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 20 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 7 55 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1972	26	7	20	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	20	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	46	7	55	0	0	0	0	0	0