Willie Mays (Willie Howard Mays) was born on May 6, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on May 25, 1951 for the New York Giants. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .274 with 20 home runs and 68 RBI. Mays played for the New York Giants, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets over the course of his 22 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Willie Mays's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1962, when he slugged 49 home runs, hit for a .304 average and knocked in 141 runs. However, others believe that it was 1957, when he slugged 35 home runs, stole 38 bases, hit for a .333 average and knocked in 97 runs.
In the 1954 World Series, Mays made a defensive play which was so spectacular, it is only known as "The Catch".
The "Red Juice": Amphetamine Use and Distribution[]
Mays is alleged to have used amphetamines during his playing days, and distributed them as well. During the Pittsburgh Drug Trials, John Milner testified that Willie Mays had a bottle of "red juice," or liquid amphetamines, in his locker when they played for the New York Mets.[1]
While Milner did not state that Mays gave (or sold) him any of the "red juice", ESPN claims that Mays introduced Milner to the drug.[2]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1951
NY
N
121
464
59
127
20
68
.274
.356
.472
22
5
57
60
2
1
7
0
11
1952
NY
N
34
127
17
30
4
23
.236
.326
.409
2
4
16
17
1
0
4
0
2
1954
NY
N
151
565
119
195
41
110
.345
.411
.667
33
13
66
57
2
0
8
14
12
1955
NY
N
152
580
123
185
51
127
.319
.400
.659
18
13
79
60
4
0
24
13
12
1956
NY
N
152
578
101
171
36
84
.296
.369
.557
27
8
68
65
1
0
40
20
16
1957
NY
N
152
585
112
195
35
97
.333
.407
.626
26
20
76
62
1
0
38
15
14
1958
SF
N
152
600
121
208
29
96
.347
.419
.583
33
11
78
56
1
0
31
12
11
1959
SF
N
151
575
125
180
34
104
.313
.381
.583
43
5
65
58
2
0
27
9
11
1960
SF
N
153
595
107
190
29
103
.319
.381
.555
29
12
61
70
4
0
25
11
15
1961
SF
N
154
572
129
176
40
123
.308
.393
.584
32
3
81
77
2
0
18
15
14
1962
SF
N
162
621
130
189
49
141
.304
.384
.615
36
5
78
85
4
0
18
11
19
1963
SF
N
157
596
115
187
38
103
.314
.380
.582
32
7
66
83
2
0
8
5
15
1964
SF
N
157
578
121
171
47
111
.296
.383
.607
21
9
82
72
1
1
19
13
11
1965
SF
N
157
558
118
177
52
112
.317
.398
.645
21
3
76
71
0
2
9
16
11
1966
SF
N
152
552
99
159
37
103
.288
.368
.556
29
4
70
81
2
1
5
11
13
1967
SF
N
141
486
83
128
22
70
.263
.334
.453
22
2
51
92
2
2
6
7
12
1968
SF
N
148
498
84
144
23
79
.289
.372
.488
20
5
67
81
2
0
12
7
13
1969
SF
N
117
403
64
114
13
58
.283
.362
.437
17
3
49
71
3
0
6
7
8
1970
SF
N
139
478
94
139
28
83
.291
.390
.506
15
2
79
90
3
0
5
3
7
1971
SF
N
136
417
82
113
18
61
.271
.425
.482
24
5
112
123
3
1
23
11
8
1972
SF
N
19
49
8
9
0
3
.184
.394
.224
2
0
17
5
0
1
3
1
4
1972
NY
N
69
195
27
52
8
19
.267
.402
.446
9
1
43
43
1
3
1
5
5
1972
TOT
N
88
244
35
61
8
22
.250
.400
.402
11
1
60
48
1
4
4
6
9
1973
NY
N
66
209
24
44
6
25
.211
.303
.344
10
0
27
47
1
1
1
0
7
Total
2992
10881
2062
3283
660
1903
.302
.384
.557
523
140
1464
1526
44
13
338
206
251
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1951
NY
N
OF
121
0
0
353
12
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1952
NY
N
OF
34
0
0
109
6
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1954
NY
N
OF
151
151
1346.1
448
13
7
9
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1954
NY
N
CF
151
151
1346.1
449
13
7
9
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1955
NY
N
OF
152
0
0
407
23
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1956
NY
N
OF
152
0
0
415
14
9
6
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1957
NY
N
OF
150
149
1353.2
422
14
9
5
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1957
NY
N
CF
150
149
1353.2
419
14
9
4
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1958
SF
N
OF
151
150
1352
429
17
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1958
SF
N
CF
151
150
1352
427
15
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1959
SF
N
OF
147
143
1281.1
353
6
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1959
SF
N
CF
147
143
1281.1
351
6
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1960
SF
N
CF
152
152
1348
391
11
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1960
SF
N
OF
152
152
1348
392
12
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1961
SF
N
OF
153
