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  1. From 1951-57, New York City base-
  2. ball fans were treated to three of the
  3. greatest centerfielders of all time:
  4. Willie Mays of the New York Giants,
  5. Mickey Mantle of the New York
  6. Yankees, and Duke Snider of the
  7. Brooklyn Dodgers.
  8.  
  9. Fans across the city would argue daily
  10. about which of them was the best. All
  11. three hit more than 400 career home
  12. runs each and became Hall-of-
  13. Famers. In the seven seasons they
  14. roamed New York City outfields, their
  15. teams met in the World Series five
  16.  
  17.