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- On a baseball field, Willie
- Mays could do it all: He
- could hit for average, hit
- for power, run, throw, and
- play great defense. He
- has been called the most complete player
- of all time.
-
- Born in Alabama, Willie starred in high
- school in baseball, basketball, and football.
- In 1948, at the age of 17, he was playing in
- the Negro leagues (major league baseball
- did not accept black players until 1947) and
- showing off his many skills.
-
- In 1950, the New York Giants baseball
- team bought WillieΓÇÖs contract. He was
- called up from the minors in 1951.
- Although he started his major league
-