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Brother Buzz

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6. Willie's 53rd birthday

Reply to NBachers (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 3, 2021, 12:32 PM

Jul 2021

Willie Mays: The Catch" mysteriously popped up on a hillside just south of Petaluma, CA to greet the morning commuters -- May 6, 1984

Kid Ross displayed them in Wyoming when he moved there, but the cutouts ultimately made it to the east coast and were exhibited 460 feet from the plaque denoting where the Polo Grounds home plate was.

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The day Willie Mays hit a walk off home run and was essentially relegated to the footnotes [View all] Brother Buzz Jul 2021 OP

They come from a different era of baseball, when pitchers worked a lot more innings. patphil Jul 2021 #1

It's not like they were throwing softballs, either... malthaussen Jul 2021 #2

Here's the crazy one: Warren Spahn was the only Braves player to tag an extra-base hit (a double) Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #4

Five days later, Spahn shut out Houston. malthaussen Jul 2021 #5

Willie Mays circles stadium in a '56 Rocket 88 as San Francisco Giants celebrate his 90th Birthday. NBachers Jul 2021 #3

Willie's 53rd birthday Brother Buzz Jul 2021 #6