Willie Mays In Person Autograph Signing

Willie Mays Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 Request Date: 07/29/2006 Item Signed: Rawlings ROMLB Official Major League Baseball Signed With: Blue Sharpie NOTE:The address listed above was the location in which the autograph was obtained.

This autograph was purchased during Cooperstown Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction Weekend 2006. Willie Mays would not allow Flash Photography, so I was not able to take a photo.

Born: 5/6/1931 Westfield, AL USA Debut: 05/25/1951 (20) Final Game: 09/09/1973 (42) Current Age: 79 HOF: 1979 Teams: New York Mets New York Giants San Francisco Giants AS MVP : 1963, 1968 Gold Glove : 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 Major League Player of the Year : 1954 All Star : 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 MVP : 1954, 1965 Rookie of the Year : 1951

Career Batting Stats Year Team G AB R H HR RBI SB AVG 1951 New York Giants 121 464 59 127 20 68 7 0.274 1952 New York Giants 34 127 17 30 4 23 4 0.236 1954 New York Giants 151 565 119 195 41 110 8 0.345 1955 New York Giants 152 580 123 185 51 127 24 0.319 1956 New York Giants 152 578 101 171 36 84 40 0.296 1957 New York Giants 152 585 112 195 35 97 38 0.333 1958 San Francisco Giants 152 600 121 208 29 96 31 0.347 1959 San Francisco Giants 151 575 125 180 34 104 27 0.313 1960 San Francisco Giants 153 595 107 190 29 103 25 0.319 1961 San Francisco Giants 154 572 129 176 40 123 18 0.308 1962 San Francisco Giants 162 621 130 189 49 141 18 0.304 1963 San Francisco Giants 157 596 115 187 38 103 8 0.314 1964 San Francisco Giants 157 578 121 171 47 111 19 0.296 1965 San Francisco Giants 157 558 118 177 52 112 9 0.317 1966 San Francisco Giants 152 552 99 159 37 103 5 0.288 1967 San Francisco Giants 141 486 83 128 22 70 6 0.263 1968 San Francisco Giants 148 498 84 144 23 79 12 0.289 1969 San Francisco Giants 117 403 64 114 13 58 6 0.283 1970 San Francisco Giants 139 478 94 139 28 83 5 0.291 1971 San Francisco Giants 136 417 82 113 18 61 23 0.271 1972 San Francisco Giants 19 49 8 9 0 3 3 0.184 1972 New York Mets 69 195 27 52 8 19 1 0.267 1973 New York Mets 66 209 24 44 6 25 1 0.211   2992 10881 2062 3283 660 1903 338 0.302

MAYS, AARON SHAPED GRIFFEY'S CHOICE OF MARINERS ESPN [02/19/2009]
Baseball icons Willie Mays and Hank Aaron and Ken Griffey Jr.'s 13-year old daughter played pivotal roles in helping Griffey decide where he'll be making the final stop of his illustrious career.