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Willie Mays

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Biography

Willie was one of the greatest baseball players of all-time. He played most of his career for the Giants. He won several awards over…more

Born

5/6/1931, Westerfield, Alabama

Birth Name

Willie Howard Mays Jr.

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (2)

Role
- Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns
  Himself
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 6: Ep 49 December 3, 1971
    12/3/71
Guest Star (32)

Role
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 15: Ep 23 Willie Mays
    2/10/10
- Costas Now
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 Episode 403 - With Aaron & Mays
    9/30/08
- Costas Now
  Himself/Panelist
  - S 4: Ep 17 Episode 402 - Town Hall Meeting: The State of Baseball
    7/16/08
- Woodie's World
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 The Rivals
    11/4/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 31 Willie Mays, Jordan Ladd, and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    9/9/03
- SportsCentury
  Himself
  - — Barry Bonds
    10/3/01
- SportsCentury
  Subject/Interviewee
  - — Willie Mays
    7/25/00
- Up Close Classic
  Interviewee
  - S 1: Ep 2 500 Home Run Club
    12/2/99
- Mr. Belvedere
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Field
    9/16/89
- My Two Dads
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 You Love Me, Right?
    5/7/89
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Joe Garagiola
    5/25/76
- The Way It Was
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 1954 World Series
    2/19/76
  - S 1: Ep 3 1951 Brooklyn Dodgers - New York Giants National League Playoff
    7/2/75
- Sammy & Company
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 November 15, 1975
    11/15/75
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 33 October 29, 1975
    10/29/75
  - S 1: Ep 36 December 11, 1974
    12/11/74
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 236 August 25, 1971
    8/25/71
  - S 5: Ep 77 January 11, 1971
    1/11/71
- The Joe Namath Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Willie Richardson, et al.
    12/22/69
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 222 July 15, 1969
    7/15/69
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 114 February 13, 1969
    2/13/69
  - S 15: Ep 26 Week of October 11, 1976
    10/11/76
  - S 13: Ep 39 October 24, 1974
    10/24/74
- The Hollywood Palace
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 28 Host: Milton Berle / Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
    4/15/67
  - S 2: Ep 6 Host: Buddy Ebsen
    10/31/64
- Bewitched
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 7 Twitch or Treat
    10/27/66
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 35 May 15, 1966: Willie Mays, Alan King, Kate Smith, George Kirby, The Bachelors
    5/15/66
  - S 10: Ep 49 The Del Vikings / Joe Dimaggio / Mickey Mantle / Willie Mays
    9/1/57
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 107 February 1, 1966
    2/1/66
  - S 2: Ep 80 August 27, 1965
    8/27/65
  - S 2: Ep 74 August 19, 1965
    8/19/65
  - S 13: Ep 8 September 10, 1975
    9/10/75
  - S 12: Ep 52 November 19, 1974
    11/19/74
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- The Donna Reed Show
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 20 Calling Willie Mays
    1/29/66
  - S 7: Ep 3 Play Ball
    10/1/64
  - S 6: Ep 31 My Son the Catcher
    4/16/64
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest #1
  - S 13: Ep 46 EPISODE #622
    7/15/62
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Scheduled Guest
  - S 15: Ep 38 June 3, 1962: Rudy Vallee, Paul Anka, Chita Rivera, Peter Nero, Peg Leg Bates, Bill Dana
    6/3/62
- Home Run Derby
  Himself / Participant
  - S 1: Ep 22 Hodges vs. Mays
    6/4/60
  - S 1: Ep 21 Lemon vs. Mays
    5/28/60
  - S 1: Ep 20 Killebrew vs. Mays
    5/21/60
  - S 1: Ep 19 Mays vs. Allison
    5/14/60
  - S 1: Ep 1 Mays vs. Mantle
    1/9/60
- The Jack Paar Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 25 October 3, 1958
    10/3/58
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 30 Bob Hope; Patrice Munsel; Ray Anthony; Johnny Haymer
    4/20/58
- The NBC Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 1: Ep 2 January 15, 1956
    1/15/56
- The Tonight Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 September 27, 1954
    9/27/54
- The Colgate Comedy Hour
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 45 8/15/1954
    8/15/54
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest
  - S 5: Ep 45 EPISODE #215
    7/11/54

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Trivia
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- Willie had 33 doubles in 1954, 33 doubles in 1958, 32 doubles in 1961, 32 doubles in 1963, 36 doubles in 1962 and a career high 43 doubles in 1959.
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- Willie had 195 hits in 1954, 195 hits in 1957, 190 hits in 1960, 189 hits in 1962, 187 hits in 1963 and a career high 208 hits in 1958.
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- Willie scored 123 runs in 1955, 121 runs in 1958, 125 runs in 1959, 129 runs in 1961 and a career high 130 runs in 1962.
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Quotes
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- Mays: I don't compare 'em, I just catch 'em.
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- Mays: If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer.
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- Mays: Hopefully, they can say, "There goes the best baseball player in the world." I honestly believe I did everything in baseball that a baseball player can do, and I did it with love.
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