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| | Willie Mays Biography - ALLAuthentic Sports Memorabilia & Collectibles |
 | | In Game 1 of the series Mays made one of the greatest defensive plays of all time, a brilliant over-the-shoulder catch of a long drive by Vic Wertz, deep in centre field of the spacious Polo Grounds. |
 | | Playing in 162 games, he hit.304, and led the Giants in runs scored (130), RBI (141), doubles, triples, homers (with 49), stolen bases, on base percentage and slugging percentage as his play down the stretch enabled the Giants to catch the Dodgers. |
 | | Their home ballpark, SBC Park, is located at 24 Willie Mays Plaza with a larger-than-life statue of Mays in front of the main entrance and the right-field wall is 24-feet high, all in honor of Mays. |
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