Today is the 101st anniversary of Monte Irvin’s birth. Born on February 25, 1919, in Haleburg, Alabama… Monte was still a young boy when his family moved to Orange, New Jersey. Monte was a great high school athlete, earning 16 varsity letters and was recognized all-state in four sports (football, basketball, track, and baseball). He was…
Warm birthday wishes to the incomparable Willie Mays! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
One of our Twitter followers asked this: @DickAllen_15 What’s your favorite Willie Mays story that you can share on Twitter? Tried to do it with 140 characters, but really couldn’t. Willie Mays was a GREAT defensive outfielder. Probably the best ever. One day in San Francisco I convinced him to let me try out his…
Happy Birthday Willie Mays! To this day… knowing & learning from “Buck” has been one of my life’s great joys #sayheykid #Giants
Warm birthday wishes to the great Willie Mays #sfgiants #mets #sayheykid View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
July 18th, 1970: San Francisco Giants outfielder Willie Mays becomes to 10th player in baseball history to collect 3000 hits. Facing Montreal Expos right-hander Mike Wegener at Candlestick Park the ‘Say Hey Kid’ smacked a single to left to reach the milestone during the second inning of the Giants 10-1 rout over the Expos. Willie…