Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was 93.
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00:00To say hey kid, the amazing and the blazing Willie May.
00:30And Willie ties into a 3-2 pitch off Ray Washburn in the 4th, drives it over the right field
00:41fence as youngsters scramble for the ball.
00:44His 535th career home run tops Jimmy Fox and gives May's sole possession of second place
00:50in total home runs hit.
00:52He also becomes the greatest right-handed home run hitter in baseball history.
00:56Willie Babe Ruth, a lefty with a career total of 714, has blasted more four-bangers than
01:01Willie.
01:02The crowd gives him a standing ovation.
01:26A wicked blast to straight center, and Willie Mays caught it.
01:41Cleveland never fully recovered.
01:42The Giants went on to win four straight.
01:43Joy was unrestrained in Derocheville.
01:44It's difficult right now to even try to explain to you how much I love baseball and how much
02:03baseball means to me.
02:05I think we had what you call a love affair.
02:14I think we had what you call a love affair.
02:15I think we had what you call a love affair.