Willie Mays

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: May 6, 1931 in Westfield, AL us

High School: Fairfield Industrial HS (Fairfield, AL)

Debut: 1948 (10,376th in major league history)

AL/NL Debut: May 25, 1951 (Age 20-019d)
vs. PHI 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 9, 1973 (Age 42-126d)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1979. (Voted by BBWAA on 409/432 ballots)
View Willie Mays's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Willie Howard Mays

Nicknames: Say Hey Kid

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Hall of Fame
2x MVP
Rookie of the Year
24x All-Star
1954 World Series
12x Gold Glove
Batting Title
2x AS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

156.2

10924

3293

660

.301

2068

RBI

1909

339

OBP

.384

SLG

.557

OPS

.940

OPS+

155

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-36 / in Starts: 27-28
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	8

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 239 PAs	25
Actual Runners on Base	143 (72-50-21)
Avg. MLBer w/ 239 PAs	24
Avg. Runners on Base	148 (75-47-24)

Most Driven In
Self	6
T MartÃnez	3
F MillÃ¡n	2
D Hahn	2
B Harrelson	2
J Matlack	2
D Dyer	2
C Jones	1

Most Driven In By
Self	6
R Staub	5
C Jones	4
J Milner	3
E Kranepool	1
G Theodore	1
J Beauchamp	1
W Garrett	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2940	1	Apr 6	NYM		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.75	-0.070	1.17	-0.07%	-0.66	CF
2	2941	2	Apr 7	NYM		PHI	W,3-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	3	1.84	0.092	3.05	0.09%	-1.49	CF
3	2942	6 (3)	Apr 14	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	3	.89	0.002	1.74	0.00%	-0.18	CF
4	2943	10 (3)	Apr 19 (1)	NYM		CHC	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	3	.94	-0.096	1.69	-0.10%	-0.85	CF
5	2944	12 (1)	Apr 21	NYM		MON	W,5-0	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	3	1.15	-0.043	1.91	-0.04%	-0.75	CF
6	2945	13	Apr 22 (1)	NYM		MON	L,1-2	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.125	.045	.170	3	1.88	-0.232	3.27	-0.24%	-1.18	CF
7	2946	15 (1)	Apr 24	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.120	.043	.163	5	1.91	-0.044	2.72	-0.04%	-0.27	PH CF
8	2947	17 (1)	Apr 26	NYM	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.172	.040	.212	3	.85	0.084	1.26	0.08%	0.56	CF
9	2948	18	Apr 27	NYM	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.182	.069	.251	3	.88	-0.065	1.49	-0.07%	-0.44	CF
10	2949	19	Apr 28	NYM	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.118	.211	.147	.358	3	1.25	0.214	1.99	0.20%	0.59	CF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	2950	21 (1)	May 2	NYM		CIN	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.214	.135	.349	3	1.39	-0.073	2.49	-0.08%	-0.56	CF
12	2951	25 (3)	May 6	NYM		HOU	L,8-14	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.105	.209	.132	.341	3	1.25	-0.052	1.77	-0.04%	-0.48	CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	2952	48 (22)	Jun 5	NYM	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.095	.208	.119	.327	3	1.88	-0.115	2.04	-0.07%	-0.72	CF
14	2953	50 (1)	Jun 9	NYM		LAD	W,4-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.231	.200	.431	3	.81	0.120	.69	0.06%	0.73	CF
15	2954	51	Jun 10	NYM		LAD	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.214	.184	.398	3	1.11	-0.105	1.10	-0.06%	-0.99	CF
16	2955	52	Jun 11	NYM		SFG	L,1-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.213	.170	.383	3	1.82	-0.127	1.51	-0.06%	-0.40	CF
17	2956	53	Jun 12	NYM		SFG	W,5-4	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.231	.193	.424	1	1.06	0.117	.76	0.05%	1.04	CF
18	2957	54	Jun 13	NYM		SFG	W,3-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.217	.180	.398	1	.64	-0.067	.50	-0.03%	-0.94	CF
19	2958	55	Jun 15	NYM		SDP	W,5-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.219	.185	.404	1	1.26	-0.076	1.01	-0.04%	-0.77	CF
20	2959	56	Jun 16	NYM		SDP	W,10-2	GS-7	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.234	.235	.469	1	.78	0.003	.73	0.00%	1.34	CF
21	2960	58 (1)	Jun 18	NYM	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.232	.222	.454	1	.84	-0.050	.99	-0.04%	-0.44	CF
22	2961	61 (2)	Jun 21	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.256	.243	.499	1	1.40	0.099	1.14	0.05%	0.73	CF
23	2962	62	Jun 22	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-4	GS-9	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.139	.253	.253	.506	1	.98	0.077	.78	0.04%	0.74	CF
24	2963	63	Jun 23	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.263	.265	.528	1	1.56	0.010	1.43	0.01%	-0.05	CF
25	2964	64	Jun 24	NYM	@	PIT	W,5-2	GS-8	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.260	.253	.513	1	.81	-0.100	.70	-0.05%	-1.12	CF
26	2965	66 (1)	Jun 26	NYM		CHC	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.260	.253	.512	1	.64	-0.019	.73	-0.01%	-0.15	CF
27	2966	68 (1)	Jun 27 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.269	.274	.542	3	.34	0.001	.24	0.00%	0.22	CF
28	2967	71 (2)	Jun 30	NYM	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.268	.283	.551	1	.74	0.075	.43	0.03%	0.56	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	2968	72	Jul 1 (1)	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.259	.272	.530	1	.55	-0.056	.45	-0.03%	-0.54	CF
