1972 against the reds he played with mccovey and Bobby bonds was a God father to Barry bonds amazing athlete rip "SEY HEY KID" Willie mays
I saw willie mays play
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Neat story as relayed to me by my coworker. Coworker is in his mid sixties. His dad played baseball at the AAA level and was about to be called up to the Mets in 1949 before he suffered a career ending injury when another player cleated his leg causing severe damage. He was replaced on the roster by none other than Willie Mays. The guy who cleated his Dad quit baseball after the incident over how devastated he was to end another players career. He said if there was such a thing as a DH back then his dad might have been able to keep playing but there was no way he had the mobility to play a position anymore.
Congratulations on your longevity. 141 years of life is quite the accomplishment. lol.