151
1335
385
7
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1961
SF
N
CF
153
151
1335
385
7
8
3
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1962
SF
N
OF
162
159
1393.2
429
6
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1962
SF
N
CF
162
159
1393.2
425
6
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1963
SF
N
CF
157
155
1387
398
8
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1963
SF
N
SS
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1963
SF
N
OF
157
155
1387
397
7
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1964
SF
N
CF
155
151
1346.1
364
9
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1964
SF
N
1B
1
0
7
6
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
SF
N
3B
1
0
5.2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1964
SF
N
OF
155
151
1346.1
370
10
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.984
1964
SF
N
SS
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1965
SF
N
RF
4
3
24.1
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.875
1965
SF
N
OF
151
148
1275.1
337
13
6
4
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1965
SF
N
LF
1
1
9
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1965
SF
N
CF
148
144
1242
323
10
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1966
SF
N
CF
145
142
1247
358
8
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1966
SF
N
RF
5
5
38
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1966
SF
N
OF
150
147
1286
370
8
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1966
SF
N
LF
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1967
SF
N
OF
134
123
1075.1
277
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1967
SF
N
CF
134
123
1075.1
278
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1968
SF
N
CF
141
128
1134.2
302
7
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.978
1968
SF
N
1B
1
1
9
9
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1968
SF
N
OF
142
129
1143.2
301
7
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
.978
1968
SF
N
RF
1
1
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1969
SF
N
RF
2
2
14
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1969
SF
N
OF
108
96
867
199
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1969
SF
N
1B
1
1
9
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1969
SF
N
CF
106
94
853
202
4
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
.976
1970
SF
N
CF
128
117
1040
272
6
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1970
SF
N
1B
5
4
35
34
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1970
SF
N
OF
128
117
1040
269
6
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
.975
1971
SF
N
CF
84
77
654.1
193
3
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.970
1971
SF
N
1B
48
39
371.2
384
27
11
43
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1971
SF
N
OF
84
77
654.1
192
2
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
.970
1972
SF
N
CF
14
13
113.1
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
SF
N
OF
14
13
113.1
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1972
NY
N
1B
10
9
84
75
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
.987
1972
NY
N
OF
50
44
381.2
109
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1972
NY
N
CF
50
44
381.2
107
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.973
1972
TOT
N
OF
64
57
495
138
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1972
TOT
N
CF
64
57
495
137
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
.979
1973
NY
N
1B
17
14
121.1
143
4
3
9
0
0
0
0
0
.980
1973
NY
N
OF
45
41
338.2
103
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1973
NY
N
CF
45
41
338.2
103
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.990
Total
CF
2373
2284
20223.1
5777
134
111
41
0
0
0
0
0
.982
Total
RF
12
11
85.1
21
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.958
Total
1B
83
68
637
657
37
15
61
0
0
0
0
0
.979
Total
LF
2
1
10
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
SS
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
3B
1
0
5.2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
OF
2843
2296
20318.2
7095
195
141
60
0
0
0
0
0
.981
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (June 20, 1950).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to New York Mets in exchange for Charlie Williams and $50000 (May 11, 1972).