30	2969	73	Jul 1 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-7	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.178	.267	.290	.556	3	1.06	0.151	1.04	0.09%	1.83	CF
31	2970	76 (2)	Jul 4	NYM	@	MON	L,5-7	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.274	.324	.599	3	.50	0.055	.18	0.01%	1.11	CF
32	2971	77	Jul 5	NYM	@	MON	W,7-3	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.279	.330	.610	1	.87	0.006	.29	0.00%	-0.01	CF
33	2972	78	Jul 6	NYM		ATL	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.271	.319	.590	1	1.33	-0.130	.46	-0.03%	-0.88	CF
34	2973	79	Jul 7	NYM		ATL	L,8-9	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.325	.601	1	4.88	0.189	1.12	0.03%	1.15	CF
35	2974	80	Jul 8	NYM		ATL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.283	.331	.613	1	.98	0.019	.18	0.00%	0.27	CF
36	2975	81	Jul 9	NYM		HOU	W,2-1	9-GF(12)	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.293	.336	.629	9	3.00	0.101	.63	0.01%	0.57	PH CF
37	2976	82	Jul 10	NYM		HOU	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.203	.287	.328	.615	3	.92	-0.088	.21	-0.01%	-0.91	1B
38	2977	83	Jul 11	NYM		HOU	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.205	.286	.326	.611	3	.77	-0.083	.19	-0.01%	-1.22	1B
39	2978	86 (2)	Jul 14	NYM	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.283	.328	.611	3	.82	0.040	.21	0.01%	0.23	CF
40	2979	87	Jul 15	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.282	.348	.630	3	.64	0.093	.21	0.02%	0.73	CF
41	2980	88	Jul 16	NYM	@	ATL	L,6-8	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.292	.359	.651	3	1.26	0.125	.37	0.02%	0.59	CF
42	2981	89	Jul 17	NYM	@	ATL	W,8-7	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.296	.363	.659	1	5.89	0.656	1.44	0.10%	1.73	PH
43	2982	91 (1)	Jul 20	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.299	.360	.659	1	1.33	-0.171	.54	-0.04%	-1.82	CF
44	2983	93 (1)	Jul 22	NYM	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.292	.351	.643	1	1.13	-0.113	.57	-0.03%	-1.05	CF
45	2984	95 (1)	Jul 26 (2)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.291	.348	.639	8	3.91	-0.109	2.35	-0.04%	-0.31	PH
46	2985	98 (2)	Jul 29	NYM		MON	L,4-6	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.294	.342	.636	1	1.49	0.029	.99	0.01%	0.01	CF
47	2986	101 (2)	Jul 31	NYM		PIT	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.287	.333	.621	1	1.45	-0.140	.41	-0.02%	-0.92	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	2987	104 (2)	Aug 2	NYM		PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.292	.337	.629	3	.99	0.140	.30	0.03%	2.35	1B
49	2988	105	Aug 3	NYM		STL	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.291	.353	.644	3	1.10	0.066	.60	0.02%	1.49	1B
50	2989	112 (6)	Aug 9	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-1	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.289	.351	.640	9	2.78	-0.068	1.14	-0.02%	-0.21	PH
51	2990	114 (1)	Aug 11	NYM	@	SFG	L,7-8	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.293	.360	.654	8	2.84	0.198	1.73	0.07%	0.62	PH
52	2991	115	Aug 12	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.287	.352	.639	3	.99	-0.120	.51	-0.04%	-1.11	1B
53	2992	117 (1)	Aug 14	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.291	.352	.643	3	.50	-0.020	.20	-0.01%	0.13	1B
54	2993	119 (1)	Aug 17	NYM		CIN	L,1-2	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.291	.366	.657	3	.67	0.098	.38	0.03%	0.47	1B
55	2994	120	Aug 18	NYM		CIN	W,12-1	GS-6	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.304	.370	.674	3	.23	0.032	.10	0.01%	1.61	1B
56	2995	121	Aug 19	NYM		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.215	.300	.366	.666	3	.97	-0.011	.65	0.00%	-0.12	1B
57	2996	123 (1)	Aug 21	NYM		LAD	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.215	.300	.366	.666	5						1B
58	2997	125 (1)	Aug 23	NYM		LAD	L,4-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.304	.368	.672	3	1.41	0.122	1.05	0.06%	1.01	1B
59	2998	126	Aug 24	NYM		SFG	W,1-0	CG(10)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.303	.366	.669	1	1.83	-0.128	.97	-0.04%	-1.03	CF
60	2999	127	Aug 25	NYM		SFG	L,0-1	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.301	.364	.665	7	2.60	-0.060	1.79	-0.03%	-0.27	PH CF
61	3000	128	Aug 26	NYM		SFG	L,4-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.304	.359	.662	3	2.00	-0.137	1.06	-0.04%	-0.41	1B
62	3001	131 (2)	Aug 29	NYM		SDP	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.303	.356	.659	3	.96	0.048	.45	0.01%	0.36	1B
63	3002	132	Aug 30	NYM	@	STL	L,0-1	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.301	.355	.656	5	1.26	-0.031	1.29	-0.02%	-0.10	PH 1B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
64	3003	136 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.296	.348	.644	3	.63	-0.060	.39	-0.02%	-0.99	1B
65	3004	137	Sep 3 (2)	NYM		PHI	L,3-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.299	.348	.647	5	1.72	0.073	1.23	0.03%	0.36	PH 1B
66	3005	143 (5)	Sep 9	NYM	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.303	.344	.647	3	1.05	0.012	1.54	0.01%	-0.09	1B
							30-36		239	209	24	44	10	0	6	25	27	0	47	1	1	1	1	7	1	0	.211	.303	.344	.647		1.17	0.288	.96	-0.30%	-1.28

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