Happy 80th Birthday to "The Say Hey Kid"

Willie Mays

Center fielder
Born: May 6, 1931 (age 80) Westfield, Alabama
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 1951 for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
October, 1973 for the New York Mets
Career statistics
Batting average	.302
Home runs	660
Hits	3,283
Runs batted in	1,903
Teams
New York / San Francisco Giants (1951–1952,1954–1972) New York Mets (1972–1973)
Career highlights and awards
24× All-Star selection (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957,1958, 1959, 1959², 1960, 1960², 1961, 1961², 1962,1962², 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) World Series champion (1954) 12× Gold Glove Award winner (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968) 2× NL MVP (1954, 1965) 1951 NL Rookie of the Year 2× MLB All-Star Game MVP (1963, 1968) 1971 Roberto Clemente Award Hit 4 home runs in one game on April 30, 1961 San Francisco Giants #24 retired Major League Baseball All-Century Team
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1979
Vote	94.7% (first ballot